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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. Senate · Idaho

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

James E. Risch

Senator · ID · Unknown

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says+80
does
Firearms
analysis
says−80
does
Sentencing & corrections
analysis
says−60
does
Overall tax level
analysis
says−80
does
Spending vs. restraint
6 votesanalysis
says−90
does−21
gap +69
Pollution & development
1 voteanalysis
says
does−60
Federal lands & resources
analysis
says−50
does
Abortion policy
analysis
says−90
does
Federal vs. state/local
6 votesanalysis
says
does−17
Energy sources
analysis
says−80
does
Security vs. privacy
6 votesanalysis
says
does+16
Curriculum & control
analysis
says−80
does
Enforcement & security
6 votesanalysis
says−90
does+29
gap +119
Drugs & enforcement
6 votesanalysis
says
does+17
Land use & zoning
4 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
4 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Role of government
6 votesanalysis
says−80
does−18
gap +62
Substance use & mental health
2 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
6 votesanalysis
says
does+20
Status for undocumented
6 votesanalysis
says−90
does+24
gap +114
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says−80
does−37
gap +43

Money — FEC

$3.4Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Todd Baker Achilles

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$692.2Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Joe Evans

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$7.7Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Denny Lave

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$170.7Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

David Jordan Roth

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$8.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Joshua S Roy

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$57.2Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 21 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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