Russ Fulcher
Bio | Russ Fulcher graduated from Boise State University and went on to be Director of Sales and Marketing for Micron’s Contract Manufacturing Division. He served for 10 years as an Idaho State Senator. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election ID-01 | ID-01 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Fulcher raised $564,533 in his 2020 election. Source:https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6668632&default=candidate |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Fulcher believes that "We don’t need government-controlled healthcare. We need a “parallel path” based more on market and private charity alternatives where individuals and families can access good healthcare." Source:https://russfulcher.com/issues/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | Fulcher does not support same sex marriage. Source:https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/russ-fulcher/policies/social |
| Taxes | Nuance | Fulcher sponsors a bill that would lower the income tax. Source:https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Russ_Fulcher_Tax_Reform.htm |
| Flat Tax Rate | Nuance | Fulcher supports loweing taxes as he stated "I will do all I can to cut taxes the way I got a grocery tax credit, returning more than $600 million per year to Idaho's hardworking families." Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/33091/russ-fulcher |
| Abortion | Against | Fulcher is against abortion. Fulcher has stated that he is pro-life. Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/33091/russ-fulcher |
| Gun Control | Against | Fulcher does not support gun control. Fulcher believes that "I have always been a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment. I stand against any efforts to erode every Idahoanâs constitutional right to bear arms. I received an A+ rating from the NRA for my tireless efforts to protect the 2nd Amendment, including carrying legislation that advances 2nd Amendment rights for law-abiding Idahoans." Source:https://russfulcher.com |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Fulcher has indicated that he supports assisted suicide if there is no chance of survival for the patient. Source:https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/russ-fulcher/policies/social Fulcher believes that "I have always been a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment. I stand against any efforts to erode every Idahoanâs constitutional right to bear arms. I received an A+ rating from the NRA for my tireless efforts to protect the 2nd Amendment, including carrying legislation that advances 2nd Amendment rights for law-abiding Idahoans." Source:https://russfulcher.com |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | For | Fulcher supports the death penalty. Source:https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/russ-fulcher/policies/social |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | Fulcher supports a mandatory prison sentence for people charged with drug posession. Source:https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/russ-fulcher/policies/criminal/mandatory-minimum-prison-sentences |
| Military Spending | For | Fulcher supports military spending as he stated that "We need a steady spending stream in our defense to ensure the military can plan around procurement, construction, and training that are the backbone of readiness should a crisis occur or should we need to deploy for a longer period of time to protect our interests abroad." Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/33091/russ-fulcher |
| War on Terrorism | For | Fulcher has indicated that the United States should fight terrorism overseas to prevent attacks on US soil. Source: https://russfulcher.com/issues/ |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | For | Fulcher has indicated that he is pro-free markets. Source:https://russfulcher.com/go/ |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | Fulcher supports policies that cut government spending and borrowing. Source:https://russfulcher.com/issues/ |
| Charter Schools | Nuance | Fulcher has indicated that students' success at charter school and all schools comes first, which suggests he supports charter schools. Source:https://russfulcher.com/issues/ |
| Common Core | Against | Fulcher does not support Common Core. Fulcher believes that the common core is intrusive, time consuming, and too expensive. Source:https://russfulcher.com/issues/ |
| Clean Energy | For | Fulcher supports clean energy. Fulcher tweeted that ""It is so important we identify and eliminate government roadblocks to developing and deploying clean energy alternatives." Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/33091/russ-fulcher |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | For | Fulcher strongly supports border control. Fulcher stance on the wall for border control is: "This is a less than perfect bill and a less than perfect process, but here is what it came down to for me: H.J. Res. 31 provides about $22 Bi in funding for border security and nearly $1.4 Bi directly for a physical barrier -- both critical for security and humanitarian purposes." Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/33091/russ-fulcher |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Fulcher is opposed to legalizing marijuana. Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/33091/russ-fulcher/101/marijuana-legalization |