Idaho leaders on data centers
4 races on the November 3 ballot · 18 candidates · 1 on the ballot with a statement · 1 sitting official on the record
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Governor 1 race
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Governor 5 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Brad Little
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Photo: Phil White/Office of the Governor of Idaho ., CC BY SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Terri Pickens
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Pro-Life
Constitution
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Paul Sand
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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John R. Stegner
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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James E. Risch
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Photo: US Senate, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Todd Achilles
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Natalie M Fleming
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Matt Loesby
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. House 2 districts
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Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Russ Fulcher, Kaylee Peterson, Brendan J. Gomez, Sarah Zabel
- 2nd District: Michael K. Simpson, Ellie Gilbreath, Emre Houser, Tripp Charles Hutchinson, Will Johanson
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U.S. House, District 1 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Russ Fulcher
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Kaylee Peterson
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Brendan J. Gomez
Constitution
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Sarah Zabel
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 5 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Michael K. Simpson
Republican · In office
Rep. Mike Simpson stated he heard from Idahoans about data center concerns, particularly rising costs, and supports establishing guardrails to ensure state and local control over data centers
Their newest statement on the record, September 17, 2026, Congressman Mike Simpson (.gov) (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Michael K. Simpson's page.
Photo: Mike Simpson U.S. House Office, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Ellie Gilbreath
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Emre Houser
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Tripp Charles Hutchinson
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Will Johanson
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 5 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Michael K. Simpson's page.
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Idaho's bills and laws on the record.
