Russell Fulcher
Republican Representative of Idaho's 1st district
Representative
Idaho, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Idaho, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Idaho, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
3
Congresses Served
3
House Terms
March 9, 1962 (62 years old)
Birthday
- Served as U.S. representative for Idaho’s 1st congressional district since 2019
- Served in the Idaho Senate from 2005 to 2014, representing the 21st district initially and then the 22nd district
- Ran unsuccessfully for governor of Idaho in 2014
- Member of the Republican Party and the Freedom Caucus
- Fourth-generation Idahoan, grew up on a dairy farm
- Holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration from Boise State University
- Completed a course on electronic engineering through Micron Technology
- Worked in the commercial real estate business and in international business development with Micron Technology while serving in the Idaho legislature
- Served as Majority Caucus Leader in the Idaho Senate
- Endorsed by Raúl Labrador and Ted Cruz for his 2018 congressional run
- Won the 2018 general election with 62.7% of the vote
- Re-elected in 2020 with 67.8% of the vote
- Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
- Allegedly assaulted a female Capitol security officer in January 2021
- Voted against the expulsion of Representative George Santos in 2023
- Committee assignments include the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources
- Voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack
- Voted for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 to crack down on anti-competitive behavior
- Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- Married from 1987 to 2018, has three adult children
- Identifies as an Evangelical