Russ Fulcher

A candidate for U.S. Representative, 1st District, Idaho Congressional District 1 in the 2020 Idaho General Election, Nov. 3

Party: Republican

Education: Graduated from Meridian High School in Meridian, Idaho in 1980. Received a bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from Boise State University in 1984 and 1988, respectively.

Political Experience: Served in the Idaho State Senate from 2005 to 2014, representing parts of Ada County. For six of those years, he served as Republican Caucus Leader. In 2014, he ran unsuccessfully in the GOP gubernatorial primary, losing to incumbent Gov. Butch Otter. Elected to the U.S. House in 2018, succeeding Rep. Raúl Labrador, who stepped down to run for governor.

Work Experience: Worked for 24 years in sales in the tech sector, including at Micron Technology and Preco Electronics, before going into commercial real estate.

Family: Divorced. Has three adult children.

Campaign Fundraising: $373,039, as of Sept. 9. Top contributors include the House Freedom Fund, the political action committee of the conservative Freedom Caucus; the agribusiness company Simplot; and the Majority Committee PAC, another GOP political action committee.