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U.S. House · ID-01 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Kaylee Peterson

Democratic candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District

Eagle grassroots organizer and former campus leader focused on single-payer health care, union rights, public lands and affordable housing.

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DistrictID-01
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Kaylee stands.

Campaign position

Create universal single-payer health care

  • Supports replacing health insurance intermediaries with a universal single-payer system that covers every American

Campaign position

Repeal right-to-work laws

  • Would repeal right-to-work laws, protect collective bargaining and penalize union busting
  • Supports a higher federal minimum wage

Campaign position

Keep public lands permanently protected

  • Opposes public-land sales
  • Backs fully staffed federal land agencies, watershed protection and larger county revenue shares

Campaign position

Fund public education through college

  • Supports full federal funding from pre-K through higher education and trades, higher teacher pay and smaller classes

Campaign position

Encourage local affordable homebuilding

  • Would revise tax incentives and HUD programs to favor local homebuilders and expand domestic building-material production

Campaign position

Ban congressional stock trading

  • Supports a trading ban covering lawmakers, relatives and associates
  • Backs campaign-finance transparency and independent government oversight

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2021

    Accomplishment

    Placed third nationally in debate speaking

    Earned third place in debate speaking points at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament.

  • Experience

    Student government chief of staff

    Served as chief of staff while studying criminal justice and political science.

  • Experience

    Speech and debate team president

    Led the college speech and debate team as its student president.

  • Experience

    Arena merchandising manager

    Managed merchandising at Taco Bell Arena while working nights and weekends.

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