Republican Russ Fulcher seeks fifth term representing North Idaho in Congress, facing Democratic and independent challengers
Oct. 28—COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho — Speaking to supporters in the final stretch of her third campaign against incumbent Rep. Russ Fulcher in Idaho's 1st Congressional District, Democrat Kaylee Peterson knew she had her work cut out for her. "Listen, I know politics can be divisive and negative, and it's easy to run against somebody like Fulcher who has the voting record that he does," Peterson told a crowd at a downtown pub on Oct. 21, citing her Republican opponent's votes to let President Donald Trump continue the Iran war. "But here's the thing: I've learned over the last three cycles, since 2022, we can't just run against Fulcher, we can't just run against this administration and we can't just run against how bad government has been for normal, everyday people for the last 30 years," she said. "This movement, this campaign, has to stand for something that Idahoans can believe in." Even…