Idaho

Position and record comparison

Jim Risch emphasizes tax restraint, border security, and national security. Independent Todd Achilles criticizes two-party dysfunction, costly wars, debt, and corporate influence. Matt Loesby is the reported Libertarian candidate; Natalie Fleming is an additional independent. A withdrawn Democratic candidate must not be substituted for the present field.

US Populists assessment

Achilles’s dispersed-power and accountability language overlaps with proposed principles, but still needs specific reforms. Risch’s enacted-law record raises the common O01–O03 questions. Apply equal scrutiny to national-security benefits and executive constraints. Independents receive no automatic anti-corruption credit.

Lead source: https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/08/05/risch-v-achilles-may-be-idahos-most-competitive-us-senate-race-in-years-heres-where-they-stand/