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Kaylee Peterson
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, ID-01
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Idaho US House 1
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- Top priorities
- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
- A LABOR-FIRST ECONOMY
- IDAHO IS NOT FOR SALE
- PATIENTS OVER PROFITS
- REIMAGINE PUBLIC EDUCATION
- Money
- $279.4K raised, $260.5K spent, $24.3K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 39% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 97% from Idaho · largest committee giver MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS, $10K
- Backed by
- National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) · Balance Accountability PAC (BAC PAC) · Idaho Statesman and 7 more. As the campaign lists them
13 priorities from kayleeforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
I want to dismantle a system that no longer works for the American people—that means holding the federal government and elected officials accountable.
- BAN CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADES: Ban trades for members of Congress, their family, and associates. Even the possibility of a conflict of interest is unacceptable.
- TERM LIMITS: At most 6 terms in the House, 2 terms in the Senate.
- OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED: Working to ban corporate political dominance at the state level in Idaho until we can achieve it at the federal level.
- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: Get every penny of dark money out of elections, demand full transparency, and ensure fundraising is no longer a priority for lawmakers.
- INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT: Create an independent agency for oversight and enforcement of rules to keep members of government honest and legally accountable to the people.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
It’s time to create an economy that prioritizes working-class families. I am a labor-first, union-first candidate always.
- MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF: Cut tax rates and regulations on middle-class Americans and local Idaho businesses.
- END CORPORATE EXPLOITATION: Increase corporate tax rates, remove corporate tax breaks/subsidies, and protect Idaho’s labor and resources from monopolized industries.
- INCENTIVIZE WORKER PRIORITIES: Reform the tax code to support affordable housing, childcare, public transportation, and infrastructure.
- REPEAL "RIGHT TO WORK": Overturn laws that have historically favored corporate monopolies over worker paychecks.
- PROTECT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: Secure rights for federal employees and all workers while aggressively penalizing union-busting activities.
- SUPPORT LOCAL AG & ECONOMIES: Ensure federal grants and USDA subsidies go strictly to family-owned Idaho farmers and local businesses.
- RAISE THE FLOOR: Increase the federal minimum wage, benefit packages, overtime protections, and secure worker pensions.
- BREAK UP MONOPOLIES: Restore actual free-market competition by breaking up corporate monopolies that crush local businesses, artificially inflate prices, and stagnate wages.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
Our mission is to permanently preserve Idaho’s public lands for future generations while generating new revenue for local counties. It’s time to reinforce the integrity of our water, our trails, and our forests by working hand-in-hand with Idaho’s Forest Service and federal agencies to ensure they are fully staffed, funded, and equipped to clear massive maintenance backlogs. By responsibly investing in expanding existing infrastructure and local timber markets, we can ensure that local counties get their fair share of active resource production—expanding local revenue shares to boost funding within currently insufficient PILT systems. It’s time for Congress to support federal legislation that protects critical watersheds, mitigates devastating drought, and prevents wildfires by listening directly to local and federal stakeholders with firsthand, boots-on-the-ground knowledge of our public lands.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
Keeping Idaho’s Public Lands in Public Hands ↗ (opens kayleeforcongress.com/public-lands at this heading)
In Idaho’s First District, our public wilderness isn’t an abstract environmental issue, it is the literal backbone of our economy, our culture, and our daily way of life. From rural timber country to high-desert ranch lands, Kaylee believes that protecting access to our public spaces is an absolute, non-negotiable duty to future generations.
By The Numbers ↗ (opens kayleeforcongress.com/public-lands at this heading)
61.6%
Publicly Managed
Ranking Idaho 4th in the entire nation for federal land concentration.
20.4M
Forest Service Acres
Powering local timber economies, clean water, and back-country wilderness assets.
12M
BLM Managed Acres
Critical landscape infrastructure for multi-use permits and active working ranchers.
$1.5B+
Economic Output
Generated annually right here in Idaho by outdoor recreation and heritage sports.
1. Protecting Historic Public Access ↗ (opens kayleeforcongress.com/public-lands at this heading)
Our public spaces belong to the people, not the highest bidder. Kaylee firmly opposes out-of-state corporate lobbying efforts to privatize, sell off, or close down access to federal lands. Our platform is dedicated to ensuring Idaho hunters, anglers, campers, and foraging families retain their historic, unhindered right to access and enjoy the backcountry for generations to come.
2. Forest Staffing & Infrastructure Investment ↗ (opens kayleeforcongress.com/public-lands at this heading)
True land conservation requires proactive stewardship, not neglect. Kaylee is committed to working hand-in-hand with Idaho’s Forest Service and federal agencies to ensure they are fully staffed, adequately funded, and equipped to clear the massive maintenance backlogs facing our public tracts. By responsibly investing in expanding existing infrastructure and scaling local timber markets, we can protect our wilderness while driving strong, sustainable economic growth.
3. Reforming PILT & Expanding Local Revenue Shares ↗ (opens kayleeforcongress.com/public-lands at this heading)
Because federal lands cannot be taxed, rural counties depend on Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) to fund local sheriffs, road repairs, and emergency crews—but the current system is completely insufficient. We address this not by demanding more federal dependence, but by ensuring local counties secure their fair share of active resource production. By expanding local revenue-sharing models from our timber and infrastructure developments, we can naturally increase local funding and ensure high-concentration public land counties aren't left with an empty budget bag.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/public-lands
We are demanding a complete and total overhaul of the broken American healthcare system. We currently pay substantially more in hidden taxes, soaring premiums, out-of-pocket deductibles, and unexpected medical bills than it would cost to comprehensively cover healthcare for every single American citizen. Taking health insurance companies completely out of the equation and moving to a universal single-payer system is the best, most transparent, and cheapest way forward for families. Creating a highly competitive government system lowers baseline costs across the board and forces private corporate healthcare providers to finally stop exploiting Idahoans' health for profit margins.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
Fully federally funding public education from pre-K through higher education, vocational training, trade schools, and professional certifications. It’s time to reimagine public education by bringing educators, administration, and students directly to the table to create a system that allows students to succeed. We must prioritize critical thinking and necessary life skills while removing broken standardized testing requirements, increasing teacher pay, and limiting class sizes. Taking the financial responsibility off local property taxes and levies allows every school district—from rural to suburban and urban—to thrive. Not a single cent of taxpayer funds should ever be diverted to private education. Not a single penny.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
Large investment firms and Wall Street hedge funds currently own a staggering 26% of all single-family homes in the United States. This corporate hoarding is estimated to skyrocket to 40% of the market by the year 2030. Preventing massive firms from artificially inflating the costs of rent and home prices must be handled at the federal level first. We must look at aggressively revising the tax code and HUD to create solid incentives for local builders and developers; currently, broken tax breaks favor corporate developers holding on to vacant commercial lots rather than creating diverse, accessible housing opportunities. Lastly, we have to directly confront the cost of building supplies that are driving up prices for builders and buyers alike. Solid, protective trade policies, expanding American-made manufacturing markets, and building out domestic infrastructure for necessary building supplies are the structural ways we bring home prices down permanently.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
American taxpayers cover an unbelievable 36 Billion dollars in direct subsidies for fossil fuel companies every single year. That number skyrockets to a massive 750 Billion dollars if you include indirect subsidies, backroom loopholes, corporate tax breaks, and federal handouts. Gutting clean and renewable energy contracts has stripped lucrative job opportunities away from Idaho trades and made the United States entirely reliant on fossil fuel monopolies who corner markets and jack up prices for everyday people. Utilizing renewable energy sources in ways that fit directly with local stakeholders and landowners to lower utility bills could be life-changing for working Idaho families. It’s time to get creative with all domestic energy options: using solar and wind to take pressure off the grid while expanding clean nuclear power and geothermal—but only when there is strict government oversight and ironclad regulations to protect local communities from reckless waste management and human error. Long-term safety and affordability must be the metric, not corporate shareholder profit margins.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
Idaho has lost 43% of our practicing OBGYNs, and our district alone has lost 3 critical Labor and Delivery wards since the Dobbs decision. Our current congressional delegation flatly refuses to listen to medical professionals and local families, choosing instead to enforce their own narrow political interpretations of faith. We cannot legislate personal faith—there are 613 commandments given by God in the Bible; which specific ones are politicians planning to legislate, and whose interpretations are we forced to accept as law? Instead, it is time for lawmakers to step out of the exam room and listen to women, families, maternal-fetal specialists, and healthcare professionals to protect lives. Idaho is now forced to life-flight women out of the state at a rate six times higher than before Dobbs for easily preventable, life-threatening conditions that our local providers are legally terrified to treat. Our opponents continue to rely on blatant scare tactics and lies to divide us. This is a time for medical reality, basic human compassion, and safety for Idaho mothers.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
Social Security must be unconditionally guaranteed for future generations with automatic, real-world cost of living increases. These cost of living adjustments (COLA) must give American seniors the actual opportunity to retire comfortably and with full dignity. We must crack down on corporate Medicare Advantage plans, forcing private insurance companies to guarantee comprehensive coverage and ensure affordable prescription drug prices for the massive population being left behind by the current model. It is far more fiscally responsible and humane to proactively fund secure retirement structures than to let seniors slide into homelessness or face preventable medical emergencies due to state neglect.
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Allowing massive tech conglomerates and AI server farms to build giant data centers in our state is a total betrayal of the people. These facilities offer almost zero long-term employment for local residents while having disastrous environmental effects on communities already suffering from severe drought and extreme stress on the power grid. Building and construction trade contracts can easily be generated through creative federal incentives aimed at expanding domestic manufacturing, building infrastructure for local Idaho industries, and creating actual high-demand, long-term careers. We don't need data centers exploiting our power and water grids. Full stop.
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The United States is currently decades behind in creating legal safeguards to protect consumers from tech monopolies. Companies currently hold unfettered, predatory access to every intimate detail of our private lives—our communications, locations, buying habits, and personal records. The quiet integration of big tech monopolies, automated flock cameras, facial recognition software, corporate structures, and military-defense contractors must be heavily regulated with ironclad protections for the American people. I will fiercely fight against warrantless mass surveillance and the unchecked sale of consumer data. Your data and privacy belong to you, not a corporate database.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform
The United States government has absolutely no business meddling in social issues or policing personal lives. No matter what you believe, how you choose to live, or what you look like, you possess the exact same fundamental rights and protections under the United States Constitution. Congress should not be wasting precious legislative hours or millions of taxpayer dollars trying to dictate what happens inside your home, your doctor’s office, or your place of worship. I will always stand up to protect the basic freedoms of each and every single Idahoan, and I trust local families and medical providers to make the intimate life decisions that work best for them.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · kayleeforcongress.com/platform