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Candidates › ID-02 race › 2025–2026
Elinor Gilbreath
DemocraticU.S. House, ID-02Idaho
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- Unconfirmed: a ballot entry matches this filing by surname only. See ballot.
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- The time to act is now!
- 1. Restore Constitutional Balance and Accountability
- 2. Protect Idaho’s Public Lands, Water, and Energy
- 3. Lower Costs for Idaho Families
- 4. Healthcare and Family Stability
- Money
- $169.2K raised, $132.5K spent, $36.7K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 20% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 52% from Idaho · largest committee giver LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND, $50
8 priorities from ellieforidaho.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.
Stop AI data centers that do not benefit our communities.
End unconstitutional surveillance.
No to taking in the country’s nuclear waste.
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Congress must return to its constitutional role — making laws, checking executive power, and serving the people. Not the party. Not the president. Not the donors.
- Strengthen checks and balances between the branches of government.
- End congressional stock trading for members and their immediate families.
- Ban dark money and increase campaign finance transparency.
- Ensure laws apply equally — whether you are a billionaire or someone working three jobs to make ends meet.
Government should be of, by, and for the people — not the well-connected few.
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Our public lands are foundational to Idaho’s identity, economy, and way of life — ranching, farming, recreation, hunting, tourism, and energy.
- Keep public lands public. Oppose the sale or transfer of public lands to private or political interests.
- Protect Idaho’s water rights.
- Improve forest management and wildfire prevention.
- Ensure responsible energy development.
- Balance federal authority with state sovereignty.
Idaho’s lands belong to Idaho’s people — and to future generations.
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You should be able to work hard, buy a home, raise your children, afford your prescriptions, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. That is not radical. That is the American promise.
- Fight price gouging in food and essential goods.
- Push for tax fairness so working families aren’t paying proportionally more than the ultra-wealthy.
- Stop Wall Street from buying up Idaho homes and driving up costs.
- Support Idaho’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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People in Idaho should not have to choose between groceries and prescriptions.
- Strengthen rural healthcare systems and increase provider access.
- Improve transparency in drug pricing.
- Protect maternal health and family services.
- Focus on total cost-of-living relief — not political talking points.
Healthy families build strong communities.
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The first order of business is protecting the rights that belong to every American.
- Freedom of speech.
- Freedom of religion.
- Freedom of association.
- The right to privacy — including the right to make your own healthcare decisions.
- The Second Amendment.
Rights must be applied evenly and lawfully — without favoritism, political weaponization, or selective enforcement.
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I’m running to fight for something — for Idaho, for fairness, for a government that remembers who it serves.
Politics should not feel like a football game where we pick a team and demonize the other side. We don’t have to think the same, worship the same, or vote the same to share core values: honesty, hard work, fairness, faith, family, and community.
Idahoans are tough, smart, and capable. We don’t need chaos. We need leadership that supports us and gets out of the way.
Democracy is fragile. Lincoln warned us. History proves it. It survives only when citizens demand accountability and leaders remember who they serve.
I will protect and serve the people of Idaho. I will represent your voices, values, and priorities. I will do my job.
And when government does its job well, you are free to do yours.
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Every hard-working Idahoan deserves a shot at the American Dream: a place to call home and the ability to pay their bills.
- Reduce costs of gas, fertilizer and groceries. Adjust tariffs, return Constitutional controls to Congress, lowering the cost of groceries, farm supplies, and construction.
- Lower the cost of housing by expanding the ROAD to Housing Act, cutting more red tape, funding rural housing, and outright banning corporate purchase of single-family homes.
- Lower rental rates by preventing algorithm-based price-fixing by property management companies, which has cost Idahoans hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Idahoans are paying their fair share of taxes but billionaires and corporations aren’t.
Idaho is a potluck state. Everyone brings a dish and everyone gets a plate. But that’s not how our tax code works right now. Outside interests are sitting down to eat while working families are covering the tab.
- Close the loopholes that favor corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Put more money in the pockets of working families. Right the load.
- Cut taxes for the working class, families and small businesses
- Tax capital like labor. A dollar earned by an Idaho worker shouldn’t be taxed more than a dollar earned by a Wall Street investor.
- Go after the evaders. Nearly a third of all unpaid taxes come from the top 1%. We’ll collect the over $200B per year that billionaires owe, instead of squeezing working families for more.
- Simplify the tax code with fewer brackets and loopholes
- Bring more tax dollars back to Idaho communities. So Idahoans receive the impact of our hard earned dollars: Infrastructure, education, hospitals.
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Washington DC and out-of-state billionaires are eyeing Idaho’s water, power, and land to build data centers that profit them and cost us, draining water tables, driving up electricity bills, and devouring open space, without our input.
- No data center gets built in Idaho without complete local control. Ultimate authority belongs to the counties and communities affected. If a project doesn’t benefit the community it doesn’t belong here.
- No to the Proposed Data Center on our Public Land – Idaho’s Snake River Plain Aquifer is currently one of the Department of Energy’s four designated Federal sites.
- Protect our water and power. Idaho passed new laws preventing datacenters from draining our water or electricity. I will fight to pass a Federal bill modeled after these same restrictions.
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Invest in the rural communities that define Idaho. Respect, Repair and Restore.
- Invest in rural infrastructure. Our federal tax-dollars should be used to improve Idaho’s rural way of life, improving water supplies, roads, schools, and hospitals.
- Trade school parity – the federal government should provide comparable funding and respect for trades schools, which are the bedrock of America.
- Rural internet access. We should increase, not cut, federal funding for rural broadband internet access. All Idahoans deserve equal access to essential technology.
- Expand Federal funding for rural hospitals and healthcare
- Protect Our Public Lands and the Roadless Rule for hunting, fishing, recreation, grazing and outdoor activities. Preserve our way of life for today and future generations.
- Decline the Federal Government’s “Invitation” to be a National Nuclear Waste Site.
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Trade policy that helps, not hurts. I will support Federal policy that opens and protects markets for Idaho agriculture, cattle and dairy.
Farming and ranching in Idaho are a way of life. They’re the backbone of our economy and food security for our state, the Nation and the world. .
- Protect and enhance our water sources. Prevent water use from out-of-state data centers. I will secure Federal resources for water storage and reclamation projects, helping to protect water supplies for generations to come.
- Keep agriculture in Idaho for the next generation. The federal government should stabilize farming and ranching. I will fight for the passage of farm bills that provide a long-term roadmap for farmers and ranchers to plan and reliably profit from their hard work. For this generation, and the next. Minimizing chaos and uncertainty.
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Career politicians have gotten rich while Idahoans struggle to make ends meet. That’s not an accident. This is what happens when Congress works for billionaires and corporations instead of voters. The fruits of Idaho’s labor should stay in Idaho — not get funneled to donors, lobbyists, and out-of-state interests.
- Term limits to stop career politicians. Two terms in the Senate, three in the House, 18 years for Supreme Court justices.
- No stock or crypto trading in Congress. Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks — especially in companies they regulate, promote, or fund. And they shouldn’t trade in crypto ever, as it enables direct bribes for passing bills.
- Dark money out of politics. Multibillion-dollar corporations shouldn’t get a bigger say in our elections than Idaho voters do.
- Ensure data privacy and limit surveillance. The government shouldn’t spy on its own citizens. AI regulations to protect people, not consolidate outsider power and control.
- Own and control your image
- End no-bid contracts. The government shouldn’t be spending our tax dollars to line the pockets of wealthy insiders.
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Too many Idahoans are paying more for healthcare and getting less access.
- Fully fund Medicare and Medicaid, protecting healthcare for all Idaho, especially in rural areas.
- Restore ACA tax credits that lower insurance costs for Idaho families, and push for a bipartisan fix to restore real competition in the ACA marketplace.
- Incentivize prevention and early care as catching issues early improves health and lowers costs.
- Fund the VA properly so every veteran gets timely, first-rate care without the bureaucratic runaround.
- Return healthcare decisions to families and their doctors — not politicians.
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- Secure our borders.
- Expand work visas to allow an efficient and legal pathway for seasonal and yearlong workers for our farms and dairies.
- Apply the law fairly, equitably and Constitutionally
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Listen to the folks back home, not to whoever has your ear in Washington D.C. Instead of raising money for a party or special interest, I will spend that time speaking to, and working for, my constituents – Because that’s the job.
- Implement open lines of communication year-round, beyond the campaign season. Engage and respond to calls, letters, and emails – direct connection to D2 Idahoans.
- Be transparent and accountable. Publish a record of what’s getting done – casework resolved, bills introduced, constituent input received.
The government should work for the people who show up every day and do the work, not the billionaires and corporations who exert undue influence.
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