Russ Fulcher
Fulcher voted for every Israel aid bill and against both amendments to cut aid to Israel. At a June 2026 town hall he called Israel a friend, saying that, with support from Israeli leaders, the U.S. is trying to wind down the $3.8 billion yearly aid agreement expiring in 2028.
Fulcher represents Idaho’s 1st District and is the sitting member.
His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card, all on the support side, including votes against both amendments to cut aid to Israel. His most current framing came at a June 2026 telephone town hall: "They’re a friend, they’re another country that’s a friend, and you want to take care of your friends, our friends need to take care of you." The same report carries his most specific aid position: the roughly $3.8 billion-a-year agreement expires in 2028, and the United States, "with support from Israeli leaders", is trying to wind that support down, a wind-down framing few of his colleagues in this panel state out loud.
His support runs back to a 2019 pledge to be an outspoken proponent of the relationship and a 2019 co-sponsorship authorizing assistance through 2028. On antisemitism, The Jerusalem Post has carried his "shut it down" position, and he appears in coverage of the Idaho delegation’s campus-antisemitism letters.
Three statements the research offered ride on other people’s Facebook accounts so they are not used here. Nothing located has him addressing U.S. aid to Palestinians.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card, all support-side; the grounding for each sits in the record section.
- [Position, 2026-06-04] The telephone town hall, verified: the friends quote and the MOU wind-down passage ("The U.S., with support from Israeli leaders, is trying to wind down that support, Fulcher said", the outlet’s attribution). The same report notes House Republicans preparing a resolution to end the yearly aid.
- [Prior, 2019-01] His JNS interview and the 2019 co-sponsorship of the Middle East security act; prior band.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located at any date.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Excluded, misattributed sources] An October 7, 2023 statement (a private individual’s Facebook page), a 2024 anniversary post (Senator Mullin’s account), and an October 2025 peace-deal characterization (Representative Dean’s account) are all cited to accounts that are not his. Another person’s page cannot carry his words; excluded entirely. The first two would be in-window or anniversary material besides.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Tracked funding totals appear as a badge on this card.
- His candidate-survey profile was consulted; no in-scope free-text answers were found there.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Position] The Jerusalem Post’s "Shut it down" piece (title verified; body recorded but not confirmed) and Jewish Insider’s Idaho-delegation coverage.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. His Democratic challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Kaylee Peterson (Democrat) · All Idaho candidates.
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