Fulcher is the representative for Idaho’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Fulcher is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
Alleged misconduct & resolution
Rep. Fulcher was accused of assaulting a Capitol Police officer when refusing to fully comply with security procedures before entering the House floor on January 12, 2021. That the Capitol Police were investigating became public when they interviewed a Huffington Post reporter who'd witnessed the event as part of the investigation.
| Feb. 17, 2021 | U.S. Capitol Police interviewed a Huffington Post reporter who'd observed and reported the incident being investigated. |
![Photo of Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID1]](/static/legislator-photos/412773-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Fulcher is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Fulcher has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 13, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Russ Fulcher sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Civil Rights and Human Services subcommittee Ranking Member
Higher Education and Workforce Investment subcommittees -
House Committee on Natural Resources
- National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands subcommittee Ranking Member
Water, Oceans, and Wildlife subcommittees
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Fulcher sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (36%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (27%) Science, Technology, Communications (18%) Agriculture and Food (18%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Fulcher recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6442: PACTS Act
- H.R. 5350: Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- H.R. 4705: Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act
- H.R. 2621: Forestry Education and Workforce Development Act of 2021
- H.R. 872: One Subject at a Time Act
- H.R. 8355 (116th): Next Generation Nuclear Advancement Act of 2020
- H.Res. 1126 (116th): Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic Science Week.
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to May 2022, Fulcher missed 54 of 1,588 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
