Russ Fulcher | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raúl Labrador |
| Member of the Idaho Senate | |
| In office December 1, 2005 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Noble |
| Succeeded by | Lori Den Hartog |
| Constituency | 21st district (2005-2012) 22nd district (2012-2014) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Russell Mark Fulcher March 9, 1962 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Kara Fulcher
(m. 1987; div. 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Boise State University (BBA, MBA) |
| Website | House website |
Russell Mark Fulcher[1] (born March 9, 1962) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 21st district in the Idaho Senate from 2005 to 2012 and the 22nd district from 2012 until 2014.
Fulcher ran for governor of Idaho in 2014, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Butch Otter in the primary. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, succeeding incumbent Raúl Labrador, who retired from Congress to run, unsuccessfully, for governor of Idaho.
Fulcher is a member of the Freedom Caucus.
- ^ Dan Popkey, Twenty years and a revolution in the Republican Party separate Otter and Fulcher, The Idaho Statesman