Candidate · November 3, 2026
Emre Houser
On the ballot for U.S. House · Idaho's 2nd District
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Idaho's 2nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Independent1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he served the country for over 27 years and has been an Idaho business owner for more than 15 years.2 It says he joined the Air Force in 1995, was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base and deployed to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain during active duty.2 It says he joined the Idaho National Guard in Boise in 1999 and that his service there included multiple deployments, including Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running as an independent who answers only to Idaho voters, after leaving the Democratic Party in 2025 because he says neither major party represents working Idahoans.2,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitehouserforidaho.com2
- Facebookfacebook.com/houserforidaho2
- Instagraminstagram.com/houserforidaho2
- Threadsthreads.com/@houserforidaho2
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/houserforidaho.bsky.social2
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Environment and Public Lands
His platform page says he will not allow public lands to be sold to the highest bidder.4
- Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
- Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
- Keep federal lands in federal ownership
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His platform page says he believes responsible tariffs are a useful tool in limited circumstances, and that current tariffs have raised costs for the average household and should be returned to responsible tariffs.4
- Lower or remove most tariffs
- Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
- Broad tariffs on most imports
Elections and Government Reform
His platform page says term limits are important to reduce the influence of long-term lobbyists and special interests, and that he promises to serve a full term, or two if he is effective.4
His platform page says members of Congress should not be allowed to invest in individual stocks and bonds while serving.4
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
His platform page says to get rid of Citizens United, saying the influence of corporate donations and super PACs has taken the focus off serving people.4
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Social Security and Medicare
His platform page says to remove the cap on wages subject to Social Security taxes, which is $184,500, to extend the viability of the Social Security fund.4
- Keep the current cap
- Also tax earnings above a higher level, such as $250,000 or $400,000
- Apply the tax to all earnings
His platform page says applying the drug prices that the Veterans Administration pays to Medicare and Medicaid would save an estimated $20 billion to $40 billion a year, and that drug price negotiation is a role for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.4
Taxes and Budget
His platform page says to end tax loopholes and enforce tax laws, including ending the buy, borrow, die system that it says lets the ultra wealthy avoid paying taxes.4
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His platform page says the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstituted and applied to social media.4
Housing
His platform page says he agrees with President Trump's executive order banning large companies from investing in homes and raising rent on working people.4
Health Care
His platform page says he supports President Trump's efforts to bring down the cost of medicine, and that American consumers should not subsidize drug prices and research for the rest of the world.4
Immigration
His platform page says ICE raids keep legal workers home and hurt every industry.4
§4Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report5filed Apr 20, 2026