Candidate · November 3, 2026
Todd Achilles
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Idaho
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.9M
- cash on hand
- $196K
- issues with public statements
- 18
- outside spending for or against
- $120K
§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. Senate · Idaho1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Independent1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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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.
Achilles grew up on a family farm and served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander and armor officer, including a deployment to the Persian Gulf.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because he believes the two-party system has failed the country, with both parties adding to the national debt, keeping the US in long-running wars and favoring large corporations.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteachillesforidaho.com2
- Facebookfacebook.com/achilles4idaho2
- Instagraminstagram.com/toddachillesforidaho2
- TikToktiktok.com/@toddachillesforidaho2
- X (Twitter)x.com/Achilles4Idaho2
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/achillesid.bsky.social2
- Threadsthreads.com/@toddachillesforidaho2
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@ToddAchillesforU.S.Senate2
§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.
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he supports a constitutional amendment limiting senators to two terms and House members to three, and that he has pledged to serve no more than two terms; it also posts a signed letter resigning the seat, if he wins it, effective January 3, 2039.3,
- Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
- Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
- No term limits
His campaign website says members of Congress should not be allowed to trade individual stocks.3
- 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 campaign website says states should be able to prohibit corporate money in elections and that companies with government contracts should be barred from donating to federal candidates.3
His campaign website says he would work to end gerrymandering.3
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website says Supreme Court justices should be limited to 18 years.3
- Set fixed terms, such as 18 years
- Keep lifetime appointments
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says Congress must reduce the national debt by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse and collecting revenue already owed under existing law.3
Health Care
His campaign website says he would protect the health care tax credits that help Idaho families afford coverage.3
Housing
His campaign website says he would back legislation that rewards cities for building more housing and ends discriminatory rules against manufactured housing.3
- Have states require cities to allow more types of housing, such as apartments near transit
- Give extra state or federal money to communities that allow more homes
- Leave zoning decisions to local governments
His campaign website says he supports the progress the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act made toward limiting large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, and would build on those reforms.3
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website says he opposes the sale or transfer of any of Idaho's public lands.3
- 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
His campaign website says he would defend Idaho's Roadless Rule to protect clean water, wildlife habitat, hunting, fishing, outdoor recreation and the landscapes that are part of Idaho's heritage.3
Guns
His campaign website says he would vote against new federal bans on firearms or magazines and against a federal registry of gun owners.3
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he supports Idaho's Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act ballot initiative and would align his Senate work with its outcome.3
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he would defend Idahoans' freedom to marry the person they love.3
- Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
- Let each state decide whether to allow it
- Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says people should have the right to control their personal information and demand that it be deleted.3
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he would work to reassert Congress's constitutional authority so troops are not sent into combat without its explicit authorization.3
- Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
- Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
- Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
Agriculture and Rural Life
His campaign website says he would support efforts to modernize agricultural worker programs so producers have a legal workforce for both seasonal and year-round work.3
- Make the program easier and cheaper for farms, including for year-round work like dairy
- Keep the program as it is
- Raise required wages and worker protections
His campaign website says he would protect crop insurance and the Farm Bill programs Idaho producers rely on.3
- Expand price supports, crop insurance or emergency aid
- Keep the programs at current levels
- Cut payments, such as with tighter limits for the largest farms
- Phase out price-support payments and rely on crop insurance
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $1,921,132 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $1,733,606 |
| Cash on hand | $195,819 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $23,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $119,800 supporting and $0 opposing Todd Achilles this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.7
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD PARTY VICTORY FUND INC | $105,000 | — |
| United Independents Campaign Fund | $14,800 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial 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.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Todd Achilles at efdsearch.senate.gov8.