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Keep it short and clear Aim for 30-60 seconds Focus on one or two reasons you support Todd Short videos are easier to share on social media and more engaging for viewers Share your story Start with your name and where you’re from Mention your connection to Idaho (lifelong resident, veteran, parent, small business owner, student, etc.) Be authentic Speak as if you’re talking to a neighbor Don’t worry about being perfect - sincerity matters more than polish Good setup Lighting: Face a window or light source so your face is clear Background: Choose a simple, clean background (e.g., home, outdoors or workplace) Sound: Record in a qu","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/recording-tips","source_date":"2026-06-18"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"Recording Tips | Create Impactful Endorsements Today — Todd Achilles for Idaho 0 Thank you for lending your voice to Todd’s campaign! Submitting your response is easy and takes less than a minute. 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Keep it short and clear Aim for 30-60 seconds Focus on one or two reasons you support Todd Short videos are easier to share on social media and more engaging for viewers Share your story Start with your name and where you’re from Mention your connection to Idaho (lifelong resident, veteran, parent, small business owner, student, etc.) Be authentic Speak as if you’re talking to a neighbor Don’t worry about being perfect - sincerity matters more than polish Good setup Lighting: Face a window or light source so your face is clear Background: Choose a simple, clean background (e.g., home, outdoors or workplace) Sound: Record in a qu","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/recording-tips","source_date":"2026-06-18"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Recording Tips | Create Impactful Endorsements Today — Todd Achilles for Idaho 0 Thank you for lending your voice to Todd’s campaign! Submitting your response is easy and takes less than a minute. 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Keep it short and clear Aim for 30-60 seconds Focus on one or two reasons you support Todd Short videos are easier to share on social media and more engaging for viewers Share your story Start with your name and where you’re from Mention your connection to Idaho (lifelong resident, veteran, parent, small business owner, student, etc.) Be authentic Speak as if you’re talking to a neighbor Don’t worry about being perfect - sincerity matters more than polish Good setup Lighting: Face a window or light source so your face is clear Background: Choose a simple, clean background (e.g., home, outdoors or workplace) Sound: Record in a qu","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/recording-tips","source_date":"2026-06-18"},{"topic":"Agriculture","stance":"Recording Tips | Create Impactful Endorsements Today — Todd Achilles for Idaho 0 Thank you for lending your voice to Todd’s campaign! Submitting your response is easy and takes less than a minute. 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Keep it short and clear Aim for 30-60 seconds Focus on one or two reasons you support Todd Short videos are easier to share on social media and more engaging for viewers Share your story Start with your name and where you’re from Mention your connection to Idaho (lifelong resident, veteran, parent, small business owner, student, etc.) Be authentic Speak as if you’re talking to a neighbor Don’t worry about being perfect - sincerity matters more than polish Good setup Lighting: Face a window or light source so your face is clear Background: Choose a simple, clean background (e.g., home, outdoors or workplace) Sound: Record in a qu","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/recording-tips","source_date":"2026-06-18"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"Recording Tips | Create Impactful Endorsements Today — Todd Achilles for Idaho 0 Thank you for lending your voice to Todd’s campaign! Submitting your response is easy and takes less than a minute. 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Keep it short and clear Aim for 30-60 seconds Focus on one or two reasons you support Todd Short videos are easier to share on social media and more engaging for viewers Share your story Start with your name and where you’re from Mention your connection to Idaho (lifelong resident, veteran, parent, small business owner, student, etc.) Be authentic Speak as if you’re talking to a neighbor Don’t worry about being perfect - sincerity matters more than polish Good setup Lighting: Face a window or light source so your face is clear Background: Choose a simple, clean background (e.g., home, outdoors or workplace) Sound: Record in a qu","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/recording-tips","source_date":"2026-06-18"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Meet Todd | Empower Idahoans Today — Todd Achilles for Idaho 0 MEET TODD ACHILLES Independent Like Idaho I’m running for the U.S. Senate because the two-party system has failed America. 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Senators and Representatives do what their donors tell them — not what their voters need. How is it possible that career politicians become multimillionaires? This is not what the Founders intended and it’s undermining the strength of our Republic. Pass a Constitutional amendment on term limits for U.S. Senate, House and Supreme Court. Two terms in the Senate, three terms in the House and 18 years for Supreme Court justices. I signed the term limit pledge and commit to serve only two terms because career politicians are bad for America. Get money out of our elections because multinational corporations should not be able to control America’s politics. Prohibit any company that does business with the federal government from donating to federal candidates. Ban Congressional stock trading . Congressmembers must not hold or trade individual stocks in companies that do business with the Federal government. 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Require a five year “cooling off” period before members of Congress can register as lobbyists after leaving office. Stop gerrymandering that protects career politicians. Establish a mandatory retirement age of 72 for members of Congress.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Social Security","stance":"Stop Corruption In Congress","detail":"The corruption in Congress is the worst it has ever been. Senators and Representatives do what their donors tell them — not what their voters need. How is it possible that career politicians become multimillionaires? This is not what the Founders intended and it’s undermining the strength of our Republic. Pass a Constitutional amendment on term limits for U.S. Senate, House and Supreme Court. Two terms in the Senate, three terms in the House and 18 years for Supreme Court justices. 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Senators and Representatives do what their donors tell them — not what their voters need. How is it possible that career politicians become multimillionaires? This is not what the Founders intended and it’s undermining the strength of our Republic. Pass a Constitutional amendment on term limits for U.S. Senate, House and Supreme Court. Two terms in the Senate, three terms in the House and 18 years for Supreme Court justices. I signed the term limit pledge and commit to serve only two terms because career politicians are bad for America. Get money out of our elections because multinational corporations should not be able to control America’s politics. Prohibit any company that does business with the federal government from donating to federal candidates. Ban Congressional stock trading . Congressmembers must not hold or trade individual stocks in companies that do business with the Federal government. Require a five year “cooling off” period before members of Congress can register as lobbyists after leaving office. Stop gerrymandering that protects career politicians. Establish a mandatory retirement age of 72 for members of Congress.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"Reduce National Debt","detail":"We must pay down the national debt before it crushes the next generation. No more kicking the can down the road. This means both eliminating fraudulent and wasteful spending as well as recovering lost revenue. Unwind the tax breaks for the rich because it never trickles down. Eliminate corporate and special interest tax loopholes that allow anyone with a good accountant to avoid paying the taxes they owe. Prosecute wealthy tax cheats because 28% of unpaid taxes come from the top 1%. 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Tax corporate share buybacks to make it harder for corporations to send their profits to institutional investors instead of workers. Share buybacks were considered illegal stock manipulation. Workers whose labor generates the profits should get a share of those profits, not just Wall Street.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Protect and Grow the Middle Class","detail":"Dismantle America’s rigged economy and restore the economic freedom of every Idahoan. Anyone who puts in 40 hours of hard work should be able to support a home, a family and a future. Reduce taxes on middle class families, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Ban non-compete agreements that restrict a worker’s economic liberty to change jobs and advance their career, while also respecting an employer’s intellectual property protections Increase wages to address families struggling with affordability and to shrink the size of government. 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Restore non-profit insurance companies so that they focus on affordable insurance rates and healthy families, instead of profits for Wall Street. Protect Idaho’s irreplaceable farmland from sprawling developments that do nothing to improve housing affordability for young families. Agriculture is the backbone of Idaho’s economy and safeguarding it is essential to our food security, rural communities, and long-term prosperity.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Make Housing Affordable Again","detail":"Affordable, accessible housing is essential to Idaho’s future, giving families stability, supporting local businesses, and ensuring that every community, from our largest cities to our rural towns, can grow and thrive. Prohibit corporate ownership of single family homes, which raises the cost of homes and prices out families. Ban algorithmic price fixing by large national apartment property managers which dramatically increases rents and takes hundreds of millions of dollars annually from Idaho families. Restore non-profit insurance companies so that they focus on affordable insurance rates and healthy families, instead of profits for Wall Street. Protect Idaho’s irreplaceable farmland from sprawling developments that do nothing to improve housing affordability for young families. Agriculture is the backbone of Idaho’s economy and safeguarding it is essential to our food security, rural communities, and long-term prosperity.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Make Housing Affordable Again","detail":"Affordable, accessible housing is essential to Idaho’s future, giving families stability, supporting local businesses, and ensuring that every community, from our largest cities to our rural towns, can grow and thrive. 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Restore non-profit insurance companies so that they focus on affordable insurance rates and healthy families, instead of profits for Wall Street. Protect Idaho’s irreplaceable farmland from sprawling developments that do nothing to improve housing affordability for young families. Agriculture is the backbone of Idaho’s economy and safeguarding it is essential to our food security, rural communities, and long-term prosperity.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Gun Control","stance":"Protect Public Lands","detail":"Public lands are sacred in Idaho. We grew up on public lands and we raise our kids on public lands. Not one acre of public land will be sold under my watch. I will fight to preserve our open spaces, clean air, and water for future generations. Permanently ban selling public lands to fund the national debt. Adjust federal Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) to better compensate rural, low population Idaho counties that have large federal land footprints. Increase staffing at U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. Today, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) has just 9 full time employees. In the 1990s, it was more than 70. We need to be better stewards of our public lands. Idaho must protect the state’s Roadless Rule to preserve our wilderness areas, safeguard clean water, protect wildlife habitat, and ensure that future generations inherit the open, undeveloped lands that define Idaho’s heritage and outdoor way of life.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Taxes","stance":"Protect Public Lands","detail":"Public lands are sacred in Idaho. We grew up on public lands and we raise our kids on public lands. Not one acre of public land will be sold under my watch. 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Every American should have access to quality healthcare , with affordable insurance guaranteed through employers, ensuring that hard work comes with the security of dependable medical coverage. Women should make their own health care decisions in consultation with their families and doctors not the government . I support the voter-led initiative to restore safe and private access to reproductive healthcare in Idaho. We should maintain ACA healthcare tax credits so families can afford health insurance, while simultaneously create a bipartisan task force to reform and restore competition to the ACAmarketplace by 2027.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"Keep Government Out Of Our Private Lives","detail":"I believe in small government, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. 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Every American should have access to quality healthcare , with affordable insurance guaranteed through employers, ensuring that hard work comes with the security of dependable medical coverage. Women should make their own health care decisions in consultation with their families and doctors not the government . I support the voter-led initiative to restore safe and private access to reproductive healthcare in Idaho. We should maintain ACA healthcare tax credits so families can afford health insurance, while simultaneously create a bipartisan task force to reform and restore competition to the ACAmarketplace by 2027.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Keep Government Out Of Our Private Lives","detail":"I believe in small government, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. 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We should maintain ACA healthcare tax credits so families can afford health insurance, while simultaneously create a bipartisan task force to reform and restore competition to the ACAmarketplace by 2027.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Restore The Public Internet","detail":"The digital economy has become essential to every Idahoan’s life but a handful of companies control the Internet, watch what we do and nickel-and-dime us at every turn. Every American should have data freedom — the right to control their personal information and demand its deletion. Individuals, not corporations, should own their digital lives. Break-up Google’s monopoly and restore competition in Internet search and advertising. Require large social media platforms to disclose the algorithms that power what teens, children and adults see. This is no different than chemical companies disclosing their compounds or food companies disclosing their ingredients. Americans have a right to know. AI companies cannot steal the work of writers and creators, and must face accountability for harmful chatbots that spread lies, exploit children, or violate public trust. Consumers should have the right to cancel any subscription with a single click.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Restore The Public Internet","detail":"The digital economy has become essential to every Idahoan’s life but a handful of companies control the Internet, watch what we do and nickel-and-dime us at every turn. Every American should have data freedom — the right to control their personal information and demand its deletion. Individuals, not corporations, should own their digital lives. Break-up Google’s monopoly and restore competition in Internet search and advertising. Require large social media platforms to disclose the algorithms that power what teens, children and adults see. This is no different than chemical companies disclosing their compounds or food companies disclosing their ingredients. Americans have a right to know. AI companies cannot steal the work of writers and creators, and must face accountability for harmful chatbots that spread lies, exploit children, or violate public trust. Consumers should have the right to cancel any subscription with a single click.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"Restore The Public Internet","detail":"The digital economy has become essential to every Idahoan’s life but a handful of companies control the Internet, watch what we do and nickel-and-dime us at every turn. Every American should have data freedom — the right to control their personal information and demand its deletion. Individuals, not corporations, should own their digital lives. Break-up Google’s monopoly and restore competition in Internet search and advertising. Require large social media platforms to disclose the algorithms that power what teens, children and adults see. This is no different than chemical companies disclosing their compounds or food companies disclosing their ingredients. Americans have a right to know. AI companies cannot steal the work of writers and creators, and must face accountability for harmful chatbots that spread lies, exploit children, or violate public trust. Consumers should have the right to cancel any subscription with a single click.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"End Forever Wars and Support Veterans","detail":"As an Army veteran who deployed to the Persian Gulf, I will work to end America’s cycle of forever wars, honor the men and women who served, and ensure they have high quality healthcare. As Idaho’s next U.S. Senator, I will: Demand that Congress reassert its constitutional authority over war powers , so that no U.S. military deployment occurs without explicit Congressional approval . Work to ensure that our military is used only when America’s security is at risk . Uphold our commitment to those who served this country by maintaining a well-funded, well-run Dept. of Veterans Affairs that delivers timely, world-class healthcare and benefits to every veteran, without bureaucracy or delay.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Taxes","stance":"End Forever Wars and Support Veterans","detail":"As an Army veteran who deployed to the Persian Gulf, I will work to end America’s cycle of forever wars, honor the men and women who served, and ensure they have high quality healthcare. As Idaho’s next U.S. Senator, I will: Demand that Congress reassert its constitutional authority over war powers , so that no U.S. military deployment occurs without explicit Congressional approval . Work to ensure that our military is used only when America’s security is at risk . Uphold our commitment to those who served this country by maintaining a well-funded, well-run Dept. of Veterans Affairs that delivers timely, world-class healthcare and benefits to every veteran, without bureaucracy or delay.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"End Forever Wars and Support Veterans","detail":"As an Army veteran who deployed to the Persian Gulf, I will work to end America’s cycle of forever wars, honor the men and women who served, and ensure they have high quality healthcare. As Idaho’s next U.S. Senator, I will: Demand that Congress reassert its constitutional authority over war powers , so that no U.S. military deployment occurs without explicit Congressional approval . Work to ensure that our military is used only when America’s security is at risk . Uphold our commitment to those who served this country by maintaining a well-funded, well-run Dept. of Veterans Affairs that delivers timely, world-class healthcare and benefits to every veteran, without bureaucracy or delay.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"End Forever Wars and Support Veterans","detail":"As an Army veteran who deployed to the Persian Gulf, I will work to end America’s cycle of forever wars, honor the men and women who served, and ensure they have high quality healthcare. As Idaho’s next U.S. Senator, I will: Demand that Congress reassert its constitutional authority over war powers , so that no U.S. military deployment occurs without explicit Congressional approval . Work to ensure that our military is used only when America’s security is at risk . Uphold our commitment to those who served this country by maintaining a well-funded, well-run Dept. of Veterans Affairs that delivers timely, world-class healthcare and benefits to every veteran, without bureaucracy or delay.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"Secure The Border And Fix Immigration","detail":"For over 250 years, legal immigration has helped build America, but illegal immigration undermines our laws, drives down wages, and hurts American workers who play by the rules . We must have a secure the border and stop the flow of undocumented immigrants, which requires that we fully equip and staff Customs & Border Protection and that it operates ethically and legally. Idaho’s ag industry is among the largest and most productive in the nation. Ranchers, farmers and dairymen must pay livable wages and preference Idahoans for their jobs . Only when jobs go vacant, can they then hire foreign workers. We need to modernize America’s visa system to increase transparency and accountability. The technology exists to make this system more effective and secure.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"Secure The Border And Fix Immigration","detail":"For over 250 years, legal immigration has helped build America, but illegal immigration undermines our laws, drives down wages, and hurts American workers who play by the rules . We must have a secure the border and stop the flow of undocumented immigrants, which requires that we fully equip and staff Customs & Border Protection and that it operates ethically and legally. Idaho’s ag industry is among the largest and most productive in the nation. Ranchers, farmers and dairymen must pay livable wages and preference Idahoans for their jobs . Only when jobs go vacant, can they then hire foreign workers. We need to modernize America’s visa system to increase transparency and accountability. The technology exists to make this system more effective and secure.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Secure The Border And Fix Immigration","detail":"For over 250 years, legal immigration has helped build America, but illegal immigration undermines our laws, drives down wages, and hurts American workers who play by the rules . We must have a secure the border and stop the flow of undocumented immigrants, which requires that we fully equip and staff Customs & Border Protection and that it operates ethically and legally. Idaho’s ag industry is among the largest and most productive in the nation. Ranchers, farmers and dairymen must pay livable wages and preference Idahoans for their jobs . Only when jobs go vacant, can they then hire foreign workers. We need to modernize America’s visa system to increase transparency and accountability. The technology exists to make this system more effective and secure.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Secure The Border And Fix Immigration","detail":"For over 250 years, legal immigration has helped build America, but illegal immigration undermines our laws, drives down wages, and hurts American workers who play by the rules . We must have a secure the border and stop the flow of undocumented immigrants, which requires that we fully equip and staff Customs & Border Protection and that it operates ethically and legally. Idaho’s ag industry is among the largest and most productive in the nation. Ranchers, farmers and dairymen must pay livable wages and preference Idahoans for their jobs . Only when jobs go vacant, can they then hire foreign workers. We need to modernize America’s visa system to increase transparency and accountability. The technology exists to make this system more effective and secure.","source_url":"https://WWW.ACHILLESFORIDAHO.COM/policies","source_date":"2026-06-15"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"Strengthen Public Schools","detail":"The Idaho Constitution guarantees the right to a quality public education and I vow to uphold that citizen right. Idaho’s new private tuition voucher tax credit system ( H93 ) sets up a taxpayer-funded system with little accountability , that shifts money around, and chips away at our constitutional commitment to public schools. Idaho families can choose private schools whenever they want but all Idahoans shouldn’t be forced to pay for that choice. Federal education funding is essential to Idaho’s future. Ensuring that Title I schools get the support they need , rural schools aren’t left behind , and that we invest in apprenticeship programs, advanced technology, strong universities, and world-class research is critical to keeping Idaho’s workforce competitive and our communities vibrant.