Idaho — Governor

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Opposes school vouchers, supports public funding

Pickens opposes Idaho's private school tax credit and voucher programs, calling for full funding of public education from pre-K through higher education. She advocates for higher teacher salaries, rural school support, full-time kindergarten, and equal access to learning materials.

• Repeal private school tax credits and voucher schemes in Idaho
• Fully fund pre-K programs, full-time kindergarten, and rural school districts
• Increase teacher salaries and expand broadband access for all schools

“Public education is critical to ensure that all Idahoans have the equal opportunity to learn and get a head start in life.”

R Republican Brad Little

Supports private school tax credits, record facility funding

Little signed House Bill 521 allocating $2 billion over 10 years for public school facilities, which he touted as the largest investment in state history. He has also signed legislation establishing a tax credit for private school tuition and expenses.

• Signed House Bill 521 providing $2 billion across 10 years for school facility projects state-wide
• Enacted legislation creating a state tax credit for private school tuition and education expenses

“Together, we secured the largest-ever investment in school facilities funding in state history while giving families back more of their hard-earned money with property and income tax relief.”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Supports worker investment, opposes corporate tax cuts

Pickens argues economic growth should focus on working families through investments in public education, infrastructure, and living wages rather than oversized tax breaks for wealthy individuals and corporations. She emphasizes small business competition, affordable housing, and stable tax structures.

• Prioritize investments in public education, affordable colleges, and workforce training over tax cuts for corporations
• Support living wages, fair treatment of employees, and small business competitiveness
• Invest in state infrastructure including roads, broadband, and utilities

“A strong economy for everyday Idahoans starts with investing in people, not handing out oversized tax breaks to the wealthy and well-connected.”

R Republican Brad Little

Supports income tax cuts, conservative growth policy

Little highlights a conservative economic policy focused on cutting individual and corporate income tax rates while promoting workforce training and low regulation. He also highlights national leadership in housing growth rates.

• Signed Idaho's largest income tax cut into law, reducing individual and corporate rates
• Promoted investments in state infrastructure and workforce training programs
• Highlighted Idaho leading the nation in housing unit growth rate in 2025

“to champion safe communities, good government, conservative values, and a strong economy through continued tax cuts and investments in infrastructure, education, and workforce training.”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Supports abortion rights, healthcare accessibility

Pickens champions fundamental bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom, calling for the reversal of Idaho's strict abortion prohibitions and opposing government control over medical choices. She also advocates for affordable, accessible healthcare across the state.

• Protect bodily autonomy and family planning choices free from government state interference
• Reverse restrictive abortion statutes and protect physicians from state coercion
• Ensure healthcare affordability and access for all urban and rural Idahoans

“Women have a fundamental right to bodily autonomy.”

“Women, not the government, should be able to make their own choices related to family planning.”

R Republican Brad Little

Supports Medicaid work requirements, conservative healthcare regulations

Little signed legislation instituting work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Idaho, reflecting a conservative approach to safety-net programs and healthcare governance.

• Signed legislation instituting work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Idaho

“In his second term, Little has also signed bills creating a tax credit for private school tuition and expenses, instituting work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and reducing the state's individual and corporate income tax rates.”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Supports civil rights, LGBTQ+ equality, privacy

Pickens emphasizes safeguarding individual civil rights, including speech, privacy, LGBTQ+ marriage equality, and protection against religious overreach. She pledges to protect citizens from excessive state intervention in personal lives.

• Protect freedom of privacy, speech, and bodily autonomy
• Support LGBTQ+ equality, including the right to marry and live free from discrimination
• Uphold the separation of church and state against ideological agendas

“Terri will use her voice and stand up for the dignity and freedom of all Idahoans. She believes in civil rights and she will be a champion for citizens, ensuring that all of their rights are protected.”

R Republican Brad Little

Supports restrictions on transgender rights and sports

Little signed state legislation regulating transgender rights and publicly celebrated a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld state protections for women's sports.

• Signed state legislation regulating transgender rights in Idaho
• Celebrated Supreme Court ruling upholding state restrictions protecting women's sports

“Gov. Little celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding protections for women’s sports”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Supports humane enforcement, legal worker pathways

Pickens supports streamlined pathways for essential immigrant workers while enforcing immigration laws. She supports deporting violent criminal offenders, treating undocumented immigrants humanely, and rejecting political demonization.

• Establish accessible legal pathways for essential immigrant workers needed by local industries
• Enforce immigration laws humanely while deporting violent criminal offenders
• Oppose political demonization of immigrant communities

“The US needs immigrant workers and we should make sure we have simple and easy ways for them to work here.”

R Republican Brad Little

Supports anti-cartel federal collaboration

Little lists partnering with federal leadership to combat drug cartel operations in Idaho as a key executive priority.

• Collaborate with federal authorities to fight the influence of drug cartels in Idaho

“working with President Trump in new ways to fight the influence of drug cartels in our state.”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Opposes land privatization, supports public access

Pickens prioritizes keeping Idaho's public lands, waterways, and wilderness in public hands. As a prospective member of the Idaho Land Board, she pledges to protect open spaces and maintain public access for hunting, fishing, and recreation.

• Prevent the privatization or sell-off of public lands
• Protect wilderness areas, rivers, open space, and wildlife habitats
• Maintain public land access for outdoor recreation, hunting, and fishing

“Public lands must stay in the hands of the public, not privatized”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Supports union protections, living wages

Pickens highlights public and private sector workers as the backbone of Idaho's economy, supporting union rights, safe workplaces, fair wages, and economic security for working families.

• Protect labor union rights and workplace safety standards
• Advocate for living wages and economic security for working families

“Idaho’s economy depends on working people. Teachers, nurses, firefighters, public employees, tradespeople, and service workers are the backbone of our communities and our economy”

D Democratic Terri Pickens

Supports accessible ballot initiatives, election accessibility

Pickens advocates simplifying signature collection and lowering barriers for citizen ballot initiatives. She supports signing legislation that enhances election accessibility, transparency, and security.

• Simplify signature collection and lower barriers for citizen ballot initiatives
• Prioritize legislation expanding voter accessibility, election transparency, and security

“I support making the ballot initiative process easier and more accessible for Idahoans.”