1. Russell Mark Fulcher was born on March 9,1962 and is an American businessman and politician serving as the US representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019.
21 Facts About Russ Fulcher
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Russ Fulcher was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2018, succeeding incumbent Raul Labrador, who retired from Congress to run, unsuccessfully, for governor of Idaho.
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Russ Fulcher received both a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from Boise State University in 1984 and 1988, respectively.
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Russ Fulcher completed a course on electronic engineering through Micron Technology.
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Russ Fulcher spent much of that time working in international business development with Micron Technology.
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Russ Fulcher was first elected in 2006 and served through 2012.
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Russ Fulcher represented District 22 in the Idaho Senate from 2012 to 2014.
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Russ Fulcher served as Majority Caucus Leader from 2008 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2014.
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On June 15,2017, Russ Fulcher announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for Idaho's 1st congressional district in the 2018 election.
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Russ Fulcher was endorsed by the incumbent representative, Raul Labrador, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
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Russ Fulcher won 18 of 19 counties in Idaho's 1st congressional district.
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Russ Fulcher was one of two candidates to win his home county.
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In December 2020, Fulcher was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump.
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On December 1,2023, Russ Fulcher voted against the expulsion of Representative George Santos.
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Russ Fulcher voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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In 2022, Russ Fulcher was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.
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Russ Fulcher was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.
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On November 23,2013, Russ Fulcher announced his intention to run against incumbent governor Butch Otter in the 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election.
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Russ Fulcher was a Ted Cruz delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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Russ Fulcher announced on August 24,2016, that he was running for governor.
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Russ Fulcher was married to Kara Russ Fulcher from 1987 to 2018.