1. Tell us a little about yourself and your family, how long you have lived in the area.:

My wife, Becca, and I have lived in Boise and Eagle, Idaho for over 30 years, where we raised our five children. Before entering public service, I founded and managed a law firm where I practiced immigration and criminal defense law. In 2006 I ran and was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives where l served Legislative District 14 for two terms before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, where I served four terms representing Idaho’s First Congressional District. During my time in Congress, I co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, sat on the Judiciary Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. After my time in Congress, I returned to Idaho and returned to practicing law and founded a government relations firm in Boise. I also served as Chair of the Idaho Republican Party before running for Attorney General of Idaho.

2. What is your educational background?:

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Washington School of Law.

3. What is your occupational background?:

My career has been built around public service and the law. I practiced immigration and criminal defense, served in the Idaho Legislature, represented Idaho’s First Congressional District for four terms in Congress, chaired the Idaho Republican Party, and now serve as your Attorney General.

4. Do you have experience as an elected official and if so, what was your position, and how would you describe your voting record?:

Yes. Across the Idaho Legislature, Congress, and now as Attorney General, my record has been consistently and principally conservative. In Congress I earned an A+ rating from the NRA, a 100% pro-life rating, and wasn’t afraid to vote against spending bills with broad Republican support when I believed they grew government beyond its proper role. As Attorney General, that same conviction has driven the fights I have chosen to take on. I have defended Idaho’s pro-life laws all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, fighting back against the Biden Administration’s attempt to use EMTALA to override Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. I took Idaho’s women’s sports law, Little v. Hecox, to the Supreme Court after Idaho became the first state in the nation to pass a law protecting female athletes from competing against biological males. These aren’t always easy fights, but I’m proud to take them head on.

5. Please tell us about your activity as a Republican. Have you previously voted for candidates of other parties? If yes, explain.:

I have been a Republican my entire adult life and have never voted for a candidate of another party. My involvement in the party goes back well before I ran for office. I served as a volunteer, alternate precinct committeeman, youth committeeman, precinct committeeman, district vice chair, and district chair before running for the Idaho House of Representatives in Legislative District 14 in 2006. The Republican Party isn’t just where I landed politically. It’s where I have invested my time and effort over many years in Idaho.

6. What is the purpose of government?:

I believe government should do few things, but the things it does do it should do very well. At its core, the purpose of government is to defend individual liberty, protect the God-given rights of citizens, maintain order, and uphold the rule of law. Those aren’t separate goals. They depend on each other. When government abandons the rule of law, individual liberty is the first casualty. And when government forgets its purpose and starts serving its own interests instead, it becomes the very thing it was designed to prevent.

7. Where do our rights as citizens of the United States come from?:

Our rights come from God, not from government. If our rights came from government, they would only be as secure as the people in power at any given moment, which is no security at all. History is full of governments that gave rights and then took them back. The American experiment was built on a different premise entirely, that our rights preexist government, and that government is instituted among men for the sole purpose of protecting them.

8. Describe why you are running for this particular office. What are your qualifications? What are your goals?:

I am running for re-election because the work is not finished. Over the past three years, my office has taken Idaho’s laws to the U.S. Supreme Court on protecting children from irreversible medical procedures, on women’s sports, on pro-life protections, on election integrity, and on Idaho’s sovereignty over its own lands and water. We have won significant victories and built legal precedent that now protects states across the country. My qualifications are that I am a licensed attorney with decades of legal experience, a former member of the House Judiciary Committee, and a sitting Attorney General who has delivered results. I ran for this office because Idaho needed an AG who would fight aggressively instead of looking for the path of least resistance. That is what I have done, and it is what I will continue to do.

9. Describe experiences where you are or have been engaged such as non-profit organizations, clubs, churches, boards, commissions, etc., where you have been of service to others.:

Service has always been a central part of my life. As a young man,I was a Boy Scout (eventually becoming an Eagle Scout) and served in various leadership positions including Senior Patrol Leader and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. After high school, I served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santiago, Chile, which shaped how I think about sacrifice, community, and responsibility to others. Since returning home, I have continued to serve in various capacities within my congregation, including teaching and other leadership roles. That foundation of service is part of who I am, and it carries into how I approach public office.

10. Do you describe yourself as fiscally conservative? Please, elaborate.:

Yes, and it shows in how I have operated at every level. In Congress, I consistently voted against excessive spending, opposed bailouts, and pushed to reduce the size and cost of the federal government, sometimes being one of the few votes bill. As Attorney General, that same approach carries into how I run my office. We have worked to be good stewards of the resources the Legislature entrusts to us, directing funding toward the fights that matter most to Idaho families rather than growing the bureaucracy for its own sake. Fiscal restraint is not something I turn on for votes and turn off when I am in charge of a budget. It is how I operate because it’s how every family must operate their own budgets at home.

11. Do you consider yourself as socially conservative? Please elaborate.:

Yes. My voting record in Congress reflected a consistently conservative position on life, family, and religious liberty. As Attorney General, I have taken that same commitment into the courtroom, never backing down when it comes to defending Idaho’s pro-life laws, our women’s sports protections, parental rights, and the safety and privacy of children in schools. Several of those cases have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court, and we have won.

12. Describe which party platform best aligns with your positions on public policy (Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or Constitutional Party) and where do you disagree with that platform.:

The Republican Party platform best reflects my views on limited government, individual liberty, the sanctity of life, and constitutional governance. I am fully aligned with the Idaho Republican Party platform.

13. Do you have ANY history of tax liens, criminal record, bankruptcy, or conflict of interest (personal or professional)?: No.

14. Describe how you will make yourself available to your constituents and vote as their representative with FORTITUDE, adhering to the values and answers you have stated above.:

I am always listening to Idahoans. My office responds to constituents who reach out directly, and I travel across the state regularly to meet with citizens, law enforcement, small business owners, and community leaders. Being available is important, but so is following through. My record in Congress and as Attorney General reflects the same values I have stated here. I have held these convictions through difficult votes, through legal fights that took years, and through cases where backing down would have been easier. That will not change.