Governor

Signed Senate Bill 1385 in 2020, which made performing an abortion a crime in almost all cases; his campaign lists "promoting pro-life policies" among his accomplishments.

Supports Proposition 1, the ballot initiative to allow abortion until fetal viability, and says she would fight any legislative repeal.

Considers abortion murder and says he would work with the Legislature, including in a special session, to block Proposition 1 if voters pass it.

Says he is strongly opposed to abortion.

Supports Proposition 1 and says he would veto any legislative effort to change or limit it if voters pass it.

Supports hosting a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear lifecycle innovation campus in Idaho, saying it would create jobs and strengthen energy security; signed a memorandum of understanding with the department that includes accepting out-of-state spent nuclear fuel.

Would withdraw Idaho's memorandum of understanding to host a federal nuclear lifecycle campus, citing the 1995 nuclear waste agreement and the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.

Says public lands must stay in public hands and not be privatized.

Opposes nuclear energy and says he would veto or stall the proposed nuclear lifecycle campus and any storage of nuclear waste in Idaho.

Opposes privatizing public lands.

Opposes the proposed nuclear lifecycle campus agreement because it would bring out-of-state spent fuel and waste to Idaho; supports keeping public lands public and long-term water storage solutions.

Cites Idaho missions to the southern border and "Operation No Return" to remove people in the country illegally who are charged with crimes.

Opposes using state resources for federal immigration enforcement and would not enter 287(g) agreements with ICE.

Opposes open borders and public benefits for any immigrant, legal or not.

Says he would not have entered the state's 287(g) agreement with ICE and would not do so unless the agency is reined in.

Cites "historic tax relief" passed with the Legislature; his 2026 budget plan proposed balancing the budget without raising taxes and conforming Idaho to federal tax cuts.

Would repeal the sales tax on groceries, raise the homeowner's exemption and index it to inflation, revamp the Circuit Breaker credit for limited-income seniors, and says recent tax cuts for the wealthy should be re-examined.

Would eliminate the state income and sales taxes and have counties collect and set their own taxes; defends property taxes as the funding source for local services.

Says grocery tax relief should come first in any tax cut and supports re-indexing the homeowner's property tax exemption.

Signed House Bill 93 in 2025, creating the $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit for private and home school expenses, and says Idaho can have strong public schools and school choice.

Would repeal the $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit program, says schools should not have to budget around local levy elections, and supports better education funding and higher teacher salaries.

Would seek to repeal the Parental Choice Tax Credit (House Bill 93) and pursue litigation against it, saying public funding for private and home school students is unconstitutional.

Proposed reducing Medicaid spending in 2026 to balance the budget without repealing Medicaid expansion; cites federal funds for rural health care access.

Would restore Medicaid expansion and mental health funding reduced in the 2026 session.

Supports reinstating Medicaid access reduced by recent state cuts and says rural communities need local medical care.

Cites pay increases and added resources for Idaho law enforcement.

Lists roads and prisoner health and safety as public safety priorities, opposes private prisons, and supports Second Amendment rights for college students.

Says Idaho State Police troopers should be paid more; says he spearheaded creation of Latah County's drug court and mental health court.

Wants spending cut across state government, especially Medicaid, public education and welfare.

Opposes data centers in Idaho and says the state needs a "kill switch" on AI and data centers.

Says data center companies should have to prove resources are available and that communities will not be harmed, and that the public should have a say; calls a sales tax break for data centers a bad deal for taxpayers.

Would limit statewide government to transportation, the attorney general and the secretary of state, and cut the Legislature to one working week a year.

Opposes sending money or weapons to any country.