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Tripp Charles Hutchinson

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U.S. House District 2

2026 Idaho U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 19, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 Idaho U.S. House — District 2 — General Election on November 3, 2026
VerifiedSource: Idaho Secretary of State
Official candidacy
U.S. House District 2 · Independent · Candidate
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Idaho Secretary of State Candidate Filing Portal — November 3, 2026 General Election

Office: U.S. House District 2

Candidate: Tripp Charles Hutchinson

Party: Independent

Filing status: Approved

Filing date: 2026-02-25

Official voter ID: 010568130

FINAL CANDIDATES LIST

November 03, 2026 - 2026 GENERAL

Tripp Charles Hutchinson

United States Representative

Independent

Approved

Experience

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Candidate biography

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Tripp Charles Hutchinson is a born and raised Idaho local and City Councilman. He is fed up with careerist, elitist politicians selling out the working class and families for their own personal gain in our nation’s capital.

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Tripp Charles Hutchinson is a born and raised Idaho local and City Councilman. He is fed up with careerist, elitist politicians selling out the working class and families for their own personal gain in our nation’s capital.

Positions and priorities

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Democracy, ethics, and government accountability

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Ban Congressional Stock Trading

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Ban Congressional Stock Trading

Where I Stand

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Ban foreign governments from buying American farmland

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Ban foreign governments from buying American farmland

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

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Fund Social Security

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Fund Social Security

Where I Stand

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Ban Corporate Purchase of Single Family Homes

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Ban Corporate Purchase of Single Family Homes

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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End Forever Wars (return war powers to Congress)

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End Forever Wars (return war powers to Congress)

Where I Stand

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Ban Corporate PACs

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Ban Corporate PACs

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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Audit the Pentagon

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Audit the Pentagon

Where I Stand

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End Gerrymandering

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End Gerrymandering

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Overturn Citizens United

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Overturn Citizens United

Congressional Term Limits

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Impose term limits on members of Congress.

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Congressional Term Limits

Ban Congressional Stock Trading

Candidate position
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Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.

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Ban Congressional Stock Trading

End Forever Wars

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Return war powers to Congress and limit unilateral executive war-making.

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End Forever Wars (return war powers to Congress)

Lifetime Lobbying Ban for former Members of Congress

Lifetime Lobbying Ban for Former Members of Congress

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Impose a lifetime ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists.

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Lifetime Lobbying Ban for former Members of Congress

Minimum Tax for Billionaires

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Create a minimum federal tax for billionaires.

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Minimum Tax for Billionaires

Ban Corporate PACs

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Ban corporate political action committees.

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Ban Corporate PACs

Audit the Pentagon

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Require a comprehensive audit of Pentagon spending.

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Audit the Pentagon

Medicare Drug Negotiation

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Allow Medicare to negotiate prescription-drug prices.

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Medicare Drug Negotiation

End Gerrymandering

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End partisan gerrymandering.

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End Gerrymandering

Release the Epstein Files

Candidate position
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Release federal records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Release the Epstein Files

Ban Foreign Governments from Buying American Farmland

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Prohibit foreign governments from purchasing U.S. agricultural land.

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Ban foreign governments from buying American farmland

Fund Social Security

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Strengthen funding for Social Security.

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Fund Social Security

Ban Corporate Purchase of Single-Family Homes

Candidate position
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Prohibit corporate purchases of single-family homes.

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Ban Corporate Purchase of Single Family Homes

Overturn Citizens United

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Reverse Citizens United and reduce unlimited corporate political spending.

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Overturn Citizens United

Paid Family Leave

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Establish federal paid family leave.

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Paid Family Leave

Right to Repair (Guaranteed access to parts and manuals for cars, machinery and electronics)

Ban Junk Fees. Lastly

Right to Repair

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Guarantee consumers access to parts, tools, and manuals needed to repair cars, machinery, and electronics.

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Right to Repair (Guaranteed access to parts and manuals for cars, machinery and electronics)

Comprehensive Data Privacy

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Establish comprehensive federal data-privacy protections.

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Comprehensive Data Privacy

Ban Junk Fees

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Ban hidden or mandatory junk fees charged to consumers.

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Ban Junk Fees. Lastly

Uncap the House of Representatives

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Increase the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives rather than keeping the current statutory cap.

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Uncap the House of Representatives (Shout out Matt Beat)

Public record

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This does not mean the candidate has no prior public service or record. A record attaches only after authoritative office history and a stable provider identity are established; names, titles, attendance, sponsorship, and inferred responsibility are insufficient.

Campaign finance

Official filings may be amended after publication.

FEC candidate totals April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$7,565.00
Total disbursements
$1,578.36
Cash on hand
$6,963.48
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: H6ID02241

Name: HUTCHINSON, TRIPP CHARLES

Office: House

State: ID

District: 02

Party: INDEPENDENT

Coverage start: 2026-04-01

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $7565.00

Total disbursements: $1578.36

Cash on hand: $6963.48

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

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Member-level public record

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Idaho candidate record — Tripp Charles Hutchinson

    Idaho Secretary of State

    Open Idaho Secretary of State
  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson — candidate-owned primary source 1

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson campaign

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  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson campaign

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    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  4. Official campaign contact filing

    TRIPP HUTCHINSON FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS — current FEC Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

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  5. Campaign-finance record

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

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  6. Election record

    2026 Idaho final candidates list — Tripp Charles Hutchinson

    Idaho Secretary of State

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  7. Candidate-owned primary source

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson — campaign source

    Tripp Charles Hutchinson campaign

    Open Tripp Charles Hutchinson campaign
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