Idaho Lawmaker Steps Down From Legislature to Run for U.S. Senate Seat as Independent Candidate

Idaho lawmaker steps down from Legislature to run for U.S. Senate seat as independent candidate

Originally published July 1 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.A former Boise Democratic legislator on Sunday stepped down from his role in the Statehouse to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent against longtime Idaho U.S. Sen. Jim Risch.

Two ex-candidates ditch Dems to run for office

Two former Democratic candidates in Mississippi will be running for office under different affiliations. Ty Pinkins, a former Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2024, announced recently that he would run as an independent candidate for the U.S Senate in 2026. Shuwaski Young, a former Democrat...

Idaho lawmaker steps down from Legislature to run for U.S. Senate seat as independent candidate • Idaho Capital Sun

Former Boise Democratic Rep. Todd Achilles sits in the Idaho House chambers in this March 2025 file photo. Achilles announced Tuesday he stepped down from his position and switched his party to "unaffiliated" to run for U.S. Senate as an independent. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)A former Boise Democratic legislator on Sunday stepped down from his role in the Statehouse to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent against longtime Idaho…

Pinkins Leaves Democrats, Challenging Hyde-Smith as Independent

Ty Pinkins, the candidate challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for her seat, has announced that he is leaving the Democratic Party and continuing his campaign as an independent candidate. The post U.S. Senate Candidate Ty Pinkins Leaves Democratic Party, Will Challenge Hyde-Smith as an Independent appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Boise Democrat steps down from Idaho Legislature — to run for US Senate as an independent

BOISE, Idaho — Todd Achilles is no longer an Idaho state legislator, and he’s no longer a Democrat. ...

Achilles launches independent run for U.S. Senate

A Democratic legislator is leaving the Statehouse to launch an independent run for U.S. Senate. On Tuesday, Todd Achilles of Boise announced his plans to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Jim Risch in 2026. Todd Achilles of Boise Achilles said he had been weighing a run against Risch for a long time. In an interview with the Idaho Statesman, Achilles said an “accumulation” of issues prompted him to run as an independent. “We just decided, you …