Idaho House · HB 753 (2024)
Illegal entry into Idaho
Achilles voted against the bill making illegal entry into Idaho a state crime. It passed the House 53 to 15.
Recorded Vote: No · March 29, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature.
NOT AN “INDEPENDENT”
Democratic Caucus Chair. California Democrat. The votes are public.
File 01
The Costume
He says he’s independent. The voter file says something else: a Democrat who registered as a Republican twice, each time ahead of a closed Republican primary, and returned to the Democratic Party afterward. Every date below comes from public records.
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California Democrat
Registers as a Democrat in San Mateo County, California.
Source: San Mateo County Clerk.
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Idaho Democrat
Registers in Ada County, Idaho, as a Democrat — in Boise’s liberal North End.
Source: Ada County voter records.
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Republican, twelve days before the primary
Temporarily switches to Republican twelve days before Idaho’s closed Republican primary on May 15.
Source: Ada County voter records.
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Back to Democrat
That September, with the primary behind him, he switches back.
Source: Ada County voter records.
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Republican again, ahead of the primary
Switches to Republican three months before the May 2022 closed Republican primary.
Source: Ada County voter records.
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Back to Democrat again
A year later, he’s a Democrat again.
Source: Ada County voter records.
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Appointed as a Democrat
Nominated by Boise’s liberal leader and appointed by him to the District 16B House seat vacated by Democrat Colin Nash. In the 2025 session, House Democrats make him their Minority Caucus Chair.
Source: Idaho Press Tribune, February 17, 2024; Idaho Legislature.
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Unaffiliated
One day before resigning and launching his Senate campaign, he registers as unaffiliated.
Source: Ada County voter records.
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The “independent”
Resigns his House seat and announces for U.S. Senate as an independent.
Source: East Idaho News, August 2025.
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Still working the primary
Promotes content telling Idaho Democrats it may be “advantageous” to vote in the Republican primary to “split the vote” and elect the weaker Republican.
Source: Achilles on TikTok, April 6, 2026.
Five party changes. One strategy. Twice he temporarily became a Republican just in time for a Republican primary, then went back to being a Democrat. Not because his politics changed, but to weaken Republicans and help Democrats. In 2026 he was still pushing liberals to cross over and “split the vote.” “Unaffiliated” is just the latest move.
File 02
California Democrat
Claremont. Berkeley. San Mateo County. Before Boise, his political home was California, and the public record says so.
- Education Bachelor's degree from Claremont McKenna College. Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy.
- Faculty Employed and working as a lecturer at Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy.
- Source San Mateo County Clerk.
File 03
The Votes
Each card is a bill and a roll call, not a characterization — taken as a Democrat, during his vote.
Idaho House · HB 83 (2025)
Law enforcement and illegal immigrants
Achilles voted against the bill authorizing Idaho law enforcement to act on illegal immigrants involved in crimes. It passed the House 61 to 9.
Recorded Vote: No · February 10, 2025Source: Idaho Legislature.
Idaho House · HB 668 (2024)
Taxpayer funding of transgender medical procedures
Achilles voted against the bill barring public funds from paying for gender transition surgeries and procedures. At a February 2024 committee hearing on the proposal, he argued transgender Idahoans “should not be restricted in that care.” It passed the House 58 to 11.
Recorded Vote: No · March 15, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature; Idaho Capital Sun, February 2024.
Idaho House · HCR 2 (2025)
Women’s sports
Achilles voted against the resolution commending Boise State’s women’s volleyball team and calling on the NCAA to end transgender men from participating in women’s sports. Speaking against it in committee, he said lawmakers “must be equally committed to the right of trans athletes to compete.” He argued that if men now allowed women to compete, transgender men should be allowed to compete too.
Recorded Vote: No in committee · January 9, 2025Source: House State Affairs Committee video; Idaho Legislature.
Idaho House · HB 239 (2025)
Parental permission for sex education
Achilles voted against the bill mandating sex education in schools and giving parents the right to opt their children in or out. It passed the House 58 to 12.
Recorded Vote: No · March 3, 2025Source: Idaho Legislature.
Idaho House · S 1274 (2024)
Diversity statements on campus
Achilles voted against the bill barring public colleges from requiring diversity statements for jobs or admission. It passed the House 59 to 11.
Recorded Vote: No · March 12, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature.
Idaho House · S 1198 (2025)
DEI offices on campus
Achilles voted against the bill prohibiting taxpayer-funded DEI administrators at Idaho’s public colleges and universities. It passed the House 52 to 17.
Recorded Vote: No · April 3, 2025Source: Idaho Legislature.
Idaho House · HB 599 (2024)
Ballot harvesting
Achilles voted against the bill prohibiting ballot harvesting and protecting election security in Idaho. It passed the House 58 to 11.
Recorded Vote: No · March 11, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature.
Idaho House · S 1377 (2024)
Paid petition gatherers
Achilles voted against the bill requiring paid signature gatherers to disclose that they’re being paid. It passed the House 54 to 16.
Recorded Vote: No · March 27, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature.
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The Second Amendment
His votes and endorsements show that he supports gun control.
May 2024
Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety
In May 2024, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, the Bloomberg-backed gun control organization, endorsed Achilles for the Idaho House. Its announcement presented the slate as Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office. He was one of only two Idaho candidates on the list.
Source: Everytown for Gun Safety, May 2024.
August 30, 2024
Took $1,000 from Everytown
His campaign reported a $1,000 contribution from Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund of New York, NY, dated August 30, 2024.
Source: Idaho Secretary of State, 2024 August Monthly Report.
Idaho House · S 1275 (2024)
Voted against protecting employers who allow lawful carry
The bill shields employers from liability when they allow employees to lawfully carry firearms. It passed the House 60 to 9. Achilles voted no.
Recorded Nay · March 14, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature House Journal.
Idaho House · S 1374 (2024)
Voted against concealed carry on state property
The bill set provisions for concealed carry on certain property owned by the State of Idaho. It passed the House 58 to 10. Achilles voted no.
Recorded Nay · March 20, 2024Source: Idaho Legislature.
Campaign platform
Backs expanded storage mandates
His own campaign policy page signals support for expanding firearm storage requirements.
Source: Achilles for Idaho, “Policies.”
The Senate bid
The endorsement he no longer mentions
Neither Everytown nor Moms Demand Action appears among the endorsements his Senate campaign promotes today. The votes remain on the record.
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The Network
The label says unaffiliated. The company he keeps has been consistent.
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Federal giving
His federal political contributions have gone to Democrats, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris.
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Fighting Oligarchy
In April 2026 he spoke at the “Fighting Oligarchy” rally in Nampa alongside Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an appearance he promoted on his own accounts.
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Endorsement
In his 2024 House race he was endorsed by Boise Mayor Lauren McLean, a Democrat.
Source: Achilles for Idaho, May 13, 2024.