Todd Achilles

Achilles is a Christian. He grew up on a family farm, in Willamette Valley's West Linn. He now lives in Treasure Valley. Achilles is married to Robyn Achilles. They have two children.

Artificial intelligence

Achilles supports community "pushback" on AI data centers. He said they "have a duty to operate efficiently, to operate within the bounds of what a community wants it to."

Consumer protection

Achilles says he supports more consumer protections. He says he is opposed to anticonsumer practices. He says reducing these practices could benefit small businesses, and improve the cost of living. He criticized companies that use surveillance pricing. In 2025, he supported a ban on algorithmic price fixing in rental housing. He criticized dynamic pricing and data mining, stating, "I may pay 20, 30% more than what you would pay."

Achilles criticized corporate monopoly power, and called for checks against it. He said, "We've got to break up these monopolies, bring some competition back". He said that would raise wages for workers. Achilles supports the second Trump administration's approach towards consolidation of the meat-packing industry. Achilles said, "four meat packers control 85% of the beef industry, and they've constantly been busted for playing games, and that impacts a huge part of Idaho's economy."

Fiscal policy

Achilles said he wants to reduce the national debt, and the federal deficit. He said investment bills such as the CHIPS Act must be compensated for by increased revenues. The Idaho Press said Achilles proposes "closing of loopholes exploited by corporations and the ultra-wealthy as well as greater checks on monopoly power could be used as a means of addressing these persistent shortfalls." Achilles says he opposes "corporate socialism". He criticized congressional cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

He voted to cut Idaho's income tax in 2025. He opposed Idaho's grocery sales tax.

Foreign policy

Achilles said the United States should withdraw from "forever wars". He said those wars raised the national debt.

On the use of religious liberty as a rationale for wars, he says, "I will always support the freedom to worship, but I caution against military intervention to enforce this in other places around the world. We must continue to serve as an example to the world that people of all backgrounds can live in liberty and freedom. There is a reason President Ronald Reagan referred to our nation as the 'shining city upon a hill.' "

Achilles criticized Republicans in U.S. Congress for supporting the 2026 Iran war.

Achilles wrote for the American Economic Liberties Project on the semiconductor industry as pertains to national security, supply chain resilience, and competition law.

Immigration enforcement

Achilles supports the second Trump administration's approach to border security at the Mexico–United States border. He is opposed to "giving sanctuary" to any unauthorized immigrants who have committed crimes.

Achilles is critical of the second Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement. He wrote an opinion article in January 2026 that said, "Two things can be true at the same time: America needs secure borders with zero tolerance for illegal immigration, and immigrant workers contribute to Idaho's farms, job sites and communities. However, when U.S. citizens are detained or killed by immigration enforcement, it should set off alarms bells with all Americans because immigration enforcement is not a license to bypass the Constitution."

Institutional reform

Achilles says U.S. Congress should provide checks and balances. He says the two-party system undermined this.

Achilles supports more term limits. He pledged to serve no more than two terms in the U.S. Senate if elected. He supports a ban on stock trading by members of U.S. Congress.

Public lands

Achilles supports more protection of public lands. He criticized DOGE for 2025 mass layoffs in the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. He said staffing shortages contributed to challenges for the 2026 fire season.

Veterans Affairs

Achilles criticized DOGE for their impact on the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which had been targeted for DOGE cuts in 2025. He said, "These cuts are a slap in the face of Idahoans who serve and sacrifice, and we demand better from our elected officials." He appeared at a protest against the cuts in March 2025.

Achilles supports the 2022 PACT Act. The law expanded healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pit chemicals. He said, "If you're going to vote to send them to war, you better vote to take care of them when they get back."