Grassroots Candidate Interview: Kaylee Peterson(Congress ID District 1)

In Idaho where working families are tired of political theater, corporate influence, and leaders who no longer listen, Kaylee Peterson is stepping forward with deep roots, lived experience, and a long term commitment to real representation. A sixth generation Idahoan, community organizer, foster care advocate, student leader, and working mom, Kaylee is running for Congress in Idaho’s 1st District to put accountability, integrity, and people first.
Kaylee still lives on the land her family has cared for across six generations, on a street named after her great grandfather. Her journey into public service began by advocating for Idaho’s youth in foster care and public schools, work that grounded her belief that government should protect people, not abandon them. Today, she and her husband Trevor are raising two children in Eagle while Kaylee pursues a double major in political science and criminal justice. Alongside her studies, she serves as president of her college speech and debate team, chief of staff for student government, and an organizer of campus wide volunteer initiatives. She is not building a résumé for Washington. She is building trust with Idahoans who have been ignored.
In this interview, Kaylee talks about what inspired her to run, what a member of Congress actually does for their district, and how Idahoans have been affected by this administration from farmers to working families to those impacted by immigration and tariffs. She explains why accountability must apply to everyone in power, including ICE, how her foster care advocacy shapes the legislation she wants to introduce, and what it will take to restore faith in a broken system. Kaylee also shares her top three priorities once elected, her message to voters who feel checked out after the presidential election, her dream VP pick, plays a round of Which MAGA Politician Said That, and reveals her favorite hidden gem in Idaho.
📍 Topics include:
Why Kaylee Peterson is running for Congress in Idaho’s 1st District
What a congressperson does and how Kaylee would use that influence locally
How Idahoans have been affected by this administration and how Kaylee plans to protect them
Holding government officials and ICE accountable
Improving the foster care system through meaningful legislation
Kaylee’s top three priorities when she enters office
Rebuilding trust with voters who feel their voice no longer matters
Dream VP pick living or dead
Game of Which MAGA Politician Said That
Kaylee’s favorite hidden gem in Idaho
🎵 Full interview available now on Spotify and YouTube


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📸 Instagram I ⁠@kayleeforcongress⁠⁠⁠⁠
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