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Tripp Charles Hutchinson
Independent
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Candidate websiteBackground
Hutchinson is a Ketchum resident and city council member; the 2026 candidate survey lists him as having served on the council since 2024 and living in Idaho for 28 years. Idaho Press reported that he was elected in 2023 as the youngest member of the Ketchum City Council.
Sources: CBS2/FOX9 candidate survey, Idaho Press
What the candidate has said
Statements are attributed to the linked sources.
Health care
He supports moving toward universal health care and, as a nearer-term measure, barring vertical integration that allows one company to own a patient’s insurer, physician practice and pharmacy.
Idaho PressPublic lands
He says public lands should remain available to Idahoans and opposes development projects on them.
Idaho PressPrivacy
He supports federal privacy legislation, including banning surveillance infrastructure in publicly owned rights of way and strengthening data-privacy protections.
CBS2/FOX9 candidate survey