A federal school choice super PAC announced Thursday that it has endorsed Gov. Brad Little for reelection.
The AFC Victory Fund, a political action committee affiliated with the American Federation for Children, stated in a press release that Little has supported “significant school choice expansion,” citing the $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit, the Idaho Launch grant program and opting in to the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit.
Tommy Schultz, CEO of the AFC Victory Fund, said Little has empowered families to “choose the education that best fits their child’s needs, abilities and aspirations.”
“Idahoans are demanding school choice, and elected leaders are responding,” Schultz said in the press release. “We are proud to endorse Governor Brad Little for reelection and look forward to working alongside him and other Idaho leaders committed to delivering school choice for every family.”
Little in 2025 signed House Bill 93, creating the Parental Choice Tax Credit, allowing parents with kids in nonpublic schools to apply for $5,000 per child, or $7,500 for children with disabilities, to cover private school tuition or homeschool expenses.
In 2023, Little signed House Bill 24, creating the Idaho Launch grant program for graduating high school seniors. Students can apply for up to $8,000 in tuition support for in-demand career programs.
“Together, LAUNCH and the PCTC made Idaho the first state to offer education freedom from kindergarten through career,” the press release stated.
This year, Little signed an executive order opting Idaho into a federal school choice tax credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The AFC Victory Fund’s press release this week used similar language in Little’s February statement.
“Idaho is proud to be the only state offering education freedom from kindergarten through career,” Little said in a February press release. “My executive order strengthens our commitment to ensuring every parent has the opportunity to choose the education environment that best fits their child.”
The American Federation for Children in April terminated the Idaho Federation for Children PAC, which spent $432,923 in 2024 to elect school choice candidates, and is now using the federal super PAC AFC Victory Fund to make independent expenditures in Idaho’s elections. The super PAC spent $105,517 on the May primaries.
While the school choice group is supporting Little, the statewide Idaho Education Association teachers’ union in April issued a vote of no-confidence in the governor.
