An Idaho political action committee funded by a massive out-of-state donation has spent $135,291 to support 15 legislative candidates ahead of the May 19 primary.

The Citizens Alliance PAC filings give Idaho voters a first glance at how the PAC, registered in Hayden, is spending some of its $450,000 in contributions from the Citizens Alliance super PAC based in Virginia.

All incumbents the PAC is supporting voted in favor of the $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit last year. All of their opponents who were in office last year voted against the bill.

Here’s the list of who the PAC supports:

Supported candidate Independent expenditure support Primary opponent(s)
Rep. Josh Keyser $36,653 Russ Spencer, Richard Marsh
Rep. Barbara Ehardt

$25,165

Connor Cook
Kelly Golden $15,117 Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen
Brian McKellar $15,117 Rep. Erin Bingham
Rep. David Leavitt $7,925 Cherie Vollmer
Sen. Josh Kohl $7,925 Casey Swensen
Andrew Messer $7,925 Grayson Stone, Zaine Newberry, Josh Callen
David Worley $5,348 Sen. Jim Guthrie
James Lamborn $5,348 Rep. Rick Cheatum, Mike Saville
Rep. Elaine Price $3,404 Christa Hazel
Karey Hanks $2,682 Rep. Rod Furniss
Julianne Young $1,269 Rep. Ben Fuhriman
Rep. Rob Beiswenger $707 Sean Hall
Rep. Faye Thompson $354 Brian Beckley
Sen. Christy Zito $354 Megan Blanksma, Terry Gestrin

Click here to view our previous reporting, detailing the PAC’s funding and the pledge it asks candidates to sign.

Sean Dolan

Sean Dolan

Sean previously reported on local government for three newspapers in the Mountain West, including the Twin Falls Times-News. He graduated from James Madison University in Virginia. Contact him at sean@idahoednews.org

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