Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, last week contributed $250,000 of his own money to a new political action committee and has spent nearly $200,000 in independent expenditures to support like-minded Republican primary candidates running for the Idaho Legislature.
Registered on April 26, the “36-18-1 Inc. Political Action Committee” has spent $199,393 to buy advertisements to support 20 candidates from around the state. The name appears to reference the 36 House votes, 18 Senate votes and one governor’s signature needed to pass legislation. Redman’s father, former state representative Eric Redman, is the PAC’s treasurer.
The $250,000 donation was reported on April 30. Redman did not immediately respond to a phone call or email from EdNews on Monday morning.
According to Redman’s campaign website, he is an entrepreneur who in 2005 purchased his parents’ insurance agency, Redman & Company Insurance in Coeur d’Alene. He has also been involved in real estate development since 2018 and purchased several local pharmacies in 2021.
While direct contributions to legislative candidates are capped at $1,000 per election, there are no limits on independent expenditures in Idaho. But PACs cannot coordinate with campaigns when making independent expenditures.
Election Day is two weeks away, on May 19.
Here’s the full list of candidates the 36-18-1 PAC has supported so far, in alphabetical order:
| District/zone | Candidate | Level of support | Primary opponent(s) |
| D6 House A | Colton Bennett | $16,478 | Cindy Agidius |
| D23 House A | Rep. Chris Bruce | $17,939 | Melissa Durrant |
| D29 House B | Rep. Tanya Burgoyne | $13,751 | Jennifer Miles |
| D35 House A | Chad Christensen | $3,250 | Rep. Mike Veile |
| D33 House A | Rep. Barbara Ehardt | $14,699 | Connor Cook |
| D32 House A | Kelly Golden | $1,755 | Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen |
| D7 House A | Rep. Kyle Harris | $17,383 | Michael Collins |
| D1 Senate | Scott Herndon | $5,362 | Sen. Jim Woodward |
| D24 House A | Rep. Clint Hostetler | $1,463 | Alexandra Caval |
| D25 Senate | Sen. Josh Kohl | $11,198 | Casey Swensen |
| D25 House B | Rep. David Leavitt | $4,480 | Cherie Vollmer |
| D32 House B | Brian McKellar | $1,755 | Rep. Erin Bingham |
| D25 House A | Andrew Messer | $1,725 | Grayson Stone, Zaine Newberry, Josh Callen |
| D24 House B | William Mostoller | $1,463 | Rep. Steve Miller, Chance Requa |
| D4 House B | Rep. Elaine Price | $16,732 | Christa Hazel |
| D1 House B | Rep. Cornel Rasor | $5,362 | Chuck Lowman |
| D1 House A | Jane Sauter | $16,192 | Rep. Mark Sauter |
| D13 House B | Rep. Steve Tanner | $15,374 | Kody Daffer |
| D28 Senate | David Worley | $15,883 | Sen. Jim Guthrie |
| D30 House B | Julianne Young | $16,848 | Rep. Ben Fuhriman |
