Campaign contributions · 2025–26
Daniel Gookin
Committee: Gookin For Mayor
$13,325
Raised 2025–26
$2,007
Outside spending to support
$400
Outside spending to oppose
- For the general
- $13,325
Loans of $5,000 are not counted as money raised.
Top contributors
Sized by amount givenContributions as filed with the Idaho Secretary of State. Individual donors are combined into one tile; each is listed below.
Top supporters
Daniel Gookin's largest contributors in 2025–26, by total given.
- 2Donald Smock · Individual · Coeur D Alene, ID$1,000
- 3John Deus · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$1,000
- 6Daniel Gookin · Candidate · 2 gifts$509
- 7Eve Knudtsen · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$500
- 8John Grimm · Individual · Hayden, ID$500
- 9Jonnie Johnson · Individual · El Cajon, CA$500
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- 11Steven Widmyer · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$500
- 12Tim Skubitz · Individual · Rathdrum, ID$500
- 13Scott Wagenseller · Individual · Pacific Palisades, CA$480
- 14Joe Morris · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$300
- 15Mary Souza · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$300
- 16Andrew Barrett · Individual · Spokane, WA$250
- 17Christa Hazel · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$250
- 18Dan Green · Individual · Hayden, ID$250
- 19Heidi Fisher · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$250
- 20James Barton · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$250
- 21William Boyd · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$250
- 22Becky Funk · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$200
- 23John Singlair · Individual · Hayden, ID$200
- 24Lois Johnson · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$200
- 25Pat Krug · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$200
- 26Peter Erbland · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$200
- 27Sandy Sanderson · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$200
- 28Wanda Quinn · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$200
- 29Lynn Fleming · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$150
- 30Brad Corkill · Individual · Cataldo, ID$100
- 31Dan Sheckler · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$100
- 32Ed Morse · Individual · Hayden, ID$100
- 33Joe Verner · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$100
- 34Lora Whalen · Individual · Hayden, ID$100
- 35Paul Amador · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$100
- 36Russell Mann · Individual · Post Falls, ID$100
- 37Steven MacAskill · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$100
- 38Greg Rod · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$96
- 40Dan Gookin · Individual · Coeur D Alene, ID$25
Direct contributions only, net of refunds; loans aren't included. Outside groups' independent spending is listed separately. Companies and committees link to their own pages.
Where the money went
$17,386 reported spent in 2025–26, out of $13,325 raised plus $5,000 in loans.
- Ads, mail and signs$11,745 68%
- Events, food and travel$335 2%
- Operations, fees and interest$25 0%
- Paid back to Daniel Gookin$279 2%
- Loan and debt payments$5,001 29%
Raised minus spent in 2025–26 filings: $939. This isn't the same as cash on hand: money carried over from earlier campaigns isn't in these figures.
Legislator to legislator
Money Daniel Gookin gave to other Idaho legislators' campaigns, and what legislators gave back. 2025–26.
Gave to 2 legislators · $200
- Lori McCann (R)personal check$100
- Mark Sauter (R)personal check$100
Received from 0 legislators
None on file.
Counts gifts from campaign accounts and personal checks. Sunshine files a personal check as an individual contributor, so those are matched to legislators by name; a different person with the same name could occasionally be included. Report a wrong match(choose “Data Correction”).
Through PACs & the 2026 primary
Money that moves from legislators through political action committees, and legislators who funded challengers to fellow incumbents.
Legislators behind the PACs in Daniel Gookin's race
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · against Daniel Gookin $400
Funded by: Jordan Redman $54,375, Vito Barbieri $8,620, Joe Alfieri $1,136, Doug Okuniewicz $912, Carl Bjerke $834, Phil Hart $714 and 4 more
Where the money came from
Loans are shown separately and are not counted as money raised.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by other committees naming Daniel Gookin, as filed.
Supporting
Opposing
Follow the money: who funds the groups involved
Every committee that gave Daniel Gookin money directly or spent for or against Daniel Gookin on its own, with what that committee raised in 2025–26 and its largest donors.
- North Idaho Republicans PACspent $1,957 supporting
Raised $62,298. Top donors: Glacier Partners, LLC $11,000; Joy Richards (Hayden, ID) $5,500; Young Construction Group of Idaho, Inc. $5,000
Raised $26,715. Top donors: North Idaho Building Association $7,375; Silver Ridge Construction $3,700; Monogram Homes $3,500
- Kootenai County Republican Central Committeespent $400 opposing
Raised $667,161. Top donors: Jordan Redman (COEUR D'ALENE, ID) $51,215; Donna Loren (Hayden, ID) $41,620; 208 Companies LLC $40,000
A committee's donors aren't earmarked for any one candidate; this shows who funds the group, not who paid for a specific ad.
Money & connections
Who is putting money behind Daniel Gookin, and who else the same groups fund. From 2025–26 Idaho campaign finance filings.
Daniel Gookin gave to committees and other campaigns
- North Idaho Republicans PAC · campaign account$596
- Deborah Critchfield · personal check$250
- Phil McGrane · personal check$250
- Charles Lowman · personal check$100
- Dan Gookin · campaign account$96
Shares campaign vendors with
Firms Daniel Gookin paid for campaign services, and the other Idaho candidates and committees that paid them.
- International Minute Presspaid $4,981
Also: Idaho REALTORS PAC · Idaho Prosperity Fund · James Woodward · Idaho Dairy Industry PAC · Idaho Summit PAC · Idaho Chooses Life · +70 more
- Minute Presspaid $3,158
Also: Kootenai Freedom Caucus · Jeff Roberts · John Padula · Steven 'Steve' Johnson · Chris Beaty · Idaho Loggers PAC · +1 more
Every contribution
People are listed by name, city and state; donor committees that file in Idaho link to their own page.
46 contributions · $18,325
| Date | Contributor | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 | Scott Wagenseller · Pacific Palisades, CA | Individual | $480 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Peter Erbland · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Daniel Gookin · Coeur D Alene, ID | Candidate | $254 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | William Boyd · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $50 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Pat Krug · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Daniel Gookin · Coeur D Alene, ID | Candidate | $254 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Greg Rod · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $96 |
| Oct 19, 2025 | Dan Gookin · Coeur D Alene, ID | Candidate | $81 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | James Barton · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Wanda Quinn · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Ed Morse · Hayden, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Eve Knudtsen · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Joe Morris · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $300 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Andrew Barrett · Spokane, WA | Individual | $250 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Russell Mann · Post Falls, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Mary Souza · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $300 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Becky Funk · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $20 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Lamar Advertising (Corp HQ) | Company | $500 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Christa Hazel · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Sandy Sanderson · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Brad Corkill · Cataldo, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Dan Sheckler · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Heidi Fisher · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | John Singlair · Hayden, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Paul Amador · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $50 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Steven Widmyer · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Dan Gookin · Coeur D Alene, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Joe Verner · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Dan Green · Hayden, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Lois Johnson · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | North Idaho Builders Political Action Committee | Political Committee | $990 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Lynn Fleming · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $150 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Jonnie Johnson · El Cajon, CA | Individual | $500 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Quantum Particle Bottling Company Inc. | Company | $550 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Steven MacAskill · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Donald Smock · Coeur D Alene, ID | Individual | $1,000 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Christie Wood · Coeur d alene, ID | Candidate | $1,000 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Tim Skubitz · Rathdrum, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Lora Whalen · Hayden, ID | Individual | $100 |
| May 23, 2025 | John Grimm · Hayden, ID | Individual | $500 |
| May 21, 2025 | John Deus · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $1,000 |
| May 19, 2025 | Gookin For Mayor · Coeur D Alene, ID (loan received) | Self | $5,000 |
| May 19, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $25 |
Source: Idaho Secretary of State campaign finance disclosures (Sunshine), reports filed through Oct 30, 2026. Amounts are as filed; returned contributions are negative. Street addresses are not shown — the full filings are on Sunshine.