Campaign contributions · 2025–26
James Steffensen
$1,000
Raised 2025–26
$989
Outside spending to support
$400
Outside spending to oppose
- For the general
- $1,000
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
James Steffensen's largest contributors in 2025–26, by total given.
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
$998 reported spent in 2025–26, out of $1,000 raised.
- Ads, mail and signs$958 96%
- Operations, fees and interest$40 4%
Raised minus spent in 2025–26 filings: $2. This isn't the same as cash on hand: money carried over from earlier campaigns isn't in these figures.
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 James Steffensen's race
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · against James Steffensen $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
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by other committees naming James Steffensen, as filed.
Supporting
Opposing
Follow the money: who funds the groups involved
Every committee that gave James Steffensen money directly or spent for or against James Steffensen on its own, with what that committee raised in 2025–26 and its largest donors.
- North Idaho Republicans PACspent $989 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
- 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 James Steffensen, and who else the same groups fund. From 2025–26 Idaho campaign finance filings.
Shares campaign vendors with
Firms James Steffensen paid for campaign services, and the other Idaho candidates and committees that paid them.
- Coeur d'Alene Presspaid $375
Also: John Padula · Friends of Lakeland Schools · Ronald Jacobson · Kootenai County Democratic Central Committee · Lisa Chesebro · North Idaho Republicans PAC · +13 more
Every contribution
People are listed by name, city and state; donor committees that file in Idaho link to their own page.
2 contributions · $1,000
| Date | Contributor | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2025 | CDA Regional Realtors Association | Company | $500 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | North Idaho Building Contractors Association | Company | $500 |
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.