Campaign contributions · 2025–26
James Walker
Committee: Jim Walker for GBAD
$8,080
Raised 2025–26
$187
Outside spending to support
$0
Outside spending to oppose
- Election not stated
- $8,080
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 Walker's largest contributors in 2025–26, by total given.
- 2David Wali · Individual · Boise, ID$1,000
- 3Kathy Wali · Individual · Boise, ID$1,000
- 6AJ Balukoff · Individual · Boise, ID$965
- 7Dave Bieter · Individual · Boise, ID$500
- 8Shannon Jurdana · Individual · Woodinville, WA$470
- 10Tom Prohaska · Individual · Boise, ID$250
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- 11Kristin Muchow · Individual · Boise, ID$200
- 12Melissa Wintrow · Individual · Boise, ID$200
- 13Ann Wood · Individual · Caldwell, ID$150
- 14Judy Walker · Individual · Boise, ID$100
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
$8,077 reported spent in 2025–26, out of $8,080 raised.
- Ads, mail and signs$4,444 55%
- Staff and consultants$3,250 40%
- Events, food and travel$300 4%
- Operations, fees and interest$61 1%
- Donations and gifts (non-political)$23 0%
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.
Legislator to legislator
Money James Walker gave to other Idaho legislators' campaigns, and what legislators gave back. 2025–26.
Gave to 1 legislator · $100
- Steve Berch (D)personal check$100
Received from 1 legislator · $200
- Melissa Wintrow (D)personal check$200
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”).
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by other committees naming James Walker, as filed.
Supporting
Follow the money: who funds the groups involved
Every committee that gave James Walker money directly or spent for or against James Walker on its own, with what that committee raised in 2025–26 and its largest donors.
Raised $96,346. Top donors: COEUR D ALENE FIREFIGHTERS PAC $10,262; Pocatello Firefighters PAC $6,576; IAFF Local 1773 PAC $1,831
- Boise Firefighters Local 149 PACgave $1,000
Raised $32,016. Top donors: Aaron Donaldson (Boise, ID) $360; Thomas Moore (Star, ID) $360; Jeremy Johnson (Boise, ID) $360
- Safer Streets and Familiesspent $187 supporting
No itemized 2025–26 contributions on file for this committee.
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 Walker, and who else the same groups fund. From 2025–26 Idaho campaign finance filings.
Funded by the same groups
Legislators and 2026 candidates backed by at least two of the same committees.
- Anne Haws (D) · House B · District 162 shared
Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee · Safer Streets and Families
- Brian Beckley (R) · House B · District 82 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Britt Raybould (R) · House B · District 342 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Colin Nash (D)2 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Debbie Geyer (R) · House B · District 112 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Erin Bingham (R) · House B · District 322 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- James Ruchti (D) · Senate · District 292 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- James Woodward (R)2 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Jim Guthrie (R) · Senate · District 282 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Kelly Walton (R) · House A · District 222 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Mark Sauter (R)2 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
- Megan Blanksma (R)2 shared
Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee
James Walker gave to committees and other campaigns
- Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC · personal check$300
- Molly Lenty · personal check$250
- Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee · personal check$240
- Solidarity Pac · personal check$54
- Jimmy Hallyburton · personal check$50
- Terri Pickens · personal check$40
Shares campaign vendors with
Firms James Walker paid for campaign services, and the other Idaho candidates and committees that paid them.
- ESP Print and Mailpaid $3,083
Also: Idahoans United for Women and Families Inc. · Hometown Heroes · Idaho First · Ryan Davidson · Rodney Furniss · Defend and Protect Idaho · +53 more
- Scale To Winpaid $619
Also: Idahoans United for Women and Families Inc. · Defend and Protect Idaho · PAC for Public Lands · Conservation Voters for Idaho Action Fund · Idaho Legacy Action Fund · Hometown Heroes · +10 more
Every contribution
People are listed by name, city and state; donor committees that file in Idaho link to their own page.
14 contributions · $8,080
| Date | Contributor | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | Melissa Wintrow · Boise, ID | Individual | $200 |
| May 15, 2025 | Kristin Muchow · Boise, ID | Individual | $200 |
| May 15, 2025 | Judy Walker · Boise, ID | Individual | $100 |
| May 14, 2025 | IAFF Local 271 FIREPAC | Company | $275 |
| May 9, 2025 | Ann Wood · Caldwell, ID | Individual | $150 |
| May 2, 2025 | Tom Prohaska · Boise, ID | Individual | $250 |
| May 1, 2025 | Boise Firefighters Local 149 PAC | Political Committee | $1,000 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Shannon Jurdana · Woodinville, WA | Individual | $470 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | AJ Balukoff · Boise, ID | Individual | $965 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | David Wali · Boise, ID | Individual | $1,000 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Kathy Wali · Boise, ID | Individual | $1,000 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Professional Firefighters of Idaho Political Action Committee | Political Committee | $1,000 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Block 22 | Company | $970 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Dave Bieter · Boise, ID | Individual | $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.