Campaign contributions · 2025–26
James Young
Committee: Jim for Pocatello
$13,133
Raised 2025–26
$0
Outside spending to support
$0
Outside spending to oppose
- For the general
- $13,133
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 Young's largest contributors in 2025–26, by total given.
- 1Jim for Pocatello · Own money$3,700
- 4Dakota Worrell · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$1,000
- 7Shareen Young · Individual · Irvine, CA$1,000
- 8Marcel Mueller · Individual · San Luis Obispo, ID$999
- 9Jaime Bailey · Individual · Pocatelli, ID$53
- 10Kathleen Clijsters · Individual · Pocatello, ID$53
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- 11Blake Isaacs · Individual · Pocatello, ID$50
- 12Richard Kirkham · Individual · Pocatello, ID$50
- 13Sam Nettinga · Individual · Pocatello, ID$50
- 14Allison Cook · Individual · Midvale, UT$25
- 15James Young · Individual · Pocatello, ID$25
- 16Maria Dudunakis · Individual · Hailey, ID$25
- 17Molly Miller · Individual · Camarillo, CA$25
- 18Sean Pihl · Individual · Tustin, CA$25
- 19Rylee Bonning · Individual · Meridian, ID$10
- 20Dhiraj Tripathi · Individual · Othello, WA$5
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
$10,605 reported spent in 2025–26, out of $13,133 raised.
- Ads, mail and signs$9,589 90%
- Staff and consultants$1,008 10%
- Operations, fees and interest$8 0%
Raised minus spent in 2025–26 filings: $2,528. 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 Young's race
Bannock County Democratic Central Committee · for James Young $1,000
Funded by: James Ruchti $2,862, James Ruchti $1,400, Ilana Rubel $1,100
Idaho REALTORS PAC · for James Young $1,000
Funded by: Cindy Carlson $500
Where the money came from
Follow the money: who funds the groups involved
Every committee that gave James Young money directly or spent for or against James Young on its own, with what that committee raised in 2025–26 and its largest donors.
- Bannock County Democratic Central Committeegave $1,000
Raised $97,567. Top donors: Hayden Paulsen (Pocatello, ID) $3,338; Charles Johnson (Pocatello, ID) $3,000; James Ruchti (Pocatello, ID) $2,765
- Idaho REALTORS PACgave $1,000
Raised $891,506. Top donors: Misty Rose (Boise, ID) $11,500; Craig Groves (Donnelly, ID) $10,000; Coeur d'Alene Regional REALTORS $10,000
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 Young, and who else the same groups fund. From 2025–26 Idaho campaign finance filings.
James Young gave to committees and other campaigns
- Idahoans United for Women and Families Inc. · personal check$7,560
- Stephen Craig" " Yadon · personal check$250
- Ann Swanson · personal check$100
Shares campaign vendors with
Firms James Young paid for campaign services, and the other Idaho candidates and committees that paid them.
- DSPolitical, LLCpaid $3,988
Also: Mark Dahlquist · Keven Lewis · Bannock County Democratic Central Committee
- Manticore Marketingpaid $2,960
Also: Brian Blad · Mary Shea · Mandy Peace
- The Paperwork Placepaid $2,063
Also: Pocatello Firefighters PAC · Greg Cates · Samantha Damron · Aaron Thompson · James Ruchti · Douglas Johnson · +4 more
- 208 Strategiespaid $1,000
Also: James Ruchti · Nathan Roberts · Monica Church · Mary Shea · Ann Swanson · Mark Dahlquist · +13 more
Every contribution
People are listed by name, city and state; donor committees that file in Idaho link to their own page.
27 contributions · $13,133
| Date | Contributor | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | 208 Strategies | Company | $2,683 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Jim for Pocatello · Pocatello, ID | Self | $3,700 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $25 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Idaho REALTORS PAC | Political Committee | $1,000 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Bannock County Democratic Central Committee | Central Committee | $1,000 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Dakota Worrell · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $600 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $50 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $100 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Manticore Marketing | Company | $1,000 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $100 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $50 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Unitemized / anonymous | — | $30 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Sam Nettinga · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Shareen Young · Irvine, CA | Individual | $1,000 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Blake Isaacs · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Jaime Bailey · Pocatelli, ID | Individual | $53 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Richard Kirkham · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Maria Dudunakis · Hailey, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Kathleen Clijsters · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $53 |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Marcel Mueller · San Luis Obispo, ID | Individual | $999 |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Sean Pihl · Tustin, CA | Individual | $25 |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Allison Cook · Midvale, UT | Individual | $25 |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Molly Miller · Camarillo, CA | Individual | $25 |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Rylee Bonning · Meridian, ID | Individual | $10 |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Dhiraj Tripathi · Othello, WA | Individual | $5 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Dakota Worrell · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $400 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | James Young · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $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.