Campaign contributions · 2025–26
LUKE SOMMER
$4,147
Raised 2025–26
$4,011
Outside spending to support
$44
Outside spending to oppose
- For the general
- $4,147
Loans of $122 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
LUKE SOMMER's largest contributors in 2025–26, by total given.
- 3Ty McCamly · Individual · Hayden, ID · 2 gifts$500
- 4Barbara Nelson · Individual · HAYDEN, ID$250
- 6Mary Swoboda · Individual · Rathdrum, ID$250
- 7Sharon Cejna · Individual · Hayden, ID$200
- 8Teresa Roth · Individual · Newman Lake, WA$200
- 9LUKE SOMMER · Candidate$122
- 10Anne Patterson · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$100
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- 11Camela Lathrop · Individual · Coeur D Alene, ID$100
- 12Diane Lutovsky · Individual · Coeur d'Alene, ID$100
- 13Melanie Vander Feer · Individual · Athol, ID$100
- 14Warren Keene · Individual · Post Falls, ID$100
- 15Don Eichler · Individual · Post Falls, ID$50
- 16Joseph Barlow · Individual · Coeur D Alene, ID$25
- 17Mary White · Individual · Rathdrum, ID$25
- 18David Seurynck · Individual · Harrison, ID$15
- 19Bjorn Handeen · Individual · Coeur D Alene, ID$10
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
$4,269 reported spent in 2025–26, out of $4,147 raised plus $122 in loans.
- Ads, mail and signs$3,724 87%
- Events, food and travel$360 8%
- Operations, fees and interest$63 1%
- Loan and debt payments$122 3%
Raised minus spent in 2025–26 filings: $0. This isn't the same as cash on hand: money carried over from earlier campaigns isn't in these figures.
Legislator to legislator
Money LUKE SOMMER gave to other Idaho legislators' campaigns, and what legislators gave back. 2025–26.
Gave to 1 legislator · $25
- Scott Herndon (R)personal check · former legislator$25
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 LUKE SOMMER's race
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · for LUKE SOMMER $4,011
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 LUKE SOMMER, as filed.
Supporting
Opposing
Follow the money: who funds the groups involved
Every committee that gave LUKE SOMMER money directly or spent for or against LUKE SOMMER on its own, with what that committee raised in 2025–26 and its largest donors.
- Kootenai County Republican Central Committeespent $4,011 supporting
Raised $667,161. Top donors: Jordan Redman (COEUR D'ALENE, ID) $51,215; Donna Loren (Hayden, ID) $41,620; 208 Companies LLC $40,000
Raised $32,000. Top donors: mary drennan (Coeur d'Alene, ID) $32,000
- North Idaho Republicans PACspent $44 opposing
Raised $62,298. Top donors: Glacier Partners, LLC $11,000; Joy Richards (Hayden, ID) $5,500; Young Construction Group of Idaho, Inc. $5,000
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 LUKE SOMMER, 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.
- Cornel Rasor (R) · House B · District 12 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Dale Hawkins (R) · House B · District 22 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Elaine Price (R) · House B · District 42 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Heather Scott (R) · House A · District 22 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Jane Sauter (R) · House A · District 12 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Phil Hart (R) · Senate · District 22 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Scott Herndon (R) · Senate · District 12 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
- Tony Wisniewski (R) · House B · District 52 shared
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest
LUKE SOMMER gave to committees and other campaigns
- Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · personal check$265
- Benewah County Republican Central Committee · personal check$120
- Ada County Republican Central Committee · personal check$47
Shares campaign vendors with
Firms LUKE SOMMER paid for campaign services, and the other Idaho candidates and committees that paid them.
- International Minute Presspaid $558
Also: Idaho REALTORS PAC · Idaho Prosperity Fund · James Woodward · Idaho Dairy Industry PAC · Idaho Summit PAC · Idaho Chooses Life · +70 more
- RoboCentpaid $439
Also: John Padula · Jerry Claridge · Greg Woodard · Benjamin Allen · Sandra White · Bela Kovacs
- The Peoples Penpaid $310
Also: Bonner County Republican Central Committee · Kootenai County Republican Central Committee · Kootenai Freedom Caucus · John Padula · Mark Fitzpatrick · Michael Burns · +10 more
- Summer Bushnellpaid $119
Also: Carl Bjerke · Sandra White · John Padula
Every contribution
People are listed by name, city and state; donor committees that file in Idaho link to their own page.
22 contributions · $4,269
| Date | Contributor | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | LUKE SOMMER · HAYDEN, ID | Candidate | $122 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Anne Patterson · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Ty McCamly · Hayden, ID | Individual | $400 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Barbara Nelson · HAYDEN, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Lear Asset Management | Company | $250 |
| Oct 12, 2025 | Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest | Political Committee | $750 |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Joseph Barlow · Coeur D Alene, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Mary White · Rathdrum, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Bjorn Handeen · Coeur D Alene, ID | Individual | $10 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Mary Swoboda · Rathdrum, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Melanie Vander Feer · Athol, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Don Eichler · Post Falls, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | David Seurynck · Harrison, ID | Individual | $15 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Warren Keene · Post Falls, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Camela Lathrop · Coeur D Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Diane Lutovsky · Coeur d'Alene, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Teresa Roth · Newman Lake, WA | Individual | $200 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Sharon Cejna · Hayden, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | LUKE SOMMER · HAYDEN, ID (loan received) | Candidate | $27 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Regan Properties, LLC | Company | $1,000 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Ty McCamly · Hayden, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | LUKE SOMMER · HAYDEN, ID (loan received) | Candidate | $95 |
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.