Campaign contributions · 2025–26
Mark Dahlquist
Committee: Mark for Mayor
$47,578
Raised 2025–26
$5,269
Outside spending to support
$0
Outside spending to oppose
- For the primary
- $125
- For the general
- $22,410
- Election not stated
- $25,042
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
Mark Dahlquist's largest contributors in 2025–26, by total given.
- 1Mark for Mayor · Own money · 2 gifts$1,012
- 4James Ruchti · Individual · Pocatello, ID$1,000
- 5John Abreu · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$1,000
- 6John Brennan · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$1,000
- 7Paul Link · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$1,000
- 10Randy & Cathy Dixon - Litteneker · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$1,000
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- 13Larry & Kathy Bell · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$800
- 14Deborah Hansen · Individual · Pocatello, ID$750
- 16Sarah Jackson · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$700
- 17Arturo Beery · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 22Jacob DeLaRosa · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 23Kimberly Smith · Individual · Houston, TX$500
- 25Mark Dahlquist · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 26Michael Dahlquist · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 27Michele Courville · Individual · Palmer Lake, CO · 2 gifts$500
- 28Naeem Rahim · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 29P L Lyons · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 30Rahim Rahim · Individual · Pocatello, ID$500
- 31Teresa Chisholm · Individual · Black Canyon City, AZ$500
- 32David Maguire · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$450
- 33Robert Richway · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$450
- 34Bonita Dalhquist · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$400
- 36Midge Rose · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$400
- 37Ann Swanson · Individual · Pocatell0o, ID · 2 gifts$350
- 38David & Stella Sandquist · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$350
- 39Donna Hayes · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 3 gifts$350
- 40Lance Kolbet · Individual · Pocatello, ID$350
- 41Lisa Hasegawa · Individual · Los Angeles, CA · 2 gifts$350
- 42Jane Strickland · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 3 gifts$300
- 43LeeAnn Dutton · Individual · Pocatelo, ID · 2 gifts$300
- 44Margaret Hudson · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$300
- 45Tim Forhan · Individual · Blackfoot, ID$300
- 46Dennis Kawamura · Individual · Pocatello, ID$250
- 47Hayden Paulsen · Individual · Pocatello, ID$250
- 48Jane Pavek · Individual · Boise, ID$250
- 49Kathy Morter · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$250
- 50Lauren Necochea · Individual · Boise, ID$250
- 51Matt Dickey · Individual · Pocatello, ID$250
- 52Rose Stevens · Individual · Pocatello, ID$250
- 53Sheila Dahlquist · Individual · Pocatello, IL$250
- 54Stephanie Adams · Individual · Pocatello, ID$250
- 55Stephanie Paulsen · Individual · Pocatello, ID$250
- 56Mary Shea · Individual · Pocatello, ID$237
- 57Daniel & Sharon Manning · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$225
- 58Diane Bilyeu · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 3 gifts$225
- 59Alan Humpries · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 60Albert Strickland · Individual · Pocatello, ID$200
- 61Brian & Jennifer Attebery · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 62Bruce Hanson · Individual · Pocatello, ID$200
- 63Cathy Wright · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 64Dale Clark · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 3 gifts$200
- 65Dale Reavis · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 66EJ Zita · Individual · McCammon, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 67Emma Reilly · Individual · Pocatello, ID$200
- 68Holly Reavis · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 69Jeff Anderson · Individual · Pocatello, ID$200
- 70Jerry Myers · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 71Joan Evans · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 72John & Julie Bank · Individual · Inkom, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 73Larry Fisher · Individual · Pocatello, ID$200
- 74LeeAnn Palagi · Individual · Chubbuck, ID$200
- 75Michael & Thais Ayre · Individual · Chubbuck, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 76Mike Ditto · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 77Richard Garvin · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 78Richard Smith · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 79Robert Barlow · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 80Robert Pearce · Individual · Pocatelo, ID · 2 gifts$200
- 81Stephen Weeg · Individual · Pocatello, ID$200
- 82Teena Rhoads · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$175
- 83Alan & Bonnie Frantz · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$150
- 84James McCarthy · Individual · Pocatello, ID$150
- 85Jean Haneke · Individual · Pocatello, IL$150
- 86Phillip & Edyth Joslin · Individual · Pocatello, ID$150
- 87Robert & Mary Gehrke · Individual · Pocatelo, ID · 2 gifts$150
- 88Ronald Hatzenbuehler · Individual · Pocatello, ID · 2 gifts$150
- 89Robin Johns · Individual · Pocatello, ID$125
- 90Andy Akers · Individual · Pocatelo, ID$100
- 91Betty Holbrook · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 92Beverly Gillitte · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 93Bill Steckbauer · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 94Brad Bugger · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 95Brent Holbrook · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 96Britt & Irv Johnson · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 97Bryan & Ashley Maynes · Individual · Pocatelo, ID$100
- 98Cara Howell · Individual · Pocatello, ID$100
- 99Chris Troescher · Individual · Meridian, ID$100
- 100Dan Hargrames · Individual · Pocatello, 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
$47,232 reported spent in 2025–26, out of $47,578 raised.
- Ads, mail and signs$33,233 70%
- Staff and consultants$8,000 17%
- Events, food and travel$3,458 7%
- Operations, fees and interest$2,541 5%
Raised minus spent in 2025–26 filings: $346. This isn't the same as cash on hand: money carried over from earlier campaigns isn't in these figures.
Legislator to legislator
Money Mark Dahlquist gave to other Idaho legislators' campaigns, and what legislators gave back. 2025–26.
Gave to 1 legislator · $250
- James Ruchti (D)personal check$250
Received from 1 legislator · $1,000
- James Ruchti (D)personal check$1,000
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 Mark Dahlquist's race
Bannock County Democratic Central Committee · for Mark Dahlquist $1,000
Funded by: James Ruchti $2,862, James Ruchti $1,400, Ilana Rubel $1,100
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by other committees naming Mark Dahlquist, as filed.
Supporting
Follow the money: who funds the groups involved
Every committee that gave Mark Dahlquist money directly or spent for or against Mark Dahlquist on its own, with what that committee raised in 2025–26 and its largest donors.
- Conservation Voters for Idaho Action Fundgave $400 · spent $5,269 supporting
Raised $84,000. Top donors: LCV Victory Fund $35,451; LCV Political Engagement Fund $24,549; Caleb Roope (Eagle, ID) $13,000
- Pocatello Labor PACgave $1,000
Raised $4,000. Top donors: SMART TD PAC $2,000; IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND $1,000; Pocatello Firefighters PAC $1,000
- 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
- Pocatello Firefighters PACgave $1,000
Raised $31,288. Top donors: IAFF FIREPAC $31,288
- Housing Action Fundgave $1,000
Raised $2,000. Top donors: Caleb Roope (Eagle, ID) $2,000
- D29 Democratic Campaign Committeegave $500
No itemized 2025–26 contributions on file for this committee.
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 Mark Dahlquist, 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.
- Nathan Roberts (D) · House B · District 293 shared
Bannock County Democratic Central Committee · Pocatello Firefighters PAC · Pocatello Labor PAC
- James Ruchti (D) · Senate · District 292 shared
Bannock County Democratic Central Committee · Pocatello Firefighters PAC
- Mary Shea (D) · House A · District 292 shared
Bannock County Democratic Central Committee · Pocatello Labor PAC
Mark Dahlquist gave to committees and other campaigns
- Ann Swanson · personal check$200
Shares campaign vendors with
Firms Mark Dahlquist paid for campaign services, and the other Idaho candidates and committees that paid them.
- The Paperwork Plpaid $8,226
Also: James Ruchti · Stephen Craig" " Yadon · John Crowder · Jilene Burger · Ann Swanson · Christopher Schnitzler · +11 more
- 208 Strategiespaid $8,000
Also: James Ruchti · Nathan Roberts · Monica Church · Mary Shea · Ann Swanson · Todd Achilles · +13 more
- DSPolitical, LLCpaid $7,446
Also: James Young · Keven Lewis · Bannock County Democratic Central Committee
- Idaho State Universitypaid $811
Also: James Ruchti · Ann Swanson · Kimberly Jackman · Nathan Roberts · Mandy Peace · Jill Kirkham · +2 more
Every contribution
People are listed by name, city and state; donor committees that file in Idaho link to their own page.
302 contributions · $47,578
| Date | Contributor | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dale's Inc | Company | $500 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Mark Dahlquist · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Housing Action Fund | Political Committee | $1,000 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | James Ruchti · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $1,000 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Portneuf Valley Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 13 | Company | $750 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Brotherhood of Local Engineers and Trainman PAC Fund | Company | $500 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Jean Haneke · Pocatello, IL | Individual | $150 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Paul Echohawk · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Chris Troescher · Meridian, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Rick Phillips · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Bannock County Legislative District 29 | Political Committee | $500 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Larry Fisher · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Richard Smith · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Daniel & Sharon Manning · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Margaret Hudson · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Diane Bilyeu · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Beth Hill · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Valerie Wright · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Jennifer Cardenas · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Fawndora Neeser-Hoffman · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $40 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Tom Eisenhower · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $20 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Jacob DeLaRosa · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Tim Forhan · Blackfoot, ID | Individual | $300 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Naeem Rahim · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Rahim Rahim · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Holly Reavis · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Lisa Hasegawa · Los Angeles, CA | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Richard Garvin · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Marshall Magee · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Dale Reavis · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Paula Jones · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Tom Jeffs · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $20 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Pocatello Labor PAC | Political Committee | $1,000 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | John Abreu · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Luke Enterprises | Company | $500 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | D29 Democratic Campaign Committee | Political Committee | $500 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Robert Marcinko · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Beverly Gillitte · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | John & Julie Bank · Inkom, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Michael & Thais Ayre · Chubbuck, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Doug & Gina Pendleton · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Cary Colaianni · Madras, OR | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Sherrie Garner · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Clark Christiansen · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Chara Boehm · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $20 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | John Brennan · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Sarah Jackson · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Robert Richway · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Phillip & Edyth Joslin · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $150 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Judy Harveston · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Alan Humpries · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | LeeAnn Dutton · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Robert & Mary Gehrke · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Ronald Hatzenbuehler · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Nancy Hendricks · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Dave Packer · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Daniel & Nancy Armstrong · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Donna Hayes · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Robert Barlow · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Alan & Bonnie Frantz · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $75 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Fran Heisler · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $75 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | James & Judy Liday · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Carolyn Meline · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | J'Neane Smith · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Suzanne Sturzi-Forest · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Richard & Donna Sagness · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Gary Peck · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Matt Dickey · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Lance Clark · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Cameron Thompson · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Mary Kennedy · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $35 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Kimberly Smith · Houston, TX | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | James McCarthy · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $150 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Smart TD PAC | Company | $1,000 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Andy Akers · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Lauren Necochea · Boise, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Bruce Hanson · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Bruce Hendricks · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $35 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Alicia Tauscher · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $25 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Elizabeth Erickson · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $5 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Arturo Beery · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Randy & Cathy Dixon - Litteneker · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Paul Link · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $500 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Michele Courville · Palmer Lake, CO | Individual | $250 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Midge Rose · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | David Maguire · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $200 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Donald Merrill · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Robert Pearce · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Ryan Ward · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Rita Anderson · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Brian & Jennifer Attebery · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Jennifer Munson · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $100 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | John Lowry · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $75 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Stanley & Lesha Payron · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Angie Beck · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Sam Nettinga · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Dale Clark · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Alan & Pam Hill · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $50 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Rose Stevens · Pocatello, ID | Individual | $250 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Susan Nelson · Pocatelo, ID | Individual | $100 |
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.