Out-of-state funder · doesn't file in Idaho
Way Back PAC
Federal hybrid PAC (with a non-contribution account) · Sheridan, Wyoming
FEC committee C00824342 ↗ · raised $10,367,147 in the 2025–26 federal cycle
The money path into Idaho
How this money reaches Idaho races, step by step.
Idaho committee
Defend and Protect Idaho received $375,000
Its largest independent spending on candidates (all funding sources combined):
- Daniel Foreman · against$98,220
- Josh Keyser · against$66,667
- Christy Zito · against$65,735
- Barbara Ehardt · against$44,313
- Julianne Young · against$37,622
- Glenneda Zuiderveld · against$36,764
Idaho committee
Hometown Heroes received $175,000
Its largest independent spending on candidates (all funding sources combined):
- Jim Guthrie · for$19,819
- Julie VanOrden · for$19,380
- Michael Veile · for$14,311
- Mark Sauter · for$11,651
- James Woodward · for$11,651
- Ben Fuhriman · for$9,811
Idaho committee
Idaho First received $100,000
Its largest independent spending on candidates (all funding sources combined):
- Richard Marsh · for$85,000
- Daniel Foreman · against$9,490
- David Worley · against$6,955
- Julianne Young · against$6,415
- Elaine Price · against$6,189
- Christy Zito · against$5,278
Money given to a committee isn't earmarked; the spending shown is everything that committee spent, from all of its donors.
What the records show
- Registered with the FEC in September 2022; treasurer Ryan Lance of Cheyenne. A hybrid PAC can take unlimited money into a separate account. (FEC)
- Spends across the Mountain West and Plains, including on Democratic committees in other states such as the Montana Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and Rob Sand for Iowa. (FEC)
- Its largest sources are organizations whose own donors aren't shown in its FEC reports, led by Western Futures Fund, which shares its Sheridan address. (FEC)
Where its money comes from
Largest donors in its FEC reports, 2025–26 cycle.
- Western Futures Fund · Sheridan, WY$1,200,000
- Civitech · Austin, TX$1,000,000
- Toolbox · Arlington, VA$660,000
- North Fund · Washington, DC$300,000
- Debra Efroymson · Albuquerque, NM$268,000
- Rory Gates · Washington, DC$250,000
- Michael Novogratz · New York, NY$200,000
Federal figures from FEC reports as of October 30, 2026; Idaho figures from the Idaho Secretary of State (Sunshine), updated with each Tally import. Other funders: POM of Pennsylvania LLC, Citizens Alliance Political Action Committee Inc..