Just Who are the ‘North Idaho Republicans’ (NIR) PAC?
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Public records show the ‘North Idaho Republicans’ PAC includes:
Funded by Big Boise money and establishment insiders
Fueled by Democratic activists, woke liberals & Never-Trumpers
Packed with incumbents who skip the work they were elected to do
Includes Ranked-Choice-Voting supporters, Biden activists, LGBTQ activists and an active abortion-initiative signature collector
These are the same candidates running against your conservative precinct committeemen.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
Christa Hazel
“Women for Biden” Activist & NIR Spokesperson
Outspoken Never-Trump activist and official NIR spokesperson
Led “Women for Biden” in Idaho — pushed mask mandates and hated Trump
Took maximum $1,000 donation from the #1 illegal labor lobby PAC (Idaho Dairymen)
“Hazel . . . thinks Kamala Harris is one of the most qualified vice presidential candidates the country has ever seen”
Duncan Bell - Precinct 305
Abortion Activist & NIR Candidate
Volunteer signature gatherer for the extreme late-term abortion initiative
Personally collected signatures to put it on the ballot
“I have gone out and collected signatures… And I will vote for it.”
Britt Thurman - Precinct 408
LGBTQ Pride Alliance “Proud” Supporter & Funder
Donated to a Democrat’s fundraiser for the North Idaho Pride Alliance (trans agenda promoter)
Donated to the left-wing Human Rights Education Institute, a major backer of the North Idaho Pride Alliance and its trans agenda
Publicly supported the Kootenai Young Democrats as recently as last year
Still sits as an official Republican Precinct Committeeman while holding these extreme views
Kellie Palm - Precinct 314
NIR-Recommended Candidate Expelled by the KCRCC for Murder Accusation
Publicly accused grieving Republican committeeman of murdering his recently deceased wife by “pushing her down the stairs” during a KCRCC meeting
Expelled by overwhelming vote from the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee
Repeatedly said “I don’t care” when shocked members objected
Expulsion upheld by the IDGOP Executive Committee on appeal - yet North Idaho Republicans still recommend her
20 North Idaho Republicans Pushed Ranked-Choice Voting
They Signed the Petition for Prop 1 - a Radical Plan to Overhaul Idaho’s Election System and Help Elect More Liberals
Ranked-Choice Voting (Prop 1) was crushed by Idaho voters 70% to 30%
These North Idaho Republicans RINOs tried to force this liberal election takeover on the state and are still running for precinct committeeman
NIR Precinct Committeemen with Terrible Attendance Records
Chronically Absent While Claiming to Represent Conservatives
Multiple NIR candidates missed 6 to 15 meetings, with several attending less than 50% of KCRCC meetings
John Young (42% attendance — missed ~15 meetings)
Aaron O’Brien & Sid Smith (46% attendance — missed ~14 meetings each)
Wendy Gabriel, Mary Souza, Dan Gookin, Tim Skubitz, Marc Stewart and others all well below 80% attendance
Mike Baker - Precinct 401
North Idaho Pride Alliance Board Member (Fmr) & NIR Candidate (Fmr)
Served on the board of the North Idaho Pride Alliance, which promotes drag queen story hour for kids and Pride in the Park
As CEO of Heritage Health, is “dedicated to providing high quality care for transgender and gender-diverse patients” - including children
Represents the extreme social agenda the North Idaho Republicans continue to embrace
“Together, we can dismantle the outdated structures...that have hindered our collective progress”
Jennifer Drake
Satanic Temple Business Partner, NIR Activist & Daughter of NIR Founder, Jack Riggs
Partnered with the Satanic Temple and brought subversive Communist & Woke art to Coeur d’Alene
Her father accused North Idahoans of being “racists reminiscent of the 1920s Klan” and threw neighbors under the bus over alleged “hate speech”
Burned the names of NIR political enemies in effigy while her father claims to represent conservative values
“The empowerment of bigotry and racism threatens the very fabric of our community” (Coeur d’Alene) “ . . . these incidents are not just isolated problems. They remind us of the worst parts of our past, like the 1920s Klan ”
Marc Stewart - Precinct 405
‘North Idaho Republican’ Candidate, & Never Trumper
Pushed mask & vaccine mandates while calling himself a Republican
Openly detests Trump and claims “so many people (like Trump) hold racist views”
Classic example of the anti-Trump, pro-mandate RINO agenda NIR continues to promote
“So many people (like Trump) hold racist views...”
Marc in his own words
Russell Mann - Precinct 514
‘North Idaho Republicans’ Activist & Never Trumper
Supports Cheri Zao, former Treasurer of the Official Kootenai County Democrat Central Committee
Openly attacks Trump and the MAGA movement
Calls the John Birch Society - a patriotic, pro-Constitution organization - “racist”
Classic example of the anti-Trump, pro-Democrat RINO agenda NIR promotes
“Trump . . . lost in 2018, 2020, 2022, and has lost the Senate, and is trying to lose the House. It’s incredible how much losing he does.”
Russell Mann in his own words.
The Choice Is Clear. Meet the Real Conservatives.
201 Charles Bernhard
202 Jared Coleman
203 Melanie Vander Feer
204 Michael Jehnichen
205 Brent Regan
206 Dave Seurynck
207 Richard Meyer
208 Jamie Hass
209 Jeff Odland
301 Terry La Liberte
302 Steve Cochran
303 Pierce Duncan
304 Hendrick Mills
305 Mary White
306 Philip Thompson
308 Jocelyn Roman
309 Judy Fujimoto
310 Luke Sommer
312 Conrad Wentzel
313 Tamara Bateson
314 Yasmin Harris
315 Nicole Barnett
316 Paul Trouette
318 Sandy White
319 Mike Stavish
320 Jeannette Howard
321 Bill Dougherty
323 David Crane
401 Joseph Williams
402 Terri Seymour
403 Debbie Loffman
404 Joseph Fisher
405 Steve Adams
406 Beverly Guenette
407 Jeremy R. Williams
408 Leah Southwell
409 Anne Subia
410 Jeremy Lokken
411 Jerry Barlow
412 Monica Kovacs
413 Catherine Bedford
414 Bjorn Handeen
415 Howard Kuhns
416 Jim Cooke
417 Avery Granum
418 Dana Fay
419 Wilhelm Jostlein
420 Joe Alfieri
501 Ezekiel Guerra
502 Paul Grady
503 David Stoltz
504 Brendon Anderson
505 Michael Hedden
506 Jeff Populus
507 Randy Westlund
508 Jill Storm
509 Michelle Fansler
510 Erin Blackburn
511 Carla Bonney
512 Marc Eberlein
513 Don Eichler
514 Michael Burgess
515 Daniel O Eloe
516 Aaron Plew
517 Megan Rounds
518 Todd Banducci
519 Aaron Darakjy
520 Michael Rutledge
521 Doug Balija
522 Michelle Grossglauser