Precinct Committeemen and the Battle for the Republican Party in Idaho
Learn about Precinct Committeeman candidates for Hayden and their history of political donations
What is a Precinct Committeeman?
A precinct committeeman is an elected official who receives a position in the political party to represent a particular precinct. A precinct is a geographical area in a county. Kootenai County has 73 precincts.
In Idaho, the rules for precinct committeemen are established in Title 34 Chapter 6.
“...a precinct committeeman for each political party shall be elected in every voting precinct within each county. The term of office of a precinct committeeman shall be from the eighth day following the primary election until the eighth day following the next succeeding primary election.”
PC candidates must be 18 years old, live in the precinct for 6 months preceding the election, and file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk. The deadline for the May 21, 2024 election has already passed. Absentee ballots have been sent out, early voting will occur from May 6 to May 17, and election day will be May 21 from 8am to 8pm Pacific Time.
The Republicans
The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) can have a maximum of 72 precinct committeemen. The number of PCs on the committee at any given time fluctuates based on how many precincts have candidates during an election as well as resignations and appointments between the elections which occur every two years.
Appointments to vacant PC positions happen regularly and are voted on by the body. As an example, during the KCRCC meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, five PCs were installed who are also candidates for PC in the primary.
PC candidate filings
Candidates for Precinct Committeeman (PC) in Kootenai County for the Republican, Democrat, and Libertarian parties are available on the Kootenai County Elections website:
The Republican Showdown
Out of the 10 precincts that include Hayden, eight Republican incumbents are running for PC. Here is the information about each precinct, incumbent status (if any), their donor ID (or IDs in the cases where a name has multiple variations) with a link to the relevant sunshine report, and a summary of who they have donated to since 2020 based on Idaho Campaign Finance data (Sunshine reports).
The information is presented precinct by precinct.
Many names will be recognizable due to current or prior elected political positions, previous candidacies, or involvement in the community in various capacities. For the purposes of this post, we are only providing information about political donations.
Precinct 310
Luke Sommer (incumbent)
ID: 26157
Donations: KCRCC, Art Macomber, Priscilla Giddings
Randee Goodwin
No known donations
Precinct 311
Pierce Clegg
ID: 41355, 83948
Donations: Robert Norris, AGRA PAC, Robert Scott, Peter Riggs, Rich Christensen, North Idaho Republicans PAC, Chris Fillios, Brad Little, Sherri Ybarra, Scott Bedke
Valeriya Rourke (incumbent)
No known donations
Precinct 312
Greg McKenzie (incumbent)
ID: 28008, 92477
Donations: KCRCC, Lesli Bjerke, Jerry Claridge
Casey Morrisroe
ID: 63362
Donations: Heather Tenbrink, James McAndrew, Debbie Critchfield, Paul Amador
Precinct 313
Tamara Bateson (incumbent)
ID: 94148, 94149
Donations: KCRCC
Susan Thilo
Donations: Alan Davis, Heather Tenbrink, Christie Wood, James McAndrew, Dan English, Judy Meyer, Regina McCrea, Friends of NIC, Scott Bedke, Luke Malek, Rebecca Smith, Robert Mcfarland, Joe Dunlap
Precinct 314
Paul Mahlow (incumbent)
IDs: 27980, 104010
Donations: KCRCC, Rino Recall, himself
Kellie Palm
No known donations
Precinct 315
Nicole Barnett (incumbent)
IDs: 35648, 93224
Donations: KCRCC, herself
Duane Rasmussen
No known donations
Britt Towery
No known donations
Precinct 316
Randy Hartzell
No known donations
Dené Joubert
No known donations
Precinct 317
Christina Beggs
No known donations
Charlene Matheson
No known donations
Precinct 318
Sandy White (incumbent)
IDs: 30936, 40292
Donations: Diana Sheridan, KCRCC, herself
Nancy Jones
No known donations
Precinct 319
Walt Sackman (incumbent)
ID: 106644
Donations: KCRCC
John Young
ID: 20517
Donations: Roger Saterfiel, James McAndrew, North Idaho Republicans PAC, Amy Evans, Jon McEvers, Robert McFarland, Joe Dunlap
Young Construction (IDs: 1005496, 1017714) owned by John Young has made $19,500 in donations since 2020 to North Idaho Republicans PAC, Citizens for CdA Public Schools, Keep Hayden Safe, Friends of NIC, Scott Bedke, and Citizens to Elect Qualified & Experienced Candidates.
Democrat Incumbents
Two Democrat PC incumbents in Hayden are running for KCDCC Precinct Committeeman positions.
Precinct 314
Sheila Graves Gary (incumbent)
No known donations
Precinct 317
Carolyn F. Mattoon (incumbent)
ID: 74569
Donations: KCDCC, Dan Gookin, Heather Tenbrink, and Larry Bieber
Libertarian Incumbents
There are no candidates for Libertarian PC positions in Hayden.
Wrap-up
We hope this information about precinct committeemen candidates provides you some insight into candidates for KCRCC and KCDCC precinct committeeman positions in Hayden.
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