Research finding · Research date 2026-09-18
WinAg leadership and history: Wyatt Prescott, the 2022 committee, and a paid Prescott Consulting vendor
Recorded status: Primary official portal transcription; historical and current data distinguished.
This is a dated research record. Its qualifications and open questions are part of the account. Association alone does not establish wrongdoing or control.
The current Idaho Sunshine profile identifies WinAg PAC as active, filing entity 482, with Wyatt Prescott serving as both chairman and treasurer. The profile displays registration on December 29, 2023 and amendment on January 6, 2025. That is not a reliable founding date: the legacy Sunshine record, campaign 2503, already contains a C-1C registration dated April 7, 2022, names Prescott in both roles, and records 2022 activity.
Identified 2022 outside receipts: Idaho Wheat & Barley PAC $12,250; Idaho Cattle PAC $16,000 in two entries; Idaho Dairy Industry PAC $8,000; Idaho Grain PAC $7,500. These total $43,750. A separate $2,987.08 entry labels WinAg itself as an in-kind contributor and corresponds to an in-kind expenditure naming Phil McGrane for Idaho. It should not be described as an additional outside donor. The legacy total, including this entry, is $46,737.08.
The current independent-expenditure table names Prescott Consulting as vendor on twenty $250 allocations dated May 13, 2024, totaling $5,000. This is an identity-verification lead. The shared surname does not establish that Wyatt owns the business; no ownership filing or contract was verified in this review.
Historical Idaho Grain publications identify Wyatt Prescott with state government affairs in 2021 and 2022. The current IGPA staff page does not list him. A 2015 Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission account calls him Idaho Cattle Association executive director. These are dated professional roles, not proof of current employment. Neither the committee profile nor these biographies establishes a full WinAg board, founder list, governing agreement, ownership, or exclusive decision-making authority.
Source references
- Current official WinAg profile — Committee information and independent expenditures
- Legacy official WinAg profile — Registration and 2022 activity
- Idaho Grain Winter 2021 — Staff listing
- Current IGPA staff — Staff roster