IdahoCabal — Follow the evidence

Connection research · 2026-09-15

Western Futures Fund is formally listed as Way Back PAC’s connected organization as Way Back routes money into Idaho PACs

Recorded status: Connected-organization relationship and $125K 2025 WFF receipt are primary verified; current reporting puts cumulative WFF→Way Back at $1.125M, with the $1M raw receipt row still pending reproduction.

Connection research · 2026-09-15

Way Back PAC directly contributed to Votes Idaho executive Colin Nash’s Boise City Council campaign

Recorded status: PRIMARY FEC VERIFIED direct Way Back→Colin Nash campaign contribution; personnel/electoral crossline established. No Votes Idaho grant pass-through or coordination is established.

Connection research · 2026-09-15

Way Back money reaches Defend and Protect Idaho, where Gary Raney and Judith Ellis oversee candidate support/opposition spending

Recorded status: Current Idaho governance and 2026 spending use verified; Way Back→DPI funding verified. Upstream WFF/1630 same-dollar attribution remains unproved.

Connection research · 2026-09-15

Way Back money reaches Idaho under Gary Raney/Judith Ellis and is deployed into candidate-specific primary spending

Recorded status: PRIMARY/strongly verified Idaho steering and use: Way Back→Defend and Protect receipts, Idaho leadership, and candidate-specific independent expenditures documented. WFF/upstream donor selection of individual Idaho candidates is NOT established.

Connection research · 2026-09-15

Western Futures and Way Back both paid Fireweed Campaigns, creating another shared professional-services node

Recorded status: PRIMARY WFF contractor and primary FEC Way Back payment verified. Shared vendor relationship established; coordination, common strategy and Idaho-target selection are NOT established.

Connection research · 2026-09-15

Jonah Meyers is publicly identified as Blue Moon Strategies’ founder/principal as Blue Moon operates WFF and consults for Way Back

Recorded status: WFF→Blue Moon day-to-day role PRIMARY verified; Way Back→Blue Moon consulting PRIMARY verified; Jonah Meyers founder/principal identification supported by current Blue Moon recruiting material/LinkedIn. Board authority/donor direction/Idaho-target selection NOT established.

Connection research · 2026-09-15

WFF's disclosed 2021–24 funder map totals about $12.3M, with multiple upstream nodes also funding Way Back directly

Recorded status: IRS-DERIVED/PRIMARY FEC VERIFIED upstream architecture. Direct dual-recipient relationships for Guardian and Global Impact documented; same-dollar pass-through, earmarking and control not established.

Way Back PAC 2025 Year-End FEC Form 3X

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Western Futures Fund is formally listed as Way Back PAC’s connected organization as Way Back routes money into Idaho PACs

Way Back PAC directly contributed to Votes Idaho executive Colin Nash’s Boise City Council campaign

Way Back money reaches Defend and Protect Idaho, where Gary Raney and Judith Ellis oversee candidate support/opposition spending

Way Back money reaches Idaho under Gary Raney/Judith Ellis and is deployed into candidate-specific primary spending

Western Futures and Way Back both paid Fireweed Campaigns, creating another shared professional-services node

Jonah Meyers is publicly identified as Blue Moon Strategies’ founder/principal as Blue Moon operates WFF and consults for Way Back

WFF's disclosed 2021–24 funder map totals about $12.3M, with multiple upstream nodes also funding Way Back directly