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This view separates stated relationships from names appearing in the same published records. A shared record is a research trail, not proof that two subjects have a relationship.
Stated relationships
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Gary Raney
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine identifies Judith Ellis as treasurer and Gary Raney as chairperson of Defend and Protect Idaho, filing entity ID 661, registered January 24, 2024, with mailing address PO Box 162, Boise, ID 83701.
Evidence & context →Judith Ellis
Stated in published researchOnce the money reached Idaho, local leadership is identifiable: Defend and Protect Idaho’s own website lists Judith Ellis as treasurer, and contemporaneous Idaho Capital Sun reporting identifies former Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney as the committee leader/chairman.
Evidence & context →Way Back PAC
Stated in published researchWay Back's June 2026 FEC filing reports three April–May contributions totaling $350,000 to Defend and Protect Idaho.
Evidence & context →Article IV
Stated in published researchArticle IV's primary FY2024 Schedule C separately reports $170,000 paid from its own funds to Defend and Protect Idaho and $30,000 to Way Back PAC during 2024.
Evidence & context →Hometown Heroes
Stated in published researchHometown Heroes transferred $65,000 to Defend and Protect Idaho in two contributions: $45,000 on 2026-05-13 and $20,000 on 2026-05-15.
Evidence & context →Judith Ellis
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine identifies Judith Ellis as treasurer and Gary Raney as chairperson of Defend and Protect Idaho, filing entity ID 661, registered January 24, 2024, with mailing address PO Box 162, Boise, ID 83701.
Evidence & context →Gary Raney
Stated in published researchDefend and Protect Idaho, led by former Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney, spent more than $752,800 supporting 23 Republican primary candidates and opposing 14 others.
Evidence & context →Right Insight LLC
Stated in published researchDefend and Protect Idaho reported $17,562.36 in payments to the voter-data platform Right Insight LLC.
Evidence & context →Esto Perpetua Group LLC
Stated in published researchDefend and Protect Idaho's ledger separates payments to Esto Perpetua Group for management and production from its other media vendors.
Evidence & context →Hulsen Media Services LLC
Stated in published researchDefend and Protect Idaho's ledger reports broadcast-buying payments to Hulsen Media Services, separate from other vendors.
Evidence & context →Redbird Strategies
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine's 2026 expenditure ledger records six distinct May 8 transactions totaling $274,000 from Defend and Protect Idaho to Redbird Strategies for broadcast advertising and production; this payment record does not identify Redbird's owners.
Evidence & context →ESP Print and Mail
Stated in published researchDefend and Protect Idaho's Idaho Sunshine committee profile lists ESP Print and Mail among its 2026 payees at $162,919.81; the payment does not establish control.
Evidence & context →Jim Guthrie
Stated in published researchContemporaneous May 2026 reporting identifies Defend and Protect Idaho independent spending supporting Jim Guthrie and opposing David Worley; it does not establish coordination with Guthrie's campaign.
Evidence & context →Glenneda Zuiderveld
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Glenneda Zuiderveld on May 13 and May 15, 2026; donor-dollar earmarking is not established.
Evidence & context →Daniel Foreman
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Daniel Foreman on May 13 and May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Josh Keyser
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Josh Keyser on May 13 and May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Christy Zito
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Christy Zito on May 13 and May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Julianne Young
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Julianne Young on May 13, 2026.
Evidence & context →Barbara Ehardt
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Barbara Ehardt on May 13 and May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Joshua Kohl
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Joshua Kohl on May 13 and May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →David Leavitt
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting David Leavitt on May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Clint Hostetler
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Clint Hostetler on May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Scott Herndon
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine independent-expenditure records cited in the published note show Defend and Protect Idaho opposition spending targeting Scott Herndon on May 15, 2026.
Evidence & context →Commercial Space Experts
Stated in published researchA May 2026 KIVI FCC political-file form names Commercial Space Experts as the media agency for Defend and Protect Idaho; the form does not name Redbird or establish any subcontracting chain.
Evidence & context →Esto Perpetua Group
Stated in published researchIdaho Sunshine expenditure records show 2024 Defend and Protect Idaho payments to Esto Perpetua Group totaling $90,427 across three entries; beneficial ownership is unresolved.
Evidence & context →Appearing in the same research
These names occur in one or more of the same published records. This does not establish a role, funding, control, coordination, or other direct connection.
Western Futures Fund
11 shared records; relationship unassessed.
Read shared record →Hulsen Media Services
8 shared records; relationship unassessed.
Read shared record →Idaho Dairy Industry PAC
7 shared records; relationship unassessed.
Read shared record →Idaho Prosperity Fund
7 shared records; relationship unassessed.
Read shared record →This network is an index into published research, not a conclusion about control, coordination, or wrongdoing. Read all Defend and Protect Idaho records and sources →