David Leavitt

2 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-17

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David Leavitt.

From Magic Valley three-race convergence (2026-09-17). Recorded status: SOURCE-RESTORED RECOVERY ITEM. URLs and source-specific support statements restored from corrected v2 snapshot. Evidentiary firewall preserved; dynamic aggregates and secondary reports still require ordinary publication-stage verification. This sourced excerpt establishes the research context; it is not a completed biography or identity determination.

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May 15 opposition spending included Foreman ($26,250 combined), Keyser ($14,000), Zuiderveld ($11,000), Zito ($8,875), Kohl ($7,000), David Leavitt ($7,000), Clint Hostetler ($5,000), Barbara Ehardt ($5,000), and Scott Herndon ($5,000), while supporting Melissa Durrant ($8,000), Jim Woodward ($800), and Mark Sauter ($800).
Hometown funded Defend on the same dates as $208,725 in Redbird targeting · 2026-09-17
Recorded status: verified same-date network and targeting pattern; dollar-level allocation unproven

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People

Glenneda Zuiderveld · 2 shared records
Barbara Ehardt · 1 shared record
Brent Reinke · 1 shared record
Casey Swensen · 1 shared record
Cherie Vollmer · 1 shared record
Christy Zito · 1 shared record
Clint Hostetler · 1 shared record
Daniel Foreman · 1 shared record
Jim Woodward · 1 shared record
Josh Keyser · 1 shared record
Josh Kohl · 1 shared record
Joshua Kohl · 1 shared record
Julianne Young · 1 shared record
Mark Sauter · 1 shared record
Melissa Durrant · 1 shared record
Scott Herndon · 1 shared record

PACs

Defend and Protect Idaho · 1 shared record
Hometown Heroes · 1 shared record

Organizations

Redbird Strategies · 1 shared record

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Connection research · 2026-09-17Magic Valley three-race convergence

Recorded status: SOURCE-RESTORED RECOVERY ITEM. URLs and source-specific support statements restored from corrected v2 snapshot. Evidentiary firewall preserved; dynamic aggregates and secondary reports still require ordinary publication-stage verification.

Three 2026 Republican primary contests under review are Brent Reinke vs. Glenneda Zuiderveld, Casey Swensen vs. Josh Kohl, and Cherie Vollmer vs. David Leavitt. Idaho GOP's own Integrity in Affiliation page records Reinke/Swensen/Vollmer as 'Yes, with exceptions' and Zuiderveld/Kohl/Leavitt as 'Yes.' Idaho Education News lists Defend & Protect independent spending of $36,532 against Zuiderveld, $31,990 against Kohl, and $16,138 against Leavitt.

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Idaho GOP — 2026 Integrity in Affiliation — URL-preserving recovery snapshot v2
Idaho Education News — Ballot Beat / PAC spending — URL-preserving recovery snapshot v2

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Connection research · 2026-09-17Hometown funded Defend on the same dates as $208,725 in Redbird targeting

Recorded status: verified same-date network and targeting pattern; dollar-level allocation unproven

Hometown 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. Defend's independent-expenditure ledger reports $110,000 in  broadcast expenditures on May 13 and $98,725 on May 15—$208,725 across the exact two transfer dates. May 13 opposition spending targeted  ($26,671),  ($19,483.75),  ($19,483.75),  ($14,255),  ($14,255),  ($7,925.75), and  ($7,925.75). May 15 opposition spending included Foreman ($26,250 combined), Keyser ($14,000), Zuiderveld ($11,000), Zito ($8,875), Kohl ($7,000), David Leavitt ($7,000),  ($5,000),  ($5,000), and  ($5,000), while supporting  ($8,000),  ($800), and  ($800). Defend had substantial pooled funding from other donors, including , , Allen Morgan, and farm interests, so the records do not trace Hometown's particular dollars to a particular advertisement. They do establish that the Hometown-to-Defend transfers and Defend's principal anti-non-establishment broadcast buys occurred on the same two dates.

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