Ryan Lance

1 published research record · Latest research 2026-09-17

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Published research connects Ryan Lance with Way Back PAC: Way Back PAC is FEC committee C00824342, registered September 2, 2022, treasurer Ryan Lance.

From Way Back PAC funded the same Idaho PAC network that paid Redbird; exact-address match is negative (2026-09-17). Recorded status: Verified common funding/vendor pattern; exact-address identity bridge disproved; source-of-funds and control remain unresolved. This sourced connection summary is the current introduction; read the full record for dates and limits.

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Way Back PAC

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Way Back PAC is FEC committee C00824342, registered September 2, 2022, treasurer Ryan Lance.

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Other names appearing in the same research (6)

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PACs

Defend and Protect Idaho · 1 shared record
Hometown Heroes · 1 shared record
Idaho First · 1 shared record
Way Back PAC · 1 shared record

Organizations

Redbird Strategies · 1 shared record
Redbird Strategies LLC · 1 shared record

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Connection research · 2026-09-17Way Back PAC funded the same Idaho PAC network that paid Redbird; exact-address match is negative

Recorded status: Verified common funding/vendor pattern; exact-address identity bridge disproved; source-of-funds and control remain unresolved.

Defend and Protect Idaho’s profile lists Way Back PAC as its largest contributor at $400,000 and Redbird Strategies as a major broadcast-advertising vendor. Contemporary reporting says Way Back PAC also sent large sums to Hometown Heroes and Idaho First—two other committees that paid Redbird. This creates a common upstream-funder/common-vendor pattern worth tracing. However, the precise Wyoming addresses do not match: Way Back PAC’s official FEC address is 30 N Gould St, Suite 4205, Sheridan, WY 82801, while Idaho Redbird’s formation filing uses 1309 Coffeen Ave, Suite 1200, Sheridan, WY 82801. Sheridan city overlap is therefore not an identity bridge. Way Back PAC is FEC committee C00824342, registered September 2, 2022, treasurer Ryan Lance. Its 2025–2026 FEC summary shows $5,185,803.26 in receipts, of which $5,039,967.01 are classified as 'Other Receipts,' and $5,006,499.51 in disbursements, of which $4,825,428.22 are 'Other Disbursements.' Those broad categories require transaction-level tracing before inferring source or purpose. No Cothren link established.

Sources

Defend and Protect Idaho committee profile — Top Contributors and independent expenditures panels
WAY BACK PAC committee overview — 2025–2026 financial summary and committee details
Idaho PACs spent more than $4.2M on primary election races — June 23, 2026 search result/article summary

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