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Gem State Housing Alliance

6 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-15

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About Gem State Housing Alliance

Idaho Capital Sun identifies Caleb Roope, president/CEO of Eagle-based The Pacific Companies, as a board member of Gem State Housing Alliance, where he publicly advocates reducing local regulatory barriers to housing development.

From Caleb Roope bridges Gem State Housing governance and major Idaho PAC giving (2026-09-15). Recorded status: Board role and political giving verified. Crossline only: no Gem State Housing↔Defend and Protect coordination or shared-fund use established. This sourced excerpt establishes the research context; it is not a completed biography or identity determination.

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Nash's 2023 council campaign treasurer was Diana Lachiondo; the FY2024 filing for Gem State Housing Alliance/Neighbors for Boise lists Lachiondo as program director.
Reclaim-adjacent personnel intersect Lauren McLean political orbit · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: Verified personnel/campaign links from City of Boise filings, campaign materials, nonprofit filings and contemporaneous reporting. No organizational control/coordination inference.

The Sixteen Thirty→Welcoming Neighbors Network→Gem State Housing Alliance route now has identifiable Idaho leadership and concrete policy uses.
Ali Rabe locally steers Gem State Housing Alliance after a Welcoming Neighbors grant tied to Sixteen Thirty-funded infrastructure · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: WNN grant to Gem State, Ali Rabe leadership and Idaho policy program verified. Exact WNN→Gem State grant amount and Sixteen Thirty same-dollar pass-through remain unresolved.

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Other names appearing in the same research (25)

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People

Caleb Roope · 2 shared records
Ali Rabe · 1 shared record
Colin Nash · 1 shared record
Diana Lachiondo · 1 shared record
Lauren McLean · 1 shared record
Luke Mayville · 1 shared record
Maggie Lyons · 1 shared record
Melanie Folwell · 1 shared record
Patrick Spouts · 1 shared record

PACs

Defend and Protect Idaho · 1 shared record

Organizations

Neighbors for Boise · 3 shared records
Idahoans United for Women and Families · 2 shared records
New Venture Fund · 2 shared records
Sixteen Thirty Fund

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Connection research · 2026-09-15Caleb Roope bridges Gem State Housing governance and major Idaho PAC giving

Recorded status: Board role and political giving verified. Crossline only: no Gem State Housing↔Defend and Protect coordination or shared-fund use established.

A locally based crossline now connects the housing-policy and election-PAC branches without implying organizational coordination. Idaho Capital Sun identifies Caleb Roope, president/CEO of Eagle-based The Pacific Companies, as a board member of Gem State Housing Alliance, where he publicly advocates reducing local regulatory barriers to housing development. Separate 2026 campaign-finance reporting identifies Roope as a $90,000 contributor to Defend and Protect Idaho; Transparency USA’s current Idaho contributor index lists Caleb J. Roope at $172,000 in total Idaho contributions for the displayed 2026 cycle snapshot. Defend and Protect Idaho then deployed large independent expenditures supporting and opposing Idaho Republican primary candidates. This establishes that a major Idaho real-estate/housing executive participates in the governance of a grant-supported housing-policy organization while also independently supplying substantial political money to a major Idaho PAC. It does NOT establish that Gem State Housing Alliance funds or coordinates with Defend and Protect Idaho, that Roope’s housing-policy role determined his PAC giving, or that any Sixteen Thirty/Welcoming Neighbors grant money is connected to Roope’s personal political contributions.

Sources

Idaho Capital Sun — Gem State Housing Alliance launch — Board-member discussion
Idaho Education News — Defend and Protect Idaho funding/spending — Defend and Protect Idaho funding section
Transparency USA — Idaho contributors, 2026 — Top contributors table

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