Gary Raney

13 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-18

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About Gary Raney

Earlier secondary reporting of Gary Raney's contact with Way Back remains a separate source-supported claim; this filing alone does not establish what was discussed.

From Original FEC rows date $550,000 from Way Back to three Idaho PACs (2026-09-18). Recorded status: Primary FEC records verified; prior interpretation corrected or upgraded; no finding of unlawful coordination. New published findings are added here as sourced excerpts.

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Earlier secondary reporting of Gary Raney's contact with Way Back remains a separate source-supported claim; this filing alone does not establish what was discussed.
Original FEC rows date $550,000 from Way Back to three Idaho PACs · 2026-09-18
Recorded status: Primary FEC records verified; prior interpretation corrected or upgraded; no finding of unlawful coordination.

The public page displayed a post dated May 21 headed as a message from chair Gary Raney.
Raney's public message identifies campaign themes, but not the producer or exact broadcast creative · 2026-09-18
Recorded status: Primary self-description verified as published; election-year context inferred; campaign claims and producer attribution unverified

Sean Dolan's May 18, 2026 EdNews report says five timed contribution reports signed by Gary Raney since February 2024 placed Way Back PAC in Sheridan, Idaho rather than Wyoming.
Way Back address error reportedly changed apparent in-state funding from 95% to 45%; current Wyoming listing verified · 2026-09-18
Recorded status: Historical error/correction attributed to contemporary reporting; present Wyoming address and 2026 totals verified in official UI; intent unresolved

The sponsor is Defend and Protect Idaho, PO Box 162, Boise; Gary Raney is listed as chair and Judith Ellis as treasurer.
KIVI FCC political-file form names Commercial Space Experts—not Redbird—as Defend and Protect’s media agency · 2026-09-17
Recorded status: Verified from supplied FCC PDFs; transaction-role interpretation unresolved

Idaho 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.
Defend and Protect Idaho’s treasurer is the highest-value records-custodian lead for Esto payments · 2026-09-17
Recorded status: Verified committee-officer finding; records-custody inference

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PACs

Defend and Protect Idaho

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Idaho 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.

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Defend and Protect Idaho

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Defend 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.

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Organizations

Idaho Leaders United

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Idaho Solutions now partners with Idaho Leaders United, whose leadership includes Defend and Protect Idaho chair Gary Raney.

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Other names appearing in the same research (36)

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People

Judith Ellis · 6 shared records
Christy Zito

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Connection research · 2026-09-18Original FEC rows date $550,000 from Way Back to three Idaho PACs

Recorded status: Primary FEC records verified; prior interpretation corrected or upgraded; no finding of unlawful coordination.

Primary-source upgrade, September 18, 2026: Way Back PAC's original pre-primary FEC report 1982527, filed June 11 for April 1–June 3, reports five Schedule B line 29 transactions totaling $550,000 to three Idaho committees. Hometown Heroes PAC: $100,000 on April 30, 2026, D-35622-B (PDF page 30). Idaho First: $100,000 on May 4, D-36049-B (page 30). Defend and Protect Idaho: $100,000 on May 5, D-36052-B; $150,000 on May 7, D-36055-B; and $100,000 on May 15, D-36059-B (pages 26–27), totaling $350,000. All five describe a contribution to a non-federal committee from the non-contribution account. The original electronic records and corresponding PDF text were inspected, upgrading earlier payee aggregation with dates and transaction identifiers. These records establish Way Back's direct funding of all three committees. They do not identify instructions for particular Idaho candidates, messages, advertisements or shared approval. The report's separate $75,000 Western Futures in-kind research item explicitly names Lynne Walz in Nebraska; that earmark must not be applied to these Idaho transactions. Earlier secondary reporting of Gary Raney's contact with Way Back remains a separate source-supported claim; this filing alone does not establish what was discussed. Donor-receipt tracing for this report uses Schedule A line 17, while these payments use Schedule B line 29; an earlier reference to Schedule H should not guide this specific lookup. Next useful evidence: grant terms, instructions and recipient-side records explaining the purpose and decision authority behind these five transfers.

Sources

Way Back PAC pre-primary report FEC-1982527 — Schedule B line 29, pages 26–27 and 30; transactions D-35622-B, D-36049-B, D-36052-B, D-36055-B, D-36059-B
Original electronic filing 1982527 — Five SB29 transaction IDs identified above

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