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Idaho Extremism

Organizations

Five groups. One ecosystem.

Behind every vote is a structure. Money flows from donors through intermediaries to campaigns. Narrative flows through coordinated amplifiers. Legislative direction flows from one whip to eight legislators. These are the orgs running it.

Citizens Alliance of Idaho / America logo Citizens Alliance of Idaho logo
CAI / CAA

Citizens Alliance of Idaho / America

Loyalty-enforcement funding apparatus

$450K to Idaho candidates in 2026, 99.72% of it from out of state, with most of that traced to a Pennsylvania company that sells gambling machines Idaho banned in 2015.

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Idaho Freedom Caucus logo
IFC

Idaho Freedom Caucus

In-chamber legislator caucus, operationally independent of IFF / SFCN

Heather Scott, Tammy Nichols, and Brian Lenney run the in-chamber IFC; Scott Herndon is the returning chair candidate. Operationally separate from IFF / SFCN, cutting deals with the same Moyle and Anthon the IFF publicly attacks.

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Idaho Freedom Foundation logo
IFF

Idaho Freedom Foundation

Dark-money hub + policy-writing parent organization

Brent Regan chairs IFF from North Idaho and Beck anchors East Idaho — a two-headed leadership built for geographic resilience. Ron Nate is the public face, Smith is the brains, and Hurst is the operative.

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The Propaganda Network logo
Organization

The Propaganda Network

Coordinated narrative amplification apparatus

Honor Idaho, Idaho Dispatch, Stop Idaho RINOs, and adjacent sites — three main operators (Pruett, Hurst, Heida) running one coordinated message pipeline with documented cross-domain infrastructure ties.

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State Freedom Caucus Network logo Idaho Gang of Eight logo
SFCN

State Freedom Caucus Network

National whip network for Freedom Caucus-aligned state legislators

Maria Nate runs SFCN and used to whip the chamber Idaho Freedom Caucus. The IFC has since split off, and SFCN's effective Idaho whip-list is now smaller and no longer matches the chamber IFC roster.

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