Fundraising & Finance — Campaign Intelligence

2027 Budget Target

$5,000

18-month campaign cycle

Cost Per Vote Target

$1.47

$5,000 / 3,400 votes

ID Contribution Limit

$1,000

Per donor / candidate / cycle (IC 67-6610A)

Disclosure Threshold

$50

Contributions >$50 must be itemized (name/address)

2027 Campaign Budget — $5,000

Category	Budget	Details
Yard Signs	$1,500	200+ signs — largest investment; visibility wins races
Meta Ads (Facebook/Instagram)	$1,000	Targeted to Moscow zip codes, geofenced
Voter Intelligence	$800	Latah County voter file, canvassing app (MiniVAN/Reach), SMS platform
SMS Campaigns	$500	Text banking for GOTV, voter contact
Radio Ads	$1,000	News Talk Radio KQQQ (102.1 FM / 1150 AM)
Miscellaneous/Print	$200	Door hangers, palm cards, stickers
TOTAL	$5,000

Fundraising Calendar

Phase 1: Mar–Aug 2026

Personal asks to close supporters
House parties (2-3 events)
Target: $2,000

Phase 2: Sep 2026–Feb 2027

Small-dollar online fundraising (campaign website donation page)
Local business sponsorships (signs, events)
Target: $2,000

Phase 3: Mar–Nov 2027

Final fundraising push
Yard sign sponsors ($25-50 each from supporters)
Target: $1,000

Idaho Campaign Finance Rules

$1,000 contribution limit: Per donor, per candidate, per election cycle (Idaho Code 67-6610A). Verify current limit — 2026 legislative session may have amended.
$50 itemization threshold: Contributions over $50 must be itemized with donor name and address.
$500 reporting threshold: Receiving $500+ in contributions triggers political committee reporting requirements.
Timed reports: Contributions received after the pre-election report deadline must be reported via timed contribution reports.
Late filing penalty: $50/day for late filings.
Self-funding: Loans to your own campaign are reportable but have no limit.
Filing: Idaho Secretary of State, Sunshine system — sunshine.sos.idaho.gov
Filer ID: 2811 (John Slagboom, established from 2025 race)

Donor Pipeline Strategy

Tier 1: Inner Circle (5-10 people)

Personal asks, house party hosts
Target: $100-500 per person
These are your campaign co-chairs and precinct captains

Tier 2: Supporters (30-50 people)

Email list (82 contacts from 2025)
Small-dollar online ($25-100)
Yard sign sponsors

Tier 3: Community

Local businesses (sign placement, event sponsorship)
Community event fundraising
Social media small-dollar asks

Avoid

Do NOT accept money from PACs or organizations that could become a liability. PAC associations can cost centrist votes. Keep fundraising clean, local, and transparent.

Untapped R Donors — 243 FEC Donors Who Never Gave Locally

These confirmed Republican-aligned voters gave $175K+ to federal R candidates but have zero local campaign donations. A $500 ask from 50 of them = $25,000.

#	Name	FEC Total	Precinct

M12 is the fundraising goldmine: Bennett ($11,445), McGuckin ($6,694), Shawver ($4,994), Craig ($4,640) all live in Precinct 12. Schedule a single house party in M12 to reach all four.

Donor pipeline upgrade: The voter targeting system identified these donors through FEC API analysis of 1,942 Moscow-area donors and 40,005 transactions. All data is public record.

Campaign Finance Tool

Track every contribution and expenditure in real time. Exports CSV formatted for Idaho Sunshine system import. Monitors per-donor $1,000 limits automatically.

Open Finance Tool →

Requires additional password (separate from dashboard login).

Expense Tracking

Keep meticulous records from day one. Every dollar in and out. Itemize all contributions over $50 with donor name and address. Use the Campaign Finance Tool or the Idaho SOS XLSX templates.

Filing Templates Available

Template
ContributionXLSXTemplate.xlsx
ExpenditureXLSXTemplate.xlsx
InKindContributionExpenditureXLSXTemplate.xlsx

Key Insight

A lean $5,000 budget targeting $1.47 per vote is the strategy. Yard signs and radio ads build name recognition; Meta and SMS campaigns reach voters where they are. But the votes come from showing up, knocking doors, and earning trust one conversation at a time.