Follow the Money: Brad Little's Network

~$5.18M

Raised 2018–2026

~75%

Left Idaho (2022)

$1.3M

To One DC Firm (2022)

$235K

PAC to Attack Arm

10:1

Money Edge vs Fitzpatrick

Money In → Little → Money Out

Large Donors (Confirmed)

VanderSloot / Melaleuca

Idaho Falls, ID

$100,000+

Frank $10K + Belinda $10K + Melaleuca direct $10K (all 2022 cycle). Melaleuca separately gave $70K directly to Idaho Liberty PAC. Little signed the Idaho Patient Act — legislation VanderSloot personally funded.

Idaho

KC Gardner Family

Salt Lake City, Utah

$85,000+

Six Gardner-linked entities gave on the same day (Dec 28, 2021), then again Feb 2022, then $50K personal in Dec 2022. Utah's biggest LDS real estate developer. Same community as September Group and Arena Mail.

Utah Out of State

Thomas Tull

Cranberry Township, PA

$135,000

$10K direct (2021) + $100K to Idaho Victory Fund (2022) + $25K direct (2023). Billionaire film producer and Pittsburgh Steelers co-owner. Purchased 160 acres of Idaho state trust land at auction for $5M after donating.

Out of State

Intralot USA

Duluth, GA

$10,000

Greek lottery tech company. Holds Idaho Lottery contract extended to 2037, estimated $60M+. Governor appoints the Lottery Commission that oversees the contract.

$60M+ Contract Out of State

CoreCivic

Nashville, TN

$1,000

America's largest private prison operator. Idaho DOC contract (2020) for up to 1,200 Idaho inmates housed at CoreCivic Arizona facilities.

State Contract

Micron Technology

Boise, ID

$5,000

Little signed the Idaho Semiconductors for America Act giving Micron sales tax exemptions on a $15B expansion. Project names hidden from public in TRI disclosures.

State Subsidy

Altria / JUUL Labs

Richmond, VA

$21,000

Parent Altria $10K direct + JUUL $10K direct + $1K to Idaho Victory Fund. Both parent and subsidiary funded Little in the same cycle.

Out of State

IACI / Idaho Prosperity Fund

Boise, ID

$10,000/cycle

Little chaired IACI for nearly 20 years before becoming governor. His chief of staff Zach Hauge is a former IACI VP. Little's bill signings/vetoes show near-100% alignment with IACI legislative positions.

PAC Idaho

The Hub

Brad Little

Governor of Idaho · 2019–present

~$5.18M

Total raised 2018–2026

$1.5M (2018) + $1.84M (2022) + $1.84M (2026)

Friends of Brad Little

Direct Campaign · ID 2643

↓

Idaho Victory Fund

Central PAC · ID 422

↓ $235K confirmed

Idaho Liberty PAC

Attack Arm · ID 2512

Idaho Victory Fund also sent:
$50K → RGA (3 transfers confirmed)
$25K → Idaho Republican Party
$795 → Twin Falls Co. Democrats

Idaho Liberty PAC Attack Targets

Conservative Republican legislators and primary challengers who bucked IACI and the establishment. Funded by Melaleuca $70K + Little's own PAC transfer $235K.

Where the Money Goes

FP1 Strategies

Arlington, Virginia

$1.3M+ (2022)

TV/broadcast ads. Paid by both the direct campaign AND Idaho Victory Fund. RGA's preferred firm for governors it wants protected — also ran IE work for Lombardo, Gianforte, Ducey. Led by ex-RNC officials Terry Nelson and Danny Diaz (former RNC Comms Director, Jeb Bush campaign manager).

DC Consulting

2026 spend not yet certified — certification date June 9, 2026. Expected to appear in post-certification Sunshine pull.

September Group LLC

Salt Lake City, Utah

$57,000+

Ground operations and door-to-door canvassing for Idaho Liberty PAC. Utah firm running Idaho political ground game.

Utah Firm

Arena Mail & Digital

Salt Lake City, Utah

$73,000+

Digital and mail attack operations for Idaho Liberty PAC. Idahos Future PAC also paid Arena $106K separately. Phil McGrane (Idaho SOS) also paid Arena $80K+.

Utah Firm

Moore Information Group

Portland, Oregon

$29,550

Opposition research and polling. Fed data to the attack network.

Out of State

Key Findings

Finding 1 — Idaho Money Leaves Idaho

~75% of Little's 2022 campaign spending left Idaho. FP1 Strategies in DC alone received $1.3M — more than the entire Fitzpatrick campaign raised in 2026. Idaho donors and corporations fund the governor; the money flows to Washington DC and Salt Lake City.

Finding 2 — The PAC Chain Hides the Attack Money

Little campaign → Idaho Victory Fund → Idaho Liberty PAC. $235,000 moved through this chain. Melaleuca added another $70K directly to the attack arm. Donors to "Friends of Brad Little" may not realize their money funds attack ads against fellow conservatives.

Finding 3 — Corporate Donors Got Results

Micron donated, Little signed sales tax exemptions on their $15B expansion. Intralot donated $10K, then received a lottery contract extension to 2037 worth an estimated $60M+. CoreCivic donated, holds the Idaho DOC contract for up to 1,200 inmates. Altria and JUUL both donated in the same cycle.

Finding 4 — The IACI Pipeline

Little chaired IACI for nearly 20 years before becoming governor. His chief of staff is a former IACI VP. IACI's PAC donates $10K per cycle. Little's legislative record shows near-100% alignment with IACI positions — vetoing conservative bills IACI opposed.

Finding 5 — Money Didn't Buy Dominance

Little raised 10x more than Fitzpatrick ($1.84M vs $184K) and still couldn't break 60% in the primary. He won 58.96% with 140,778 votes against a field that included a county commissioner, mechanics, and perennial candidates. Total primary turnout dropped to 238K from 281K in 2022 — fewer Idahoans showed up to back the establishment candidate.