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Vick, Jorgenson Warchest About Even

Item: Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise has breakdown on North Idaho legislative fund-raising here

Vick-Jorgenson race: Vick has raised $16,968, spent $3,347, and loaned his campaign $2,000; he had $13,622 left in the bank at the close of the reporting period on April 30. He received contributions from five individuals in his district, and received eight maximum $1,000 contributions, including from “Winning for Idaho,” the political arm of Coeur d’Alene Racing in Post Falls; Avista Corp.; Regan Properties; and Rep. Bob Nonini’s Idaho Association for Good Government. Vick also received $250 each from the Free Enterprise PAC and Idaho Land PAC, and $1,600 from Senate GOP leaders, including $1,000 from the Senate Republican PAC. Jorgenson has raised $14,102, spent $11,135, and loaned his campaign $7,050, which, combined with outstanding debt from earlier campaigns, bring his total debt to himself to $25,569. He received contributions from six individuals in the district, and received four maximum $1,000 contributions, from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Avondale Dental Center, Idaho Hospital Association PAC and Potlatch Corp/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

Question: Who wins in the rematch between Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, and former senator Mike Jorgenson of Hayden Lake?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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