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PAC $$$ In CdA Races About Even

Competing PACs Balance North Idaho and Reclaim Coeur d'Alene have raised about the same amount of money to support their mayoral and City Council candidates. Balance North Idaho has raised $6,142, while Reclaim Coeur d'Alene has raised $6,085. This, according to the 7-day pre-election campaign disclosure statements. Additionally, the Reagan Republican Victory Fund has raised $2,500 and spent $2,452 w/The Strategery Group, and the Coeur d'Alene Firefighters PAC has raised $5,000 and spent $1,000 apiece to support the candidacies of Steve Widmyer, Kiki Miller, and Woody McEvers, as well as the Balance North Idaho PAC. A page appears to be missing from the Balance North Idaho PAC, detailing contributions of $50 and more. Meanwhile, the Reclaim Coeur d'Alene PAC details $2,600 in fund-raising for the last reporting period, including $1,000 from James & Ana Purtee and $500 from East Lakeshore Drive owner Gerald Frank. Controversial Truth North Idaho didn't file a campaign finance report. Here are the following reports:



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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