Report: Water Users Association plays bank for Semanko

Idaho Statesman reporters Cynthia Sewell and Rocky Barker report that Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko owes the non-profit Idaho Water Users Association, his employer, $161,000, a result of a loan the group made to Semanko; such a loan to an executive is legal in Idaho, but is banned in several other states. Semanko is now a candidate for mayor of Eagle. You can read their full report here .