Documented Record
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Millions Spent. 25 of 42 Contested Races Lost.
Idaho Extremism · June 2026 (archive)
- Chairs the Idaho Republican Party's Platform Committee.
- Works as a paid strategist for RMC Strategy, the McShane LLC rebrand.
- Served as press contact for David Worley's 2026 Senate D28 launch.
- McShane/RMC Strategy billed Idaho political committees $1.65 million in the 2025-2026 cycle.
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Las Vegas Hired Guns Deployed in Idaho Legislative Campaigns
Political Potatoes · April 2024 (archive)
- McShane LLC, an out-of-state firm running negative campaign operations in Idaho, hired Handeen as their Idaho representative.
- Piece identifies him as a longtime Brent Regan ally and Idaho GOP Region 1 Chair.
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Power grab for your vote
Coeur d'Alene Press · January 2024 (archive)
- Publicly stated Republican primary voters should be cut out of nominations: "it is the precinct committeemen. It is their call to make. Too bad we are forced by statute to have a primary."
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Hate makes a comeback in Idaho, this time with political support
Idaho Capital Sun · August 2022 (archive)
- Supported white nationalist Dave Reilly's 2021 Post Falls school board campaign.
- Referred to a Pride event targeted by the Patriot Front as "tranny day" in a Telegram post.
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Idaho GOP bursts Bircher bubble
Bonner County Daily Bee · September 2021 (archive)
- Presented a KCRCC resolution to the Idaho GOP to affiliate with the John Birch Society; Idaho GOP rejected it.
- KCRCC had passed the resolution unanimously; a county commissioner called it "extreme right-wing, radical."