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Elaine Price

KCRCC Treasurer · Idaho House LD4B · May 2026
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38 party insiders put this candidate on the Rigged Red Card
Documented Record

Broke Idaho campaign finance law as PAC treasurer

November 2025 - April 2026
  • As KCRCC treasurer, she signed checks to herself.
  • The Secretary of State fined the KCRCC $1,000, citing an "irreconcilable conflict" under Idaho Code §67-6602(11).
  • She was personally fined $1,500 as treasurer of the Idaho Freedom Caucus PAC.
  • That PAC was also fined $1,000.
  • She denied wrongdoing, saying she did not know what the checks were for.
Sources (2)

Voted no on Benji's Law

March 2026
  • Voted no on HB 776, requiring child welfare checks within 12 hours for newborns whose parents have documented abuse histories.
  • The bill was named for 12-day-old Benjamin Lemke, who died after his parents had previously lost five children to the state.
  • The House passed it 49-18; it was signed into law April 2, 2026.
Source (1)

Tried to eliminate Idaho's rural online learning program

February - March 2026
  • She drove a 52% budget cut to the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance, forcing it to halve enrollment.
  • Rural schools that cannot staff advanced courses depend on the program. Their leaders asked her not to cut it.
  • She then introduced a bill to eliminate the program entirely.
  • A fellow Republican said she was "throwing the baby out with the bath water." The bill failed on a tie vote.
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Votes against education funding

2025 - 2026
  • Voted no on a $5 million fund for children with autism, brain injuries, and orthopedic impairments.
  • Led a $2 million cut to UI and Boise State, citing DEI programs.
  • Challenged continued funding for Idaho Launch, which gives graduates up to $8,000 for college or job training.
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Three attempts to fund religious schools with public money

2024 - 2026
  • She sponsored a constitutional amendment to allow public money to fund religious schools.
  • Idaho's constitution has prohibited this for over a century.
  • It was her third attempt. Prior versions died in committee.
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Backed by out-of-state gambling money

April 2026
  • The PAC backing her gets 99%+ of its money from a national PAC.
  • That national PAC draws 72%+ from a Pennsylvania gaming company sued by its state attorney general.
  • It deployed door-knockers, mailers, and social media in her district.
Source (1)

Statehouse record: police budget, water, crypto

2024 - 2025
  • Voted against the Idaho State Police budget bill.
  • All ten no votes came from legislators top-rated by the KCRCC and Idaho Freedom Foundation.
  • Voted against HB 445, which funded aquifer recharge critical to Idaho agriculture.
  • The Times-News editorial board asked: "It makes us wonder who they're representing."
  • Her bill to block separate utility rates for crypto miners was voted down.
Sources (3)
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