Abuse of power
Voters elected Kathleen Tillman to a KCRCC precinct seat. Regan removed her while her husband was dying of cancer and appointed Avery Granum instead.
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The record
- Voters elected Kathleen Tillman to Precinct 417 with 62.94% of the vote.1
- Regan removed her while her husband was dying of cancer.2
- The stated basis was her absences.1
- Regan appointed Avery Granum to the seat.2
- The Idaho Secretary of State said the removal was legally questionable.2
- Granum had filed for the seat in 2024, then withdrew before the election.1
- In June 2025 Regan wrote that the committee "were aware that her husband had tragically passed."3
- He wrote that members also weighed her holiday photos "in California and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico" and that she "disagreed with the Republican Platform."3
- He wrote that the committee filled the seat with "someone that would actually serve the Republican voters in precinct 417."3
Who
- Avery GranumAppointed to the seat.
- Brent ReganMade the removal and the appointment.
Sources
- Avery Granum: the full recordRigged Red Card
- Former precinct committeeman objects to removal from KCRCCCoeur d'Alene Press · June 2025 (archive)
- OPINION: Rules rule, Ms. TillmanCoeur d'Alene Press, by Brent Regan · June 2025 (archive)
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