Last Straw:He shot a neighbor's dog, then paid a Proud Boys-tied firm to attack a Republican

The record

• In 2012 he shot a neighbor's dog in the back as it ran away from him.¹
• Sheriff's records show the dog was 80 feet from his chickens and had not touched any of them.¹
• A Bonner County deputy wrote a citation charging him with misdemeanor animal cruelty.²
• On a livestream he said that if government ignores the people, "we would" respond as Americans did to taxation without representation.¹
• His campaign paid $80,000+ to a firm with Proud Boys ties for attack ads against a fellow Republican.³
• The PAC backing him gets 99%+ of its money from a national PAC fueled by Pennsylvania gambling money.⁴
• He took $10,000 in federal CARES Act money while urging supporters not to take federal money.⁵
• His group placed graphic fetal imagery signs at a middle school entrance.⁶
• The former principal spent hours fielding calls from distressed parents of 12- and 13-year-olds.⁶
• Herndon called the disruption "necessary."⁶

Who

• Scott HerndonThe full record.

Sources

1. Can't get a hearing on your voucher bill? Herndon's answer is armed revolutionIdaho Statesman · January 2023 (archive)
2. Bonner County Sheriff's Office deputy report, Incident 12-000827 (PDF)Bonner County Sheriff's Office · March 2012
3. Scott Herndon: the full recordRigged Red Card
4. Idaho PAC funded by out-of-state gambling money targeting Idaho legislative racesPolitical Potatoes · April 2026 (archive)
5. Herndon took $10,000 in CARES Act money while urging supporters not to take federal moneyhypocriteherndon.com · citizen-compiled public record documentation (archive)
6. I dealt with the aftermathBonner County Daily Bee · April 2026 (archive)