Extremism and hate
In 2021 the KCRCC endorsed Dave Reilly for the Post Falls School Board after tweets saying "All Jews are dangerous." It later paid $11,000 to his Wyoming company, and Regan changed the company's address on the campaign finance record after a newspaper tied it to him.
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The record
- The KCRCC paid $11,000 to Idaho Dynamics LLC, a Wyoming company registered by Reilly.12
- Campaign records show Idaho Dynamics used the same P.O. box as Reilly's campaign.3
- Regan amended the KCRCC's campaign finance record to list a different address for Idaho Dynamics a week after a Coeur d'Alene Press opinion piece described the Reilly connection.4
- Regan said he worked with someone named "Matt" at the firm and would not give a last name.4
- Take Back Idaho archived more than 5,000 of Reilly's deleted tweets.5
- Regan told the Coeur d'Alene Press the tweets were "some posts that were critical of the Israeli government."5
- The Idaho Freedom Foundation, which Regan chairs, refused to disavow Reilly after a call from 30 faith leaders and elected officials.5
- The KCRCC endorsed Reilly for Post Falls School District Zone 5 in 2021.6
- His tweets included "All Jews are dangerous" and "Judaism is the religion of the anti-Christ."7
- He attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.82
- Christians United for Israel and a second pro-Israel group urged the KCRCC to withdraw its endorsement.9
- The KCRCC removed his name from its website after the Daily Beast reported on him.10
- Residents of his Pennsylvania hometown wrote to warn Post Falls voters about his record.11
- Regan defended the endorsement.2
- In December 2023 he wrote that Reilly's posts "were critical of the Israeli government" and that he was "convinced that Reilly was not an anti-Semite white supremacist."12
Who
- Brent ReganChaired the KCRCC during the payments.
- Dave ReillyThe full record, 44 sources.
- Elaine PriceAs KCRCC treasurer, authorized the $11,000 in payments.
Sources
- Brent Regan - KCRCC Chair, IFF Board Chair, IDGOP Rules Committee ChairIdaho Extremism · April 2026 (archive)
- Dave Reilly: the full record (44 sources)Rigged Red Card
- How a new Idaho superintendent is tapping far-right connections to refashion a school districtInvestigateWest · July 2023 (archive)
- The far right is winning in North Idaho and stoking havoc at the local community college, with a little help from an alt-right filmmakerInlander · December 2022 (archive)
- Take Back Idaho Publishes 5,000+ Deleted Tweets from IFF Consultant Dave ReillyPolitical Potatoes · February 2024 (archive)
- In the Panhandle, a trustee's race plays out under a national spotlightIdaho Ed News · October 2021 (archive)
- He has a history of antisemitic tweets, and now a GOP endorsement for school boardThe Forward · October 2021 (archive)
- Bloomsburg radio personality involved in alt-right march in CharlottesvilleWNEP · August 2017 (archive)
- Pro-Israel group condemns PF candidateCoeur d'Alene Press · October 2021 (archive)
- Antisemitic troll tries to infiltrate Idaho school boardThe Daily Beast · October 2021 (archive)
- Warning from 2,383 miles awayCoeur d'Alene Press · October 2021 (archive)
- OPINION: Monetizing hateCoeur d'Alene Press, by Brent Regan · December 2023 (archive)
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