Map And Tables: See Who Is Spending For And Against Idaho’s Props 1, 2, 3

The campaigns for and against Idaho’s Propositions 1, 2, 3 have brought in a lot of money, a lot of it from out-of-state. All told, the two sides have received donations totaling $4.88 million, according to campaign disclosure forms filed with the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.  The data show 953 people or entities have donated to the campaigns.  Seventy-seven percent of those contributions went to the repeal effort.

Click around the map to see the top 100 donors who want repeal (vote no) the laws, and the top 100 donors who want to keep them in place (vote yes). You can also filter and sort the tables below to see all donors to both sides. (This includes only direct contributions to the campaigns.  It doesn’t include independent expenditures such as buying a newspaper ad without coordinating with the organized campaign.)

Map: Emilie Ritter Saunders | Data Source:Idaho Secretary of State Campaign Finance Disclosure Forms

The campaign to repeal the set of education laws known as Students Come First (i.e., to vote “no” on the propositions) has raised $3.12 million, or nearly two-thirds of the total. That campaign has tapped a much longer list of donors, often for small dollar amounts — although the bulk  comes from a $2.77 million contribution from the National Education Association, a teachers union.

The campaign to keep the Students Come First laws (i.e., to vote “yes”) has raised $1.76 million, from fewer individuals who have generally given large amounts (including $200,000 from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg).

Donor Stats For ‘Vote Yes’ (In Favor of the Education Laws)

• 216 people or entities donated $1.76 million to the groups working to uphold the education laws
• A third of those donors gave $1,000 or more
• 17 donors to the “vote yes” campaign reside out-of-state
• Those out-of-state donors contributed $540,175, or 30 percent of the total
• Half of the people who donated to the “vote yes” campaign gave less than $100

Here’s the full list of donors to the ‘vote yes’ campaigns:

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Source: Idaho Secretary of State Campaign Finance Disclosure Forms

Donor Stats For ‘Vote No’ (Against the Education Laws)

• 737 people or entities donated $3.12 million to the groups working to repeal the education laws
• 1 percent of the people who donated to the “vote no” campaign gave $1,000 or more
• 10 donors to the “vote no” campaign reside out-of-state
• Those out-of-state donors (primarily the National Education Association) contributed $2.81 million, or 90 percent of the total
• Half of the people who contributed to the vote no campaign gave less than $15

Here’s the full list of donors to the ‘vote no’ campaigns:

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Source: Idaho Secretary of State Campaign Finance Disclosure Forms

Background

A trio of controversial education laws passed the Idaho Legislature in 2011.  The laws, known as Students Come First, were conceived and championed by Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna.

At their most basic level, the laws do three things: limit collective bargaining rights for teachers, implement a merit pay system, and place an emphasis on technology in the classroom with the aim of giving each high school student in the state a laptop.

On Tuesday’s ballot, the laws will be referred to as Propositions 1, 2 and 3.  Yes votes on the propositions mean the education laws stay in place.  No votes on the propositions mean the education laws will be repealed.