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PRIMARIES: Support the KCRCC, not the NIR

| May 8, 2026 1:00 AM

When the time comes for voting on May 19, please be informed and involved. The outcome will be on your shoulders. The results will affect us all. We can stay red or turn blue, it’s up to you.

My family has lived in Coeur d’Alene for five generations. I am not a newbie. And let me be clear, I do not in any way, shape, or form support the North Idaho Republicans. I fully support the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee. If you bought the lie of NIC, then they were successful in fooling you. They followed the Pelosi playbook, and it worked. The endorsements of the NIR for last year’s elections mirrored that of the Democrats 100%. That says it all for me.

Voting for your precinct committeeman is vitally important this year. Do not be swayed by name recognition alone. Know the difference between the NIR and KCRCC candidates. I love some of the people who are part of the NIR group, but that does not mean I support what they stand for. There is a very distinct difference.

Wake up from your nap, turn off the TV, and do the hard work of deciding who will do the best job. Before you vote, be informed.

Our small town is changing, and we need true conservatives who agree with the Idaho GOP platform. So please, show up and vote. Early voting is May 4-15 at the K.C. Elections Office. It will be on you what our city becomes.


MARY JO FINNEY

Coeur d’Alene