Dave Raglin for Idaho

04/10/2026

Dinner with the Governor and our executive leadership for Idaho and many state legislators, county elected officials and 53 Precinct Committeemen and women running for office May 19, 2026. Get out and vote! https://voteidaho.gov/

04/02/2026

Please join with us in our Idaho State Republican Leadership and enjoy a special night. Here is the link to purchase tickets to this event: https://savetherepublic.auctria.events/

10/30/2025

Don’t Change Idaho — Let Idaho Change You

I love Coeur d' Alene and North Idaho, and my connection here runs deep. My wife Heather is a third-generation North Idahoan, and her family stories are woven into this community. I still think about Grandma Burch celebrating her 100th birthday at Hudson’s Hamburgers back in 2005 — a reminder that places like Hudson’s are more than businesses; they’re living pieces of Kootenai County history.

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jun/15/huckleberries-take-a-hike-goat-trail/

North Idaho and Coeur d' Alene is our small piece of paradise. Our values — neighborliness, hard work, and respect for this land — are stitched into our daily lives. Through our business, we employ people who live and raise their families right here in Coeur d’Alene. We have a stake in this place that predates many newcomers, and we care deeply about keeping it a community we’re proud of.

This election season has brought a lot of noise and back-and-forth. That kind of “he said / she said” atmosphere doesn’t serve our neighborhoods. What would serve us better is calm, honest conversation — neighbors listening to each other, learning the facts, and engaging respectfully.

If you care about where you live, I encourage you to do your own research: read candidate statements, attend local forums, speak with people who represent different viewpoints, and consider how proposed changes would affect our schools, roads, property, small businesses, first responders, and quality of life. Above all, let’s remember what community means: supporting one another and protecting the values that make North Idaho and Coeur d' Alene home.

Take a moment to reflect on why you chose to live here and what you want our future to look like. Let the spirit of Idaho — the openness, the connection to the land, and the pride in community — shape how you choose to engage.

— A neighbor who cares

10/30/2025

11/05/2024

IDAHO FRIENDS:

Prop 1 Ranked Choice Voting Explained

A group of (100) people vote on their favorite food. They rank their 4 food choice options in order of favorite to least favorite by numbering 1-4. For a winner to be selected, one option needs to receive a majority (50%+).

The 4 choices are:
-brownies
-apple pie
-brussel sprouts
-peas

After voting:
(49) people vote for brownies;
(24) apple pie;
(17) brussel sprouts; and
(10) peas.

Since no one item received a majority (50%+), "instant run-offs" will now begin until a majority is reached.

Peas are out, but all (10) of those voters chose brussel sprouts as their 2nd choice. The next tally is (49) for brownies, (24) for apple pie, and (27) for brussel sprouts. Now apple pie is out, but all of the apple pie voters had peas as their 2nd choice, since peas were already eliminated it went to their 3rd place vote which was brussel sprouts.

Our final tally is brussel sprouts (51), brownies (49).

The (49) brownie lovers hate brussel sprouts and chose them as their 4th place pick and apple pie was their 2nd place pick. The (17) people who chose brussel sprouts as their 1st choice all had brownies as their 2nd choice, but since brussel sprouts were never eliminated, those 2nd place votes were never tallied.

Now, brownies with (49) 1st place votes, (17) 2nd place votes, and only (24) 4th place votes, LOSES to brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts won (17) 1st place votes, (10) 2nd place votes, (24) 3rd place votes, and (49) 4th place votes. Apple pie also had (73) 1st and 2nd choice votes.

The only people who are really happy in this scenario are the (17) people who really really like brussel sprouts, and maybe (10) more that think they’re “ok”.

Brussel sprouts only got (27) 1st and 2nd place votes. Apple pie got (73) 1st and 2nd place votes and was eliminated in the 2nd round! RCV fails to consider 2nd choice preferences for the last eliminated and the winner, giving more weight to fewer 2nd or 3rd choices.

In the final tally, one person's 3rd or 4th place vote carries just as much weight as another person's 1st place preference.

I recommend you VOTE NO ON PROP 1! Don’t be fooled by “Open Primaries” taglines. This is a bad idea.

10/18/2024

Updated the Website for November Elections:

Discover Dave Raglin's vision for a better Idaho and his dedication as your conservative candidate in the upcoming election.