Jordan Redman

Jordan Redman, Republican incumbent for Idaho House District 3, Seat B

Jordan Redman is the Republican incumbent for Idaho House District 3, Seat B, which covers part of Kootenai County in North Idaho. He is serving his second term. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, and he runs unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

Background

Redman was born in Coeur d'Alene and has lived in North Idaho his entire life, according to his campaign site. He was homeschooled and dual enrolled at North Idaho College. He played sports at Timberlake High School in Spirit Lake. He later attended Whitworth College and the University of Idaho.

He began his career in the insurance industry in 2005. He purchased his parents' agency, Redman & Company Insurance, in 2012. The agency is now located in Coeur d'Alene. He has worked in land and real estate development since 2018. His family purchased several local pharmacies in 2021.

Redman and his wife, Amy, have six children between the ages of 2 and 13. His campaign site describes the family as born-again Christians and notes involvement with local nonprofits and the Convoy of Hope ministry. In his own words on that site, he wants to see Idaho remain a "free, prosperous and Conservative state."

In the Legislature

Redman chairs the House Business Committee, according to his official legislative biography. He also co-chairs three interim or joint committees: the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, the Joint Millennium Fund Committee, and the Rural Health Transformation Committee.

A claim circulated during the 2026 cycle that the Idaho Freedom Foundation highlighted Redman's sponsorship of legislation to modernize Idaho's midwifery laws under House Bill 328. That claim is false. HB 328 (2025) is a Medicaid state-plan-amendment bill sponsored by the House Health & Welfare Committee. It has no connection to midwifery or licensing, and Redman did not sponsor it.

The 36-18-1 PAC

The most consequential fact about Redman's 2026 cycle is one he created himself. On April 26, 2026, Redman personally registered a state political action committee called 36-18-1 Inc. The name refers to the 36 House votes, 18 Senate votes, and one governor's signature needed to pass a bill in Idaho. His father, former state Rep. Eric Redman, serves as the PAC's treasurer. Redman has been its only contributor, giving $350,454.74 to date, according to his current Sunshine filing.

The PAC has spent more than $332,000 in independent expenditures across 2026 legislative primaries. Those dollars have gone to more than two dozen candidates in contested Republican races around the state. The spending makes Redman a major funder of the 2026 primary network, in his own right and by his own money, rather than a recipient of outside support.

Redman's own name does not appear on the Idaho Freedom Caucus roster or the "Gang of Eight" roster, and this profile makes no claim that he belongs to either group.

No McShane LLC or RMC Strategy payment appears anywhere in Redman's own campaign committee's expenditures. A single $132.98 payment to the firm shows up in the Kootenai County GOP's own independent expenditure supporting his re-election. That payment came from the county committee, not from Redman's campaign or his PAC.

Sources

• Jordan Redman campaign site, his own account of his background, family, businesses, and stated positions
• Idaho State Legislature, official House membership page confirming his district, term, and committee chairmanship
• IdahoExtremism.org, investigation documenting the broader 2026 primary money network
• Idaho Secretary of State Sunshine filings, 36-18-1 Inc. registration, contributions, and independent expenditures