The Network

He Didn't Act Alone

Chad Christensen was the central figure, but the scheme that destroyed Gregory Graf's livelihood and pursued years of harassment required a network. Each person below played a documented role. Each profile is sourced from court records, sworn depositions, and public records.

The Recruiter

Greg Pruett

Idaho Second Amendment Alliance (ISAA)

He recruited Christensen to run for office in 2018. He received the secret recording the next day it was made. He coordinated with Dustin Hurst to publish the smear campaign. His fingerprints are on every stage.

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The Publisher

Dustin Hurst

Idaho Freedom Foundation / Keep Idaho Free

Former IFF vice president. He co-published the smear articles built on the secret recording. He publicly threatened to broadcast Graf's private legal filings. He was served with a civil stalking injunction.

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The Attorney

Bryan Smith

Smith, Driscoll & Associates / IFF Board

IFF board vice chair. He offered to defend Robinson and Pruett "for free," before a single article was published. He represented Hurst in the Christensen lawsuit. He was also Doyle Beck's attorney in the 2018 suit against Graf.

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The Backer

Doyle Beck

Idaho Freedom Foundation Board

IFF board member and recurring $1,000-per-cycle donor to Christensen's campaigns. In 2018, before the secret recording, Beck filed his own lawsuit against Graf, represented by Bryan Smith.

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The Recorder

EmmaLee Robinson

State Farm Insurance, Idaho Falls

Christensen's boss at State Farm. She coordinated the secret recording. Christensen helped her download the recording app. She forwarded the recording to Christensen, who forwarded it to Pruett. She is still active in the network, a $100 donor to Christensen's 2026 campaign.

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A Pattern, Not an Incident

This was not a spontaneous act. The Idaho Freedom Foundation network has used litigation, media attacks, and coordinated harassment as tools against political critics for years. By the time Chad Christensen filed his defamation suit against Gregory Graf in 2021, the same network had already sued Graf once before (Doyle Beck, 2018), had a lawyer pre-committed to defend the participants (Bryan Smith), and had a media operation ready to amplify the story (Dustin Hurst and Greg Pruett). Every profile on this page documents a role in that pattern.

All claims are drawn from court records, sworn depositions, and public records in Case No. CV10-21-1197, Seventh District Court of Idaho.

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