Tripp Charles Hutchinson
Ketchum City Council (Councilmember since 2024). Running for U.S. House, Idaho District 2, general election Nov 3, 2026.
61 facts from 31 sources, recorded through .
Official record 22 Secondary source 17 Self-reported 22
Offices held
The City of Ketchum's 'Mayor and Council Liaison Positions' table lists Tripp Hutchinson among the liaisons to the Blaine County Housing Authority (BCHA).
The City of Ketchum's Boards & Commissions table lists Tripp Hutchinson as a Council Liaison to the Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency (KURA), with a term that began 2.04.26 (February 4, 2026) and ends 01.02.28.
The City of Ketchum's Boards & Commissions table, attached to the June 11, 2026 City Council agenda, lists Tripp Hutchinson as a Councilmember with a four-year term that began 01.02.24 (January 2, 2024) and ends 01.04.28.
The City of Ketchum staff directory lists Tripp Hutchinson as Council Member, Mayor & City Council, with a term of January 2, 2024 through January 1, 2028 (4 Years).
Elections
Idaho's final candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election shows Tripp Charles Hutchinson, Independent, for United States Representative, District 2, filed February 25, 2026, status Approved.
In the November 7, 2023 Ketchum City Council election for two seats, Tripp Hutchinson received 474 votes, second behind Spencer Cordovano (593), ahead of Perry Boyle (418), Michael David (413) and Jen Smith (322), according to results posted by the Blaine County Elections Office as reported by the Idaho Mountain Express.
Recorded votes
Voted yes, and moved the motion, to approve Ordinance 1284 amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget Appropriation; it passed 4-0.
Final passage on Ordinance 1284. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 4 yes, 0 no (margin 4). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to approve Ordinance #1284”
Voted yes, and moved the motion, to approve MOU 26-024 with the YMCA on new public parking with an edit to paragraph 1B; it passed 3-1.
Final passage on MOU 26-024. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 3 yes, 1 no (margin 2). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to approve Consent Agenda item #7 with the stipulation that an edit to 1B occur to change 'City will install' to 'City will consider installing'”
Voted yes, and moved the motion, to deny the appeal of P26-005 and affirm the Planning and Zoning Commission's denial of final design review for the Sawtooth Serenade development; it passed 3-0 with one council member recused.
Other question on Appeal of P26-005. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 3 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting (margin 3). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to deny the appeal and affirm the Planning and Zoning Commission's decision denying the final design review application for Sawtooth Serenade and direct staff and legal counsel to draft a decision reflecting the same”
Voted yes on the motion to approve the Ketchum local housing regulatory agreement and the grant agreement with the Wood River Community Housing Trust for the Riverbend apartments; it passed 3-0 with one council member absent.
Final passage on Riverbend apartments housing agreements. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 3 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting (margin 3). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to approve the Ketchum local housing regulatory agreement and the grant agreement with the Wood River Community Housing Trust to provide funding for the Riverbend apartments, each subject to final legal review”
Voted no on the motion to approve Ordinance 1282, authorizing a special election in November related to the original Local Option Tax; it passed 2-1 with one council member absent.
Final passage on Ordinance 1282. Vote cast: no. Tally: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting (margin 1). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to approve Ordinance 1282”
Voted yes, and moved the motion, to adopt Resolution 26-016, a revised City of Ketchum fee schedule effective October 1, 2026; it passed 4-0.
Final passage on Resolution 26-016. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 4 yes, 0 no (margin 4). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to adopt Resolution 26-016, a revised fee schedule for the City of Ketchum, Idaho, effective October 01, 2026”
He voted yes on the Ketchum City Council's April 9, 2026 vote to end its contract with the Blaine County Sheriff's Office and establish its own police department; the vote was 3-1.
Final passage on Sheriff's Office policing contract. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 3 yes, 1 no (margin 2). Outcome: passed. Motion: “voted 3-1 to terminate the policing contract and finalize a transition plan”
He voted against adopting Ketchum's new comprehensive plan at a City Council meeting held on the Thursday before the Mountain Express's September 17, 2025 report; the plan was adopted when the mayor broke a 2-2 tie.
Final passage on Ketchum comprehensive plan (adoption). Vote cast: no. Tally: 3 yes, 2 no (margin 1). Outcome: passed. Motion: “voted Thursday to adopt the city's new comprehensive plan”
Voted no on the motion to approve Memorandum of Understanding 25-007 with the Ketchum Fire District with recommended edits; the motion passed.
Final passage on MOU 25-007. Vote cast: no. Tally: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting (margin 1). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding 25-007 with the Ketchum Fire District with recommended edits.”
Voted no on the motion to approve an amendment to the Limelight Hotel PUDC/CUP application allowing the applicant to provide a deed-restricted unit or pay an in-lieu fee; the motion passed.
Other question on Limelight Hotel PUD and CUP amendments. Vote cast: no. Tally: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting (margin 1). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Motion to approve the amendment to the Limelight PUDC/CUP application allowing flexibility for the applicant to either provide a deed restricted physical unit or pay an in-lieu fee and direct staff to return with findings of fact and an amended development agreement with a category of local.”
At the April 1, 2024 Ketchum City Council meeting he proposed instructing city staff to craft an emergency ordinance halting some development in the community core and voted for it; the proposal was rejected 2-3 with the mayor casting the deciding no vote.
Procedural motion on Development moratorium proposal. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 2 yes, 3 no (margin -1). Outcome: failed. Motion: “proposal to instruct city staff to craft an emergency ordinance halting some development”
Bills sponsored
No record found in City of Ketchum City Council minutes and agendas (Agenda Center and Municode Meetings blobs); Idaho Legislature historic rosters and bill sponsor lists (not run) as of .
Executive actions
No record found in City of Ketchum, Mayor & City Council page as of .
Campaign money
Tripp Hutchinson for United States Congress (C00928408) reported $7,565.00 in total receipts and $1,578.36 in total disbursements for its 2025-2026 election cycle through June 30, 2026, ending with $6,963.48 cash on hand.
Tripp Hutchinson for United States Congress (C00928408) reported $7,565.00 in total receipts and $1,578.36 in total disbursements for April 1 through June 30, 2026 (July quarterly report, filed July 15, 2026), ending with $6,963.48 cash on hand.
The committee's July quarterly Form 3 (FEC-1992994), signed July 14, 2026, names TRIPP CHARLES HUTCHINSON as treasurer of Tripp Hutchinson for United States Congress (FEC C00928408).
TRIPP HUTCHINSON FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS (FEC C00928408), registered with the FEC on November 25, 2025, is the principal campaign committee of its authorizing candidate, HUTCHINSON, TRIPP CHARLES (FEC candidate H6ID02241).
Tripp Hutchinson's C-2 report for December 2023, signed by his treasurer January 9, 2024, shows $7,990.00 in total contributions and $7,987.01 in total expenditures for calendar year 2023 to date, with $2.99 in ending cash and no outstanding debt.
Tripp Hutchinson's campaign committee reported a $250.00 expenditure to Ned Burns For Idaho, purpose code C, dated October 23, 2023, in its October 2023 report.
An Idaho Secretary of State campaign finance form for Tripp Hutchinson, City Council Ketchum (district KEC202), names Gretchen Gorham as political treasurer; the date beside the treasurer's signature is October 5, 2023.
Financial disclosures
No record found in Ketchum or Idaho officeholder financial disclosure; U.S. House Clerk candidate search (web form); U.S. House Clerk financial disclosure index 2024; U.S. House Clerk financial disclosure index 2025; U.S. House Clerk financial disclosure index 2026; U.S. House Clerk member/officer search (web form) as of .
Court cases
The Idaho Mountain Express reported on April 6, 2026 that the judge granted him a withheld judgment until March 31, 2027, which the article explains means the guilty plea is not formally entered and the case could be dismissed if he follows all the terms of probation.
The Idaho Mountain Express reported on April 6, 2026 that on March 31, 2026 Fifth District Judge Brendan Ash sentenced him on one count of misdemeanor petit theft to 12 months of probation and 40 hours of community service instead of jail time.
The Idaho Mountain Express reported on April 6, 2026 that he was ordered to pay restitution of $3,513.19 to Friedman Memorial Airport and court costs of $157.50.
The Idaho Mountain Express reported on February 24, 2026 that at a Tuesday hearing in the Fifth District Court he accepted a deal to plead guilty to one count of misdemeanor petit theft in exchange for a recommended sentence, and that the sentence would not be final until a sentencing hearing.
As of the Idaho Mountain Express's February 13, 2026 report he was facing a jury trial in the Fifth District Court on March 5 after pleading not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of petit theft over the alleged removal of an advertising poster from a display case at Friedman Memorial Airport.
The Idaho Mountain Express reported on July 14, 2025 that a Ketchum city councilman named Tripp C. Hutchinson was charged with misdemeanor petit theft over the alleged removal of an advertising poster from Friedman Memorial Airport and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on July 14, 2025 in the Fifth District Court in Hailey.
Work and business
KMVT, reporting the Idaho Capital Sun's story of September 2026, wrote that previously he was director of programming at a local independent movie theater, he said.
His BallotReady candidate profile lists Merlin's Magic Lantern, Director of Programming, from 2024 to the present.
His BallotReady candidate profile lists Ketchum City, Councilmember, from 2024 to the present.
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His BallotReady candidate profile lists Mohoc, Inc, Operations Associate, Research & Development, from 2023 to 2024.
His BallotReady candidate profile lists KHOW Thai, Front of House Manager, in 2022.
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His BallotReady candidate profile lists Ketchum City, Housing Department, from 2022 to 2023 (no job title is printed).
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His BallotReady candidate profile lists Cherry Hills Country Club, Golf Caddie, from 2021 to 2022.
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His BallotReady candidate profile lists VP Companies, Inc., Acquisition Analyst, from 2018 to 2020.
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His BallotReady candidate profile lists Zenergy, Guest Services, from 2017 to 2018.
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The Mountain Express reported on September 10, 2025 that he worked as an intern for Ketchum's Planning and Building and Housing departments.
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The Mountain Express reported on September 10, 2025 that he is the head programmer at Merlin's Magic Lantern.
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The Mountain Express reported on September 10, 2025 that he worked as an operations associate for helmet camera manufacturer Mohawk.
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The City of Ketchum's directory biography says he works as the Director of Programming for the Merlin's Magic Lantern movie theater.
Nonprofit roles
No record found in ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer as of .
Education and service
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The Mountain Express reported on September 10, 2025 that he spent a three-year stint at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he studied economics, political theory and philosophy; the article states no degree.
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The City of Ketchum's directory biography lists the University of Colorado Boulder among the places he received formal education from; no degree is stated.
Claims from the candidate's own materials
KMVT, carrying the Idaho Capital Sun's story of September 2026, reported that he told the Sun he did not support transferring ownership or management of federal land to the state.
KMVT, carrying the Idaho Capital Sun's story of September 2026, reported that he said much of the federal land permitted to ranchers for grazing should be sold to those ranchers and privatized, and that he supported moving ownership of national forests to the state.
In the CBS2/FOX9 survey his entry gives his hometown as Ketchum, his background as 'City Councilman (2024-Present), City of Ketchum', and 28 years in Idaho.
In the CBS2/FOX9 survey he wrote that Congress must raise the minimum wage, bolster unions, expand parental leave and create more housing to address affordability.
In the CBS2/FOX9 2026 general election survey he named the growth of the surveillance state as the biggest issue facing Idaho, and wrote that he would address it with federal legislation banning surveillance infrastructure from publicly owned right of way and with comprehensive data privacy reform.
In the CBS2/FOX9 survey he wrote that the federal government should continue owning and managing the 34 million acres of land in Idaho.
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His campaign website says he is 'a born and raised Idaho local and City Councilman'.
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The City of Ketchum's directory biography of him says that on the council he has proposed legislation and set budget priorities for strict and fair zoning laws, robust public transportation, locals-only deed-restricted ownership and rental housing, commercial space designed for small business, and community-centered town hall meetings.
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His campaign website's Platform page lists 19 commitments under 'Where I Stand', beginning with congressional term limits, a ban on congressional stock trading and an end to 'forever wars', and including a ban on corporate PACs and overturning Citizens United.
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His campaign website says it is a grassroots campaign that will never accept money from billionaire and corporate PACs.
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In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey he wrote that he is running for Congress to lower the cost of living for working class Idahoans, protect public lands, break up corporate monopolies, institute congressional term limits, defend the second amendment and raise the minimum wage.
Analysis: likely positions
These are predictions drawn from the record above, not facts. Each one names the facts it rests on and what would prove it wrong, and is checked against later decisions where possible.
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Identity
| System | ID | Evidence |
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| HUTCHINSON, TRIPP CHARLES - U.S. House ID-02 | H6ID02241 | c-895eb8769e4e |
| TRIPP HUTCHINSON FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS, principal campaign committee | C00928408 | c-ba4554e16b3a |
| Tripp Hutchinson - Ballotpedia | Tripp_Hutchinson | c-f2a75dd86ab7 |
| Tripp Charles Hutchinson - BallotReady | ballotready:tripp-charles-hutchinson | c-417a05f900f8 |
| Campaign website (votefortripp.com) | votefortripp.com | c-0d52aee08999 |
Why these records are the same person
- Idaho Secretary of State final candidate list for the 2026 general election (c-44790550c346): Tripp Charles Hutchinson, Independent, United States Representative, District 2, filed 2026-02-25, Approved, not write-in. The FEC candidate file (c-895eb8769e4e; cn26 row in raw/fec/bulk) lists HUTCHINSON, TRIPP CHARLES, IND, challenger, Idaho district 02, with a Ketchum mailing city and principal committee C00928408. Ballot name, middle name, party, office and district match.
- FEC committee C00928408 (c-ba4554e16b3a, c-776a32e67621): TRIPP HUTCHINSON FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS, principal campaign committee, authorizing candidate HUTCHINSON, TRIPP CHARLES, registered 2025-11-25; its July quarterly report names TRIPP CHARLES HUTCHINSON as treasurer (c-f51e3353647d). The campaign website's footer reads 'Paid for by Tripp Hutchinson for United States Congress' (c-0d52aee08999).
- The Ketchum City Council member is the same person as the candidate: the City of Ketchum's Boards & Commissions table and staff directory list Tripp Hutchinson as a Councilmember since January 2, 2024 (c-492f696875c8, c-077e7c4bdc46); his campaign website calls him 'a born and raised Idaho local and City Councilman' (a self-reported claim), his BallotReady profile lists 'Ketchum City, Councilmember (2024 - Present)' and links the city's directory page and his campaign site (c-417a05f900f8), and the Idaho Mountain Express's report of his candidacy (February 13, 2026) is headed 'Ketchum councilman announces run for Congress'.
- Ballotpedia page Tripp_Hutchinson (c-f2a75dd86ab7) describes the independent candidate for U.S. House, Idaho District 2 in the 2026 general election, with the same campaign website. The 2023 Ketchum City Council winner (c-b3351c294e13) and the Idaho Sunshine filer 'Tripp Hutchinson, City Council, Ketchum' (c-4a1b968d1f33) are tied to him by the same name and the council seat he holds from 2024; the campaign finance filings print a Ketchum committee and no other person.
- The court reports (c-30c25911b6a5 and later) name 'Ketchum city councilman Tripp C. Hutchinson' and, from February 2026, the congressional candidate; each is tied to him by the council seat and the candidacy, not by the name alone.
- Not recorded as his: other people named Hutchinson in the sources searched, such as Asa and Tim Hutchinson (Arkansas) and three earlier Members in the congress-legislators file, other Idaho donors and treasurers named Hutchinson in Idaho Sunshine, and Sean William Hutchinson and Evan Hale Hutchison in the House Clerk's index. No FEC candidate file for 2016-2024 and no Wikidata item holds a Tripp Hutchinson.
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Ballotpedia's page Tripp_Hutchinson describes Tripp Hutchinson as an independent candidate for U.S. House, Idaho District 2, on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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FEC committee C00928408, Tripp Hutchinson for United States Congress, is the principal campaign committee of candidate Tripp Charles Hutchinson; its registration date is November 25, 2025.
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FEC candidate H6ID02241 is Tripp Charles Hutchinson, Independent candidate for the U.S. House from Idaho District 2.
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BallotReady's candidate profile 'Tripp Charles Hutchinson' lists him as a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho 2nd Congressional District, in the November 3, 2026 Idaho general election.
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The campaign website votefortripp.com, whose footer reads 'Paid for by Tripp Hutchinson for United States Congress', presents Tripp Hutchinson as a candidate for United States Congress (ID-2).
What we searched
| Section | Where | Search | Date | Results |
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| Offices held | City of Ketchum staff directory (CivicPlus) | Directory entry eid=26 (Tripp Hutchinson) | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Offices held | City of Ketchum, City Council page | Meet the Mayor & City Council Members | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Offices held | City of Ketchum Boards & Commissions 'Members & Terms' table (attachment to the June 11, 2026 agenda memo for Resolution 26-014, Municode Meetings portal) | Hutchinson (council term, liaison positions) | Nov 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Offices held | Ketchum City Council minutes, oath of office or swearing-in, January 2024 | web search: Ketchum City Council January 2024 oath of office sworn in Tripp Hutchinson Spencer Cordovano minutes council president | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Offices held | City of Ketchum documents: mayor pro tem, council president and committee roles | web search: Ketchum City Council liaison assignments Hutchinson liaison Blaine County Housing Authority Board mayor pro tem council president | Nov 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Elections | Idaho Secretary of State filed candidates (run.voteidaho.gov API) | candidateName Hutchinson, pageNumber 1, pageSize 50 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Elections | Idaho Secretary of State filed candidates (run.voteidaho.gov API) | no name filter, pageNumber 1, pageSize 700 (592 candidates) | Nov 1, 2026 | 6 |
| Elections | FEC bulk candidate and linkage files 2016 to 2024 | cn16, cn18, cn20, cn22, cn24 and ccl16 to ccl24 for H6ID02241 or names starting HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Elections | Idaho Mountain Express, Wood River Valley election results (Nov 7, 2023) | Ketchum City Council 2023 results | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Elections | Blaine County Clerk, November 7, 2023 election results (official canvass PDF) | Official results/canvass for Ketchum City Council, 2023-11-07 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Elections | Idaho Mountain Express, Candidates fill Ketchum council ballot (Sep 20, 2023) | 2023 Ketchum council filings | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Elections | Blaine County Board of Canvassers abstract, November 4, 2025 (posted by City of Ketchum, Election Information page) | Ketchum City Council contests, 2025-11-04 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Elections | Idaho Mountain Express, 13 enter Ketchum City Council races (Sep 10, 2025) and Ketchum councilmen-elect plan terms (Nov 6, 2025) | 2025 Ketchum council filings and results | Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Elections | Idaho Secretary of State Elections Database (canvass.sos.idaho.gov), candidate search | name:Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Elections | Idaho Secretary of State Elections Database (canvass.sos.idaho.gov), candidate search | name:Tripp | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Elections | City of Ketchum, Election Information page (City Clerk) | Election results and candidate lists | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Elections | Web search, other candidacies before 2026 | web search: Tripp Hutchinson Ketchum candidate; Ketchum city council election 2023 results Hutchinson; Idaho candidate Tripp Hutchinson earlier elections | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Recorded votes | City of Ketchum Agenda Center (CivicPlus), City Council category 2 | City Council agendas and minutes by year (2024, 2025, 2026) | Nov 1, 2026 | 16 |
| Recorded votes | City of Ketchum City Council minutes July 23 to October 8, 2026 (PDFs linked from agendas on the Agenda Center) | Minutes of Jul 23, Aug 5 (special), Aug 13, Aug 27, Sep 10 (regular and special), Sep 24, Oct 8 (regular and special), 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 9 |
| Recorded votes | City of Ketchum City Council minutes, August 18, 2025 (agenda attachment on the Municode Meetings public portal) | Minutes Aug 18, 2025 (Hutchinson votes) | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Recorded votes | City of Ketchum City Council minutes, December 2 and December 11, 2024 (Municode Meetings public portal attachments) | Minutes Dec 2, 2024 and Dec 11, 2024 (special) | Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Recorded votes | City of Ketchum old website minutes (ketchumidaho.org file attachments, 2024-2025) | 10.07.24, 01.06.25 and 07.25.24 kcc minutes (URLs from web search) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Recorded votes | Municode Meetings public portal (ketchid.municodemeetings.com) and meetings.municode.com/ketchid | portal index of council meetings 2024-2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Recorded votes | Internet Archive Wayback (availability and CDX) | ketchumidaho.org minutes PDFs and meetings page | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Recorded votes | Web search for Hutchinson roll-call votes 2024-2025 (minutes text in search snippets) | web search: Bracken v. City of Ketchum settlement NAYS Hutchinson; MOU 25-007 Ketchum Fire District; MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL Ketchum 2024 Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Recorded votes | Ketchum City Council minutes, absences of Hutchinson | roll call 'ABSENT' lists in the 12 sets of minutes read (Dec 2024; Aug 2025; Jul-Oct 2026) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Recorded votes | Ordinances or resolutions sponsored or introduced by Hutchinson | minutes read: 'MOVER: Tripp Hutchinson' on ordinances and resolutions | Nov 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Recorded votes | Idaho Mountain Express and KMVT (council actions, 2024-2026) | web searches for his votes, motions and proposals on the Ketchum City Council | Nov 1, 2026 | 4 |
| Recorded votes | Web search by outlet | Tripp Hutchinson Ketchum (kmvt.com); (boisestatepublicradio.org, eastidahonews.com, idahocapitalsun.com); (idahostatesman.com) | Nov 1, 2026 | 4 |
| Bills sponsored | City of Ketchum City Council minutes and agendas (Agenda Center and Municode Meetings blobs) | ordinances and resolutions with Hutchinson named as sponsor or introducer | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Bills sponsored | Idaho Legislature historic rosters and bill sponsor lists (not run) | Hutchinson as a past member or sponsor in the Idaho Legislature | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Executive actions | City of Ketchum, Mayor & City Council page | executive acts (vetoes, executive orders, appointments by the mayor) by Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk cm26 | ids=C00928408|H6ID02241 names= | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk weball26 | ids=C00928408|H6ID02241 names= | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk webk26 | ids=C00928408|H6ID02241 names= | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk pas226 | ids=C00928408|H6ID02241 names= | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC committee page, Filings tab | Filings tab: regularly filed reports, 24/48-hour reports, statements of organization, other documents | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC docquery electronic filings list | All electronic filings by C00928408 | Nov 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Campaign money | FEC docquery Form 3 viewer | Form 3 summary and detailed summary pages, FEC-1992994 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | FEC raw electronic filings | Raw .fec files for FEC-1992994, FEC-1943718 and FEC-1926895 | Nov 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Campaign money | OpenFEC API | committee filings for C00928408 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | OpenFEC API | committee reports for C00928408 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | OpenFEC API schedule_a | Candidate's own giving to other federal committees: contributor_name=Hutchinson, Tripp, contributor_city=Ketchum | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC docquery image listing | Paper/image filings for C00928408 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk weball26 (candidate summary) | H6ID02241 / C00928408 row (filtered by the lead, raw/fec/bulk/weball26.txt) | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk webk26 (PAC/party summary) | C00928408 / H6ID02241 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC bulk pas226 (committee contributions and independent expenditures to candidates) | C00928408 / H6ID02241 as filer or candidate | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | FEC candidate page: spending by others (independent expenditures, communication costs, electioneering) | Independent expenditures, communication costs and electioneering communication tabs for H6ID02241 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine campaign finance (sunshine.sos.idaho.gov, API /api/es/finances/), campaigns list | all 2,725 candidates and committees, names containing Hutchinson or Tripp | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine campaign finance, treasurers list | 2,574 treasurer names containing Hutchinson or Gorham | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine campaign finance, donors (contributions made) | donor name Tripp Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine campaign finance, donors | donor name Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine campaign finance, vendors (payees) | payee name Tripp Hutchinson and Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine campaign finance, activity for campaign 2980 (Tripp Hutchinson) | POST body campaigns=[2980], activity types donate, spend, file (text/plain content type; objects {pk_id,value}) | Nov 1, 2026 | 35 |
| Campaign money | Idaho Sunshine filed reports (elections.sos.idaho.gov/TED/Filings/<id>.pdf) | reports 84372 (C-1), 84169 (First $500), 84674 (October), 85275 (November), 86260 (December-Annual); recipients' reports 75520 (Ned Burns) and 83622 (Lara Stone) | Nov 1, 2026 | 7 |
| Campaign money | City of Ketchum, City Clerk and sitemap (campaign finance page) | campaign finance disclosure reports on the clerk's page and site map | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | U.S. House Clerk financial disclosure index 2026 | 2026FD.txt and 2026FD.xml: last name Hutchinson or Hutchison, first name Tripp, state district ID02 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | U.S. House Clerk financial disclosure index 2025 | 2025FD.txt and 2025FD.xml: last name Hutchinson or Hutchison, first name Tripp, state district ID02 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | U.S. House Clerk financial disclosure index 2024 | 2024FD.txt and 2024FD.xml: last name Hutchinson or Hutchison, first name Tripp, state district ID02 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | U.S. House Clerk candidate search (web form) | POST LastName=Hutchinson, ElectionYear=2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | U.S. House Clerk candidate search (web form) | POST LastName=Hutchinson, ElectionYear=2025 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | U.S. House Clerk member/officer search (web form) | POST LastName=Hutchinson, FilingYear=2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Financial disclosures | Ketchum or Idaho officeholder financial disclosure | Idaho Sunshine / Ketchum clerk: statement of economic interests, candidate | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Court cases | Idaho Mountain Express (court coverage of the petit theft case) | five articles found by web search and read in full | Nov 1, 2026 | 5 |
| Court cases | Web search for later reports (dismissal, verdict, probation, resignation) | Ketchum councilman Hutchinson probation OR resign OR withheld judgment OR community service after sentencing; Tripp Hutchinson Ketchum City Council petit theft Friedman Memorial Airport trial | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Court cases | Idaho iCourt portal | portal home (case search) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Court cases | Idaho Supreme Court site | documents search for Tripp Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Court cases | CourtListener opinions (website search) | "Tripp Hutchinson" (opinions) | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Court cases | CourtListener RECAP dockets (website search) | "Tripp Hutchinson" (federal dockets) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Court cases | CourtListener opinions (website search) | "Tripp C. Hutchinson" (opinions) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Idaho Secretary of State business search | entity name 'Merlin' (POST, SEARCH_TYPE_ID 1) | Nov 1, 2026 | 60 |
| Work and business | Idaho Secretary of State business search | entity name 'Magic Lantern' (POST, SEARCH_TYPE_ID 1) | Nov 1, 2026 | 5 |
| Work and business | Idaho Secretary of State business search | entity name 'VP Companies' (POST, SEARCH_TYPE_ID 1) | Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Work and business | Idaho Secretary of State filing detail | filing detail for IDs 6626548 and 5824150 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Idaho Secretary of State registered-agent search | registered agent 'Hutchinson, Tripp' and 'Tripp Hutchinson' (POST) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Theater website merlinsmagiclantern.com | home page and /about, /about-us, /team, /staff | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Visit Sun Valley theater listing | Merlin's Magic Lantern Cinema listing | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Idaho Mountain Express, theater sale story (2024) | story on the theater's new owner | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Eye on Sun Valley, theater story | story on the theater's new owner | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Web search | Tripp Hutchinson Merlin's Magic Lantern director of programming; "Tripp Hutchinson" Magic Lantern; Merlin's Magic Lantern Ketchum staff | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Work and business | Web search | "VP Companies" acquisition analyst Hutchinson; Mohoc Inc helmet camera operations associate Tripp Hutchinson; Ketchum housing department 2022 Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Nonprofit roles | ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | Hutchinson Ketchum | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Nonprofit roles | ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | "Tripp Hutchinson" (quoted) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Nonprofit roles | ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | Tripp Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Nonprofit roles | ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer | Merlin Magic Lantern | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Education and service | BallotReady, Ballotpedia, campaign site, Express, city page | degrees and schools | Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Campaign website votefortripp.com | Platform page | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Campaign website votefortripp.com | Summer Tour page | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Campaign website votefortripp.com | Team page | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey | survey answers on his Ballotpedia page | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | CBS2/FOX9 candidate survey (idahonews.com) | 2026 general election survey, U.S. House District 2 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Idaho Capital Sun voter guide 2026 general (District 2) | his questionnaire entry | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Idaho Capital Sun story 2026-09-15 (candidates' cost-of-living views) | story naming him | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | KMVT (carrying the Idaho Capital Sun story) | story naming him, published 2026-09-16 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Boise State Public Radio, Idaho Matters interview 2026-10-30 | interview with him (transcript) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | KMVT video page 2026-10-29 | video page | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Social profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads) | profile links listed on Ballotpedia and the campaign site | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Claims from the candidate's own materials | Ketchum City Council member page (City of Ketchum) | Staff Directory, Tripp Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | Wikidata | Tripp Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | Wikidata | Tripp Charles Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | congress-legislators (Bioguide crosswalk) | Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 5 |
| Identity | FEC bulk cn16 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk cn18 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk cn20 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk cn22 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk cn24 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk cn26 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | FEC bulk ccl16 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk ccl18 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk ccl20 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk ccl22 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk ccl24 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC bulk ccl26 | ids=H6ID02241 names=HUTCHINSON, TRIPP | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | OpenFEC API candidate search | q=Hutchinson state=ID | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | Open States people | Tripp Hutchinson, jurisdiction id | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | congress-legislators crosswalk | Hutchinson (surname only) | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | FEC candidate page | Candidate overview for H6ID02241 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | FEC committee page | Committee overview for C00928408 | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | Ballotpedia | page Tripp_Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | Ballotpedia | page Tripp_Charles_Hutchinson | Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Identity | BallotReady | candidate profile page | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Identity | Campaign website votefortripp.com | home page | Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
How this record was checked
- Data checksPassed schema, reference and evidence-rule checks.
- Archived sources29 of 31 sources have an archived copy. 2 sources are cited without a stored copy by the maintainer's decision.
- Reconciliation25 passed, 0 failed, 7 could not run (missing member lists or itemized data).
- Independent spot-checkA reviewer who did not collect the data checked 20 random facts: 18 correct, 2 wrong or partly wrong, 0 could not be checked (error rate 10%). After corrections, the same reviewer re-checked 11: 11 correct, 0 still wrong. See the corrections log.
The facts behind the resume's counts
- Official record2026-02-25 candidate for office, Undated identity link, Undated identity link, 2025-11-25 campaign committee, 2026-07-14 campaign committee, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-02-04 leadership role, 2026-06-11 leadership role, 2023-10-05 campaign committee, 2023-12-31 committee financial summary, 2023-10-23 made contribution, 2026-08-13 Ordinance 1282, 2026-09-10 MOU 26-024, 2026-08-27 Riverbend apartments housing agreements, 2026-09-24 Ordinance 1284, 2026-07-23 Resolution 26-016, 2025-08-18 Limelight Hotel PUD and CUP amendments, 2025-08-18 MOU 25-007, 2024-01-02 held office, 2024-01-02 held office, 2026-09-10 Appeal of P26-005
- Secondary source2023-11-07 elected, Undated identity link, Undated identity link, Undated employment, Undated employment, Undated employment, 2026-09-16 employment, Undated education, 2025-09-11 Ketchum comprehensive plan (adoption), 2025-07-14 party to case, 2026-02-13 party to case, 2026-02-24 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2024-04-01 Development moratorium proposal, 2026-04-09 Sheriff's Office policing contract
- Self-reportedUndated identity link, Undated self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, 2024 employment, 2024 employment, 2023 employment, 2022 employment, 2022 employment, 2021 employment, 2018 employment, 2017 employment, Undated employment, Undated education, 2026-09-16 self reported claim, 2026-09-16 self reported claim
- Low confidenceNone.
- The candidate's own materialsUndated identity link, Undated self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, 2026-08-24 self reported claim, Undated self reported claim, 2024 employment, 2024 employment, 2023 employment, 2022 employment, 2022 employment, 2021 employment, 2018 employment, 2017 employment, Undated employment, Undated education, 2026-09-16 self reported claim, 2026-09-16 self reported claim
- Kind: Identity linksUndated identity link, Undated identity link, Undated identity link, Undated identity link
- Kind: Offices held2026-02-04 leadership role, 2026-06-11 leadership role, 2024-01-02 held office, 2024-01-02 held office
- Kind: Elections2026-02-25 candidate for office, 2023-11-07 elected
- Kind: Recorded votes2025-09-11 Ketchum comprehensive plan (adoption), 2026-08-13 Ordinance 1282, 2026-09-10 MOU 26-024, 2026-08-27 Riverbend apartments housing agreements, 2026-09-24 Ordinance 1284, 2026-07-23 Resolution 26-016, 2025-08-18 Limelight Hotel PUD and CUP amendments, 2025-08-18 MOU 25-007, 2024-04-01 Development moratorium proposal, 2026-04-09 Sheriff's Office policing contract, 2026-09-10 Appeal of P26-005
- Kind: Bills sponsoredNone.
- Kind: Executive actionsNone.
- Kind: Campaign money2025-11-25 campaign committee, 2026-07-14 campaign committee, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2023-10-05 campaign committee, 2023-12-31 committee financial summary, 2023-10-23 made contribution
- Kind: Financial disclosuresNone.
- Kind: Court cases2025-07-14 party to case, 2026-02-13 party to case, 2026-02-24 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case
- Kind: Work and businessUndated employment, Undated employment, Undated employment, 2026-09-16 employment
- Kind: Nonprofit rolesNone.
- Kind: Education and serviceUndated education
- Nonprofit rolesNone.
- Votes: Yes2026-09-10 MOU 26-024, 2026-08-27 Riverbend apartments housing agreements, 2026-09-24 Ordinance 1284, 2026-07-23 Resolution 26-016, 2024-04-01 Development moratorium proposal, 2026-04-09 Sheriff's Office policing contract, 2026-09-10 Appeal of P26-005
- Votes: No2025-09-11 Ketchum comprehensive plan (adoption), 2026-08-13 Ordinance 1282, 2025-08-18 Limelight Hotel PUD and CUP amendments, 2025-08-18 MOU 25-007
- Votes: ExcusedNone.
- Votes: Not votingNone.
- Votes: PresentNone.
- UndatedUndated employment, Undated employment, Undated employment, Undated education
- Topic: Macroeconomics2026-08-13 Ordinance 1282, 2026-09-24 Ordinance 1284, 2026-07-23 Resolution 26-016
- Topic: Transportation2026-09-10 MOU 26-024
- Topic: Law and crime2025-07-14 party to case, 2026-02-13 party to case, 2026-02-24 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-04-09 Sheriff's Office policing contract
- Topic: Housing2025-09-11 Ketchum comprehensive plan (adoption), 2026-08-27 Riverbend apartments housing agreements, 2025-08-18 Limelight Hotel PUD and CUP amendments, 2024-04-01 Development moratorium proposal, 2026-09-10 Appeal of P26-005
- Topic: Government operations2025-08-18 MOU 25-007
- Topic: No topic recorded2026-02-25 candidate for office, 2025-11-25 campaign committee, 2026-07-14 campaign committee, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-02-04 leadership role, 2026-06-11 leadership role, 2023-11-07 elected, Undated employment, Undated employment, Undated employment, 2026-09-16 employment, Undated education, 2023-10-05 campaign committee, 2023-12-31 committee financial summary, 2023-10-23 made contribution, 2024-01-02 held office, 2024-01-02 held office
- Dated2023-10-05 campaign committee, 2023-10-23 made contribution, 2023-11-07 elected, 2023-12-31 committee financial summary, 2024-01-02 held office, 2024-01-02 held office, 2024-04-01 Development moratorium proposal, 2025-07-14 party to case, 2025-08-18 Limelight Hotel PUD and CUP amendments, 2025-08-18 MOU 25-007, 2025-09-11 Ketchum comprehensive plan (adoption), 2025-11-25 campaign committee, 2026-02-04 leadership role, 2026-02-13 party to case, 2026-02-24 party to case, 2026-02-25 candidate for office, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-03-31 party to case, 2026-04-09 Sheriff's Office policing contract, 2026-06-11 leadership role, 2026-07-14 campaign committee, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-07-15 committee financial summary, 2026-07-23 Resolution 26-016, 2026-08-13 Ordinance 1282, 2026-08-27 Riverbend apartments housing agreements, 2026-09-10 Appeal of P26-005, 2026-09-10 MOU 26-024, 2026-09-16 employment, 2026-09-24 Ordinance 1284
Corrections
The statement said the candidate signed on October 5, 2023; the only date on the form is beside the treasurer's signature. The object listed Idaho Sunshine's candidate and treasurer IDs, a committee name and a form code that the form does not print; they are removed.
The statement and object said the report was 'filed January 9, 2024', gave the report a Sunshine name ('December-Annual') and listed Idaho Sunshine's candidate ID. The PDF prints the reporting period 12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023 and the date signed 1/9/2024 and none of these; the statement now says 'signed by his treasurer' and the Sunshine fields are removed.
The object quoted a row of the recipient's report (a filing that is not cited and prints the contributor's street address), a recipient description taken from it, a Sunshine ID and the meaning of purpose code C, none of which the cited October report shows. They are removed, the statement says only what the report prints, and confidence is medium.
The object named the court 'Idaho Fifth Judicial District Court (Blaine County; Hailey)'. The article calls it the 5th District Court (the first article adds 'in Hailey'); the longer name and the county are not in it. The object now uses the article's words.
Each vote's bill field now holds the item's short identifier (at most 60 characters) and the object's title field holds what the item was about; the long wording moved from the bill field to the object (bill_as_printed and title). The Sawtooth Serenade item no longer carries the project's street number.
The office object's title field (Councilmember / Council Member) is renamed position_as_printed.