The Left’s Western States Strategy … Hiding in Plain Sight
JAN 18, 2026
This article introduces a new substack authored by Prairie Wren, who is a brilliant researcher.
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Prairie Wren’s first article, Turning those red states blues … the Arabella way, describes how former Arabella Advisors’ employee, Jonah Meyers, is using “the Arabella Way” to turn America’s mostly-conservative, western states “blue” from being stubbornly “red.”
Meyers …
- formed his own private consultancy, Blue Moon Strategies, LLC (June 2021),
- created a 501(c)(4) Western Futures Fund, Inc. nonprofit (Nov. 2021),
- and created a federal political action committee, the Way Back PAC (Sept. 2022).
Prairie Wren uncovered the Western Futures Fund and Way Back PAC share the same Sheridan, WY address, along with perhaps thousands of other businesses, but showed evidence it’s run by Meyers from Silver Spring, MD, a DC suburb.
States receiving money from either Western Futures Fund or Way Back PAC include (in decreasing order of amounts): Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Utah, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, North Dakota, Oregon, and Iowa. See article for details.
Western Futures Fund
In its first year of operation the Western Futures Fund received over $2 million from the “dark money” nonprofit, Sixteen Thirty Fund, which was managed by Meyers’ former employer, the Arabella Advisors.
Prairie Wren studied the 2023 IRS 990 tax filing by nonprofit Western Futures Fund and found “as a management consultant, Blue Moon Strategies is responsible for day-to-day operations,” which is Meyers’ consulting firm.
Way Back PAC
The Way Back PAC formed in Sept. 2022 but quickly amended its FEC filing to show Jonah Meyers was the PAC’s “designated agent” with title of “Treasurer.”
It’s curious the PAC’s bank on the FEC form is Amalgamated Bank, which Influence Watchsays is “labor union-aligned.”
Prairie Wren describes how Meyer’s Blue Moon Strategies received an initial payment for “strategic consulting & reimbursement” and a $1,000 “strategic consulting” fee most months since.
Spending by Western Futures Fund and Way Back PAC
Prairie Wren gives a breakdown summary of spending in eleven states and the District of Columbia. See the article for details.
The article shows the contributions in the 2023 Kansas local elections and the 2024 state elections.
2024 Kansas election cycle: $27,500 to candidates
In 2024 the Way Back PAC spent $27,500 on 19 Kansas candidates. At least 18 of the candidates were Democrats. (The party affiliation of one candidate is not known.)
For Kansas, Prairie Wren lists 16 state candidates receiving contributions, including six for Kansas House, six for Kansas Senate, and four for Kansas State Board of Education.
Two Johnson County candidates received Way Back PAC contributions:
- $1000 to Vanessa Riebli for Johnson County District Attorney, and
- $1000 to Byron Roberson for Johnson County Sheriff.
Sedgwick County Commissioner Sarah Lopez (U) received $1000.
There’s more
Prairie Wren’s article gives additional details about other nonprofits “aimed at the Mountain West.”
Related
Prairie Wren noted The Way Back PAC gave $30,000 to Gov. Laura Kelly’s Middle of the Road PAC in Oct. 2024.
In 2022 Global Impact Social Welfare Fund gave $50,000 to Kansas Values Institute, and $2 million to Western Futures Fund (and another $1 million to WFF in 2023).
The Global Impact Social Welfare Fund in 2023 gave $500,000 to the Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund, which gave $85,000 to the Amberwave PAC run by JoCo Chair of County Commissioners, Mike Kelly.
Prairie Wren’s article revealed Western Futures Fund sent $27,125 to Kansas Values Institute in 2023.
Known donors to Kansas Values Institute in 2022EARL F GLYNN·MARCH 13, 2024Read full story