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Real Data

Commissioner of Political Practices·1998-2026Current·Sources: Accountability Project

Source
Period:
$9.1M

Contributions

$102.4M

Expenditures

1,500

Committees

192,417

Records

$143

Avg. Contribution

Contributions & Expenditures Over Time

1998-2026

Contributions by Type

individual93%
pac6%
corporate0%
party1%

Contributions by Party

Other96%
Republican3%
Democrat2%

Top 10 donors account for 2.2% of all contributions

$199,279.8 out of $9,052,083.29 total

Compare Montana with other states

Top Donors

50 donors tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYCmte
$48.7K6
0.5%
2
MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL CMTE.Cmte
$31.6K21
0.3%
3
MONTANA REPUBLICAN PARTYCmte
$22.6K5
0.2%
4
MONTANA GOP PPCCmte
$18K1
0.2%
5
FLATHEAD COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEECmte
$15.2K29
0.2%
6
PAM D BUCYIndiv
$15K15
0.2%
7
MARK A BAKERIndiv
$13.2K55
0.1%
8
GREG R GIANFORTEIndiv
$12.2K59
0.1%
9
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CMTE.Cmte
$11.7K29
0.1%
10
ELSIE ARNTZENIndiv
$11.1K8
0.1%
11
MARK R TAYLORIndiv
$10.5K39
0.1%
12
MARK C STAPLESIndiv
$10.1K79
0.1%
13
FLATHEAD COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMENCmte
$9.6K19
0.1%
14
MONTANA GAS AND OIL PACCmte
$9.4K47
0.1%
15
MONTANA REPUBLICAN PARTY (MT GOP)Cmte
$9.3K2
0.1%
16
MEGAN K HULLIndiv
$8.8K31
0.1%
17
BNSF RAILPACCmte
$8.5K50
0.1%
18
SUSAN K GIANFORTEIndiv
$8.2K40
0.1%
19
JON A METROPOULOSIndiv
$8.1K31
0.1%
20
THOMAS P KENNEALLYIndiv
$7.5K37
0.1%

Top Recipients

10 recipients tracked

#Name OfficeTotal Count Share
1
BOB J BROWNIndivD
—$1.1M6,333
12.0%
2
ROY L. BROWNIndivR
—$810.1K4,342
8.9%
3
JAMES BROWNIndivR
—$688.5K2,655
7.6%
4
KATHERINE M BIDEGARAYIndiv
—$616.9K3,051
6.8%
5
BRYCE BENNETTIndivD
—$455K5,317
5.0%
6
PAM BUCYIndivD
—$388.8K3,106
4.3%
7
ELSIE ARNTZENIndivR
—$289.6K1,564
3.2%
8
BEN ALKEIndivD
—$278.9K1,497
3.1%
9
JON BENNIONIndivR
—$189.2K1,042
2.1%
10
ELIZABETH BAKERIndiv
—$157K1,308
1.7%

Top Expenditure Payees

50 payees tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
MEDIUM BUYINGIndiv
$7.9M48
7.7%
2
STRATEGIC MEDIAOrg
$6.2M60
6.1%
3
LEFT HOOKIndiv
$3.7M61
3.6%
4
SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIAOrg
$2.6M38
2.6%
5
THE POLITICAL COMPANYOrg
$2.5M336
2.4%
6
LUC MEDIAOrg
$2M33
2.0%
7
CANAL PARTNERS MEDIAOrg
$2M20
1.9%
8
PLAZBYIndiv
$1.8M238
1.8%
9
MCMAHON & SQUIER TRIPPIIndiv
$1.8M35
1.7%
10
USPSOrg
$1.4M6,504
1.4%
11
VENDOR MEDIA AD VENTURESOrg
$1.2M13
1.2%
12
PLAZBY SOLUTIONSOrg
$1.1M118
1.1%
13
ARENA COMMUNICATIONSOrg
$957.9K42
0.9%
14
THE BILLINGS TIMESIndiv
$941.6K921
0.9%
15
FRIENDS OF STEVE BULLOCK 2016 ACCOUNTCmte
$918.7K1
0.9%
16
VALLEY BANKOrg
$870.1K513
0.8%
17
MOORE INFORMATIONIndiv
$791.4K48
0.8%
18
AXIOM STRATEGIESOrg
$774.4K23
0.8%
19
FP1 STRATEGIESOrg
$767.7K26
0.7%
20
GREG R GIANFORTEIndiv
$748.3K22
0.7%
Sources: accountability_project · Last updated: 2026-04-08