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Real Data

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

Source
$9.1M

Contributions

$102.4M

Expenditures

0

Committees

192,417

Records

$143

Avg. Contribution

1131%

Exp/Contrib Ratio

Contributions by Type

other100%

Contributions by Party

Other100%

Top 10 donors account for 2.2% of all contributions

$195,017.82 out of $9,052,083.29 total

Contributions & Expenditures Over Time

1998-2026

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
$14.7K11
0.2%
7
MARK BAKERIndiv
$11.8K45
0.1%
8
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CMTE.Cmte
$11.7K29
0.1%
9
ELSIE ARNTZENIndiv
$11.1K8
0.1%
10
FLATHEAD COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMENCmte
$9.6K19
0.1%
11
MONTANA REPUBLICAN PARTY (MT GOP)Cmte
$9.3K2
0.1%
12
MARK STAPLESIndiv
$8.6K69
0.1%
13
BNSF RAILPACCmte
$8.5K50
0.1%
14
MEGAN HULLIndiv
$7.9K29
0.1%
15
ALEXANDER BLEWETTIndiv
$7.4K31
0.1%
16
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY MONTANA EMPLOYEE PACCmte
$7.4K47
0.1%
17
MONTANA TROOPERS PACCmte
$7.3K33
0.1%
18
JEFF ESSMANNIndiv
$7.2K25
0.1%
19
LAKE COUNTY DEMOCRATSIndiv
$7K13
0.1%
20
GALLATIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEECmte
$7K4
0.1%

Top Recipients

Recipient data requires contribution records.

Top Expenditure Payees

50 payees tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
MEDIUM BUYINGIndiv
$7.9M48
7.7%
2
STRATEGIC MEDIAIndiv
$6.2M60
6.1%
3
LEFT HOOKIndiv
$3.7M61
3.6%
4
SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIAIndiv
$2.6M38
2.6%
5
THE POLITICAL COMPANYOrg
$2.2M313
2.2%
6
LUC MEDIAIndiv
$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
USPSIndiv
$1.4M6,504
1.4%
11
VENDOR MEDIA AD VENTURESIndiv
$1.2M13
1.2%
12
PLAZBY SOLUTIONSOrg
$1.1M118
1.1%
13
ARENA COMMUNICATIONSIndiv
$957.9K42
0.9%
14
FRIENDS OF STEVE BULLOCK 2016 ACCOUNTCmte
$918.7K1
0.9%
15
VALLEY BANKOrg
$870.1K513
0.8%
16
MOORE INFORMATIONIndiv
$791.4K48
0.8%
17
AXIOM STRATEGIESIndiv
$774.4K23
0.8%
18
FP1 STRATEGIESIndiv
$767.7K26
0.7%
19
GREG R GIANFORTEIndiv
$703.9K13
0.7%
20
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYCmte
$641.7K378
0.6%
Sources: accountability_project · Last updated: 2026-03-01