State

Top contributors in Montana

23,515 donors · $51,321,021 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($7.2M), Montanans for Tester ($5.4M), Tim Sheehy for Montana ($4.2M) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

Itemized federal contributions over $200 only.

Analysis

FEC filings through June 26, 2026, show 23,515 contributors with a Montana address on record associated with $51,321,021 in itemized federal contributions over $200. Among the committees receiving the largest gross receipts from this cohort, ACTBLUE received $7,172,669, MONTANANS FOR TESTER received $5,444,878, and TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA received $4,209,696. These totals reflect Schedule A immediate recipients; conduits may pass funds to downstream campaigns, and state addresses are as reported in FEC filings.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Contributor	City	Employer	Gifts	Total
1	Leadership in Action	Helena	—	10	$1,855,000
2	Barnard, Timothy	Bozeman	Barnard Construction	25	$1,292,800
3	Montana Policy Action INC	Billings	—	6	$1,250,000
4	Big Sky Action Fund	Helena	—	1	$1,020,000
5	Last Best Place PAC	Helena	—	3	$685,995
6	A Better Big Sky	Missoula	—	4	$675,000
7	Barnard, Mary	Bozeman	Barnard Const, CO, INC	19	$601,000
8	Western Native Voice INC.	Billings	—	3	$450,000
9	Held, Steve	Broadus	Self	9	$447,072
10	Montana Voters PAC	Missoula	—	5	$405,000
11	Big Sky Voters PAC	Missoula	—	2	$325,000
12	Sacca, Crystal	Bozeman	Lowercarbon Capital	64	$245,630
13	Newell, Martha	Missoula	None	13	$224,500
14	Gianforte, Susan	Bozeman	Homemaker	10	$210,135
15	Katz, Marc	Missoula	Not Employed	35	$205,950
16	Montana Democratic Party	Helena	—	1	$200,000
17	Lohman, Clinton	Bozeman	Retired	2	$200,000
18	O'Connor, Susan	Missoula	Retired	24	$177,290
19	Schuler, Tracy	Whitefish	Not Employed	18	$170,460
20	Katz, Jane	Missoula	Not Employed	32	$164,190
21	Scott, Jim	Billings	Not Employed	19	$159,100
22	Sheehy, Tim	Helena	Little Belt Cattle CO.	3	$152,761
23	Jacobs, Lew	Big Sky	Dba: Lew Jacobs	7	$134,900
24	Davis, Louise	Bozeman	None	165	$129,884
25	Waldenberg, Mark	Great Falls	Lincoln Partners	15	$120,099
26	Leach, Morgan	Great Falls	Cme	159	$113,968
27	Barnard, Tim	Bozeman	Barnard Const, CO, INC	6	$109,900
28	Jacobs, Kelly	Big Sky	Homemaker	6	$109,900
29	Scott, James R.	Billings	Not Employed	15	$109,900
30	Gianforte, Greg R	Bozeman	State of Montana	8	$108,600
31	Zinn, Stacy	Billings	Self	52	$108,318
32	Messina, James	Clyde Park	the Messina Group	19	$108,300
33	Slamowitz, Greg	Big Sky	Not Employed	7	$104,700
34	Goren, Carolyn	Missoula	Not Employed	2,447	$100,014
35	Langlas, Stephen R	Billings	Langlas & Associates INC	21	$97,700
36	Opdycke, Nicola	Whitefish	Retired	1,235	$97,540
37	Mott, Maryanne	Emigrant	Not Employed	34	$96,500
38	Kurtz, Willis	Missoula	Retired	51	$95,600
39	Wilson, William	Missoula	Retired	209	$94,566
40	Freeman, Lee	Livingston	U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee	156	$87,766
41	Menholt, Denny	Billings	Menholt Auto Group	11	$85,830
42	Menholt, Dennis	Billings	Denny Menholt Auto Group	17	$84,500
43	Todd, Mary	Helena	Cabin Creek Landing B & B	5	$83,640
44	Bough, Loren	Big Sky	Retired	17	$82,588
45	Macgrath, Susan	Bozeman	Self	14	$82,235
46	Oakland, Gary	Billings	Oakland Company	25	$81,500
47	Blank, Diana	Bozeman	Not Employed	92	$77,428
48	Taylor, Jill	Missoula	Retired	12,506	$76,596
49	Metheny, William	Bridger	Retired	4,344	$75,112
50	Ellis, Alvin A. Jr.	Red Lodge	Retired	43	$71,700

Totals are itemized contributions on record; entries include individuals, committees, and conduit PACs, some of which redistribute funds downstream.

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