--- title: "Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: Montana campaign finance" description: "Money reported by Bruce Moats as a candidate for County Commissioner in Mineral County in the 2026 Montana election." type: "candidacy" name: "Bruce Moats" slug: "candidacies/bruce-moats-g1124640-2026-county-commissioner-c22114" candidate_id: 22114 election_year: 2026 office: "County Commissioner in Mineral County" party: "Independent" person_page: "/people/bruce-moats-g1124640" public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/22114" data_through: "2026-09-30" generated_at: "2026-09-30" source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)" --- # Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: Montana campaign finance In 2026, Bruce Moats ran for County Commissioner in Mineral County as a Independent candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Bruce Moats's other candidacies are listed on [Bruce Moats's candidate record](/people/bruce-moats-g1124640). Data through 2026-09-30. This candidacy (County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/22114 ## Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: others who ran for County Commissioner in Mineral County in 2026, data through 2026-09-30 - [Dan Clemts](/people/dan-clemts-g247750/) (Republican) - Debra Sheppard (Republican) - Duane Simons (Republican) - steve Reid (Republican) ## Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30 | Figure | Amount | Lines | |---|---|---| | Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $2,650.00 | 15 | | In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $571.37 | | | Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 | | Expenditures, net of refunds received | $1,318.86 | 4 | | Debts and loans still owed | $0.00 | 0 | Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: $2,650.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $571.37 given in kind; $1,318.86 spent; $0.00 still owed. Data through 2026-09-30. Totals above are net of refunds, and so are the largest-contributor amounts below, with the as-filed and refunded figures shown beside any row that was refunded. The line-by-line contribution rows are as filed, before any refund. These figures are for Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026. These figures follow the same rules as the public campaign finance site, because they come from it. Only filed reports count. Money a campaign moves between its own accounts is left out, because it is not new money. The contribution figure is cash, as on the state's Cash Summary, and goods and services given in kind are reported beside it, never inside it. Refunds paid back to contributors are subtracted. Other receipts are interest, rebates and similar receipts, not donations. A debt is money still owed, not money spent, and a loan repaid in full is not listed as owed. ### Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30 Contributions to Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026 from Montana addresses as filed: at least $1,380.00 (9 contributors). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $0.00 (0 contributors). The candidate's own money: $1,841.37. Address as reported by the filer; not verified. Amounts are net of refunds and cover every contributor, not only those listed below. | Where from | Amount, net of refunds | Contributors | |---|---|---| | Montana addresses as filed | $1,380.00 | 9 | | Out-of-state addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0 | | The candidate's own money | $1,841.37 | 1 | ### Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-09-30 | Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Of which in-kind | Contributions | |---|---|---|---|---| | Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | | Bruce Moats *(the candidate's own money)* | | $1,841.37 | $341.37 | 4 | | Laurie Johnston | Superior, MT | $450.00 | | 2 | | Bruce & Susan Charles | DeBorgia, MT | $300.00 | | 1 | | Dawn Terrill | Superior, MT | $166.00 | $166.00 | 1 | | Billye Ann Bricker | Superior, MT | $100.00 | | 1 | | Joseph Spangler | Superior, MT | $100.00 | | 1 | | Joe Hughes | Superior, MT | $100.00 | | 2 | | Sydney Cataldo | Alberton, MT | $64.00 | $64.00 | 1 | | Diane Magone | Superior, MT | $50.00 | | 1 | | Thomas McCloskley | Superior, MT | $50.00 | | 1 | A candidate may put unlimited personal money into their own campaign in Montana. Self-funding is not a limit breach and is marked above only so it is not misread as an outside donation. ### Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: largest payments made, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-09-30 | Paid to | Total | Payments | |---|---|---| | Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: largest payments made, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | Gadgets to Go, LLC | $1,235.00 | 2 | | Riverside Soup & Sandz | $57.50 | 1 | | Walmart | $26.36 | 1 | Every contribution, itemized from $1 up, as filed, from filed reports. These are the gross contribution lines. A refund is a separate payment and does not appear here. ### Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 15 of 15, data through 2026-09-30 | Date | Contributor | From | Amount | |---|---|---|---| | Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 15 of 15, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | 2026-08-01 | Billye Ann Bricker | Superior, MT | $100.00 | | 2026-08-02 | Joseph Spangler | Superior, MT | $100.00 | | 2026-08-07 | Laurie Johnston | Superior, MT | $100.00 | | 2026-08-07 | Diane Magone | Superior, MT | $50.00 | | 2026-08-18 | Dawn Terrill | Superior, MT | $166.00 | | 2026-08-19 | Name not recorded | | $1,000.00 | | 2026-08-19 | Name not recorded | | $146.37 | | 2026-08-24 | Joe Hughes | Superior, MT | $50.00 | | 2026-08-24 | Laurie Johnston | Superior, MT | $350.00 | | 2026-08-24 | Joe Hughes | Superior, MT | $50.00 | | 2026-08-29 | Sydney Cataldo | Alberton, MT | $64.00 | | 2026-09-01 | Thomas McCloskley | Superior, MT | $50.00 | | 2026-09-01 | Bruce & Susan Charles | DeBorgia, MT | $300.00 | | 2026-09-18 | Name not recorded | | $500.00 | | 2026-09-18 | Name not recorded | | $195.00 | ## What this record does not say about Bruce Moats, County Commissioner in Mineral County, 2026, data through 2026-09-30 It does not say whether Bruce Moats won. CERS records candidacies and money, not results. Contribution totals are floors, not exact figures: the same real person or business can appear in the record more than once under spelling variants, and merging those into single identities is ongoing work. A total means "at least this much".