--- title: "Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: Montana campaign finance" description: "Money reported by Leona Nelson as a candidate for County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County in the 2026 Montana election." type: "candidacy" name: "Leona Nelson" slug: "candidacies/leona-nelson-g236103-2026-county-treasurersuperintendent-of-school-c21724" candidate_id: 21724 election_year: 2026 office: "County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County" party: "Independent" person_page: "/people/leona-nelson-g236103" public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/21724" data_through: "2026-09-30" generated_at: "2026-09-30" source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)" --- # Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: Montana campaign finance In 2026, Leona Nelson ran for County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County as a Independent candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Leona Nelson's other candidacies are listed on [Leona Nelson's candidate record](/people/leona-nelson-g236103). Data through 2026-09-30. This candidacy (County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/21724 ## Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: others who ran for County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County in 2026, data through 2026-09-30 - [Sheila Stenzel](/people/sheila-stenzel-g328268/) (Non-Partisan) - [Symantha Deans](/people/symantha-deans-g309121/) (Independent) ## Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30 | Figure | Amount | Lines | |---|---|---| | Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $200.00 | 7 | | In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $409.71 | | | Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 | | Expenditures, net of refunds received | $0.00 | 0 | | Debts and loans still owed | $820.41 | 12 | Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: $200.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $409.71 given in kind; $0.00 spent; $820.41 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 Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater 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. ### Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30 Contributions to Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026 from Montana addresses as filed: at least $200.00 (1 contributor). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $0.00 (0 contributors). The candidate's own money: $409.71. 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 | $200.00 | 1 | | Out-of-state addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0 | | The candidate's own money | $409.71 | 1 | ### Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-09-30 | Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Of which in-kind | Contributions | |---|---|---|---|---| | Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | | Leona Nelson *(the candidate's own money)* | Townsend, MT | $409.71 | $409.71 | 6 | | Thomas Budewitz | Townsend, MT | $200.00 | | 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. ### Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30 | Owed to | Still owed | Lines | |---|---|---| | Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | Leona Nelson | $820.41 | 12 | 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. ### Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-09-30 | Date | Contributor | From | Amount | |---|---|---|---| | Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | 2026-02-27 | Leona Nelson | Townsend, MT | $37.06 | | 2026-02-27 | Leona Nelson | Townsend, MT | $110.83 | | 2026-02-27 | Leona Nelson | Townsend, MT | $29.99 | | 2026-03-08 | Leona Nelson | Townsend, MT | $58.89 | | 2026-03-15 | Leona Nelson | Townsend, MT | $13.94 | | 2026-03-22 | Leona Nelson | Townsend, MT | $159.00 | | 2026-04-30 | Thomas Budewitz | Townsend, MT | $200.00 | ## What this record does not say about Leona Nelson, County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools in Broadwater County, 2026, data through 2026-09-30 It does not say whether Leona Nelson 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".