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Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: Montana campaign finance
In 2020, Rodney Souza ran for District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05 as a Non-Partisan candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Rodney Souza's other candidacies are listed on Rodney Souza's candidate record. Data through 2026-10-08.
Rodney Souza is also listed as Rod E Souza, Rod Souza.
This candidacy (District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/16268
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: summary of money reported, data through 2026-10-08
| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $2,375.50 | 3 |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $2,375.50 | 8 |
| Debts and loans still owed | $2,221.46 | 2 |
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: $2,375.50 in cash contributions, net of refunds; $2,375.50 spent; $2,221.46 still owed. Data through 2026-10-08.
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 Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020. 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.
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: where the money came from, data through 2026-10-08
Where the money given to Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020 came from: of $2,375.50 in contributions to Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020 (cash and goods or services given in kind, net of refunds), 0.0% came from Montana addresses as filed, at least $0.00 from 0 contributors, and 0.0% came from out-of-state addresses as filed, at least $0.00 from 0 contributors. The candidate's own money: $2,375.50 (100.0%). In short, 0.0% of the contributions to Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020 came from Montana addresses. Address as reported by the filer; not verified. The figures cover every contributor to Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020, not only those listed below.
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-08
| Where from | Amount, net of refunds | Share | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-08 | |||
| Montana addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The candidate's own money | $2,375.50 | 100.0% | 1 |
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: largest contributors, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-08
| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: largest contributors, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-08 | |||
| Rodney Souza (the candidate's own money) | Billings, MT | $2,375.50 | 3 |
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.
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: largest payments made, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-08
| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: largest payments made, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-08 | ||
| Secretary of State | $1,368.96 | 1 |
| Capitol Promotions | $785.50 | 1 |
| US Postal Service | $74.00 | 1 |
| USPS | $67.00 | 1 |
| First Security Bank | $16.00 | 2 |
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-08
| Owed to | Still owed | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-08 | ||
| Rodney Souza | $2,221.46 | 2 |
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.
Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-08
| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-08 | |||
| 2020-01-08 | Rodney Souza | Billings, MT | $1,500.00 |
| 2020-09-21 | Name not recorded | $90.00 | |
| 2020-09-24 | Rodney Souza | Billings, MT | $785.50 |
What this record does not say about Rodney Souza, District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05, 2020, data through 2026-10-08
It does not say whether Rodney Souza 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".