---
title: "Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: Montana campaign finance"
description: "Money reported by Rudolf Haden as a candidate for House District No. 49 in the 2024 Montana election."
type: "candidacy"
name: "Rudolf Haden"
slug: "candidacies/rudolf-haden-g105777-2024-house-district-no-49-c19594"
candidate_id: 19594
election_year: 2024
office: "House District No. 49"
office_plain: "House District 49"
also_known_as:
  - "RM Haden"
  - "RUDOLF HADEN"
party: "Democratic"
person_page: "/people/rudolf-haden-g105777"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/19594"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: Montana campaign finance

In 2024, Rudolf Haden ran for House District No. 49 as a Democratic candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Rudolf Haden's other candidacies are listed on [Rudolf Haden's candidate record](/people/rudolf-haden-g105777). Data through 2026-10-02.

House District No. 49 is also written House District 49. Rudolf Haden is also listed as RM Haden, RUDOLF HADEN.

This candidacy (House District No. 49, 2024) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/19594

## Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: summary of money reported, data through 2026-10-02

| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $10,705.74 | 25 |
| Contributions received in cash, as filed | $11,155.74 | |
| Refunded to contributors | $450.00 | |
| In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $781.70 | |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $10,705.74 | 23 |
| Expenditures, as filed | $11,155.74 | |
| Debts and loans still owed | $0.00 | 3 |

Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: $10,705.74 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $781.70 given in kind; $10,705.74 spent; $0.00 still owed. Data through 2026-10-02.

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 Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024. 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.

### Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: where the money came from, data through 2026-10-02

Where the money given to Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024 came from: of $11,487.44 in contributions to Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024 (cash and goods or services given in kind, net of refunds), 15.9% came from Montana addresses as filed, at least $1,830.17 from 8 contributors, and 9.4% came from out-of-state addresses as filed, at least $1,078.00 from 3 contributors. The candidate's own money: $8,579.27 (74.7%). In short, 15.9% of the contributions to Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024 came from Montana addresses. Address as reported by the filer; not verified. The figures cover every contributor to Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024, not only those listed below.

#### Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02

| Where from | Amount, net of refunds | Share | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |
| Montana addresses as filed | $1,830.17 | 15.9% | 8 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $1,078.00 | 9.4% | 3 |
| The candidate's own money | $8,579.27 | 74.7% | 1 |

### Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: money by year, data through 2026-10-02

| Year | Contributions, net of refunds | In-kind | Spent | Still owed | Contribution lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,500.00 | $0.00 | $226.00 | $0.00 | 1 |
| 2024 | $8,205.74 | $781.70 | $10,479.74 | $0.00 | 24 |

### Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: largest contributors, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Refunded | Of which in-kind | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: largest contributors, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rudolf Haden *(the candidate's own money)* | Billingsa, MT | $8,579.27 |  | $176.53 | 10 |
| Whitney Kalmbach | Downingtown, PA | $1,000.00 |  |  | 3 |
| Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee | Billiings, MT | $1,000.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Melissa Smith | Billings, MT | $450.00 |  | $450.00 | 1 |
| Rebecca Riedl | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Thomas E Towe | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Montana Democratic Party | Helena, MT | $95.17 |  | $95.17 | 1 |
| Kyle Carlos | Fall River, MA | $75.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Strange Sister Creative | Billings, MT | $60.00 |  | $60.00 | 1 |
| Gail Waldby | Livingston, MT | $25.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jonah Rank | Natick, MA | $3.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mark Nicholson | Billings, MT | $0.00 | $450.00 |  | 1 |

Where a campaign refunded part of a contribution, the refund is subtracted: "Given, net of refunds" is what the contributor gave minus what was paid back, and "Refunded" is the amount paid back. The filing itself shows the gross contribution. A refund is matched to a contributor by identity, because the record does not link a refund to the contribution it returns, so a refund under an unmerged spelling stays unmatched and that contributor's figure stays gross.

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.

### Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: largest payments made, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02

| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: largest payments made, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| Zenith Strategies | $1,604.72 | 1 |
| The Billings Times | $1,389.72 | 2 |
| Lee Enterprises Montana | $720.00 | 1 |
| Custom Ink LLC | $514.56 | 1 |
| Strange Sister Creative | $489.00 | 2 |
| Mark Nicholson | $450.00 | 1 |
| USPS | $226.00 | 1 |
| Zak Jokela Photography | $200.00 | 1 |
| RushOrderTees | $191.88 | 1 |
| Montana Democratic Party | $170.00 | 1 |
| Act Blue | $169.86 | 5 |
| Secretary of State | $30.00 | 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.

### Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 25 of 25, data through 2026-10-02

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 25 of 25, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |
| 2023-12-13 | Rudolf Haden | Billingsa, MT | $2,500.00 |
| 2024-01-04 | Mark Nicholson | Billings, MT | $450.00 |
| 2024-01-09 | Name not recorded |  | $56.98 |
| 2024-01-09 | Name not recorded |  | $20.98 |
| 2024-01-18 | Strange Sister Creative | Billings, MT | $60.00 |
| 2024-03-07 | Name not recorded |  | $20.00 |
| 2024-03-07 | Melissa Smith | Billings, MT | $450.00 |
| 2024-03-14 | Kyle Carlos | Fall River, MA | $25.00 |
| 2024-03-27 | Name not recorded |  | $70.00 |
| 2024-03-27 | Name not recorded |  | $28.57 |
| 2024-04-11 | Whitney Kalmbach | Downingtown, PA | $150.00 |
| 2024-05-09 | Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee | Billiings, MT | $500.00 |
| 2024-05-30 | Rudolf Haden | Billingsa, MT | $1,500.00 |
| 2024-06-04 | Rebecca Riedl | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2024-06-28 | Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee | Billings, MT | $500.00 |
| 2024-06-30 | Jonah Rank | Natick, MA | $3.00 |
| 2024-07-08 | Thomas E Towe | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2024-07-17 | Whitney Kalmbach | Downingtown, PA | $450.00 |
| 2024-07-17 | Whitney Kalmbach | Downingtown, PA | $400.00 |
| 2024-07-23 | Gail Waldby | Livingston, MT | $25.00 |
| 2024-10-12 | Kyle Carlos | Fall River, MA | $50.00 |
| 2024-10-12 | Rudolf Haden | Billingsa, MT | $1,000.00 |
| 2024-10-15 | Montana Democratic Party | Helena, MT | $95.17 |
| 2024-11-14 | Name not recorded |  | $2,500.00 |
| 2024-11-14 | Name not recorded |  | $882.74 |

## What this record does not say about Rudolf Haden, House District No. 49, 2024, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say whether Rudolf Haden 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".