--- title: "Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: Montana campaign finance" description: "Money reported by Ryan Finn as a candidate for County Commissioner in Gallatin County in the 2026 Montana election." type: "candidacy" name: "Ryan Finn" slug: "candidacies/ryan-finn-g302848-2026-county-commissioner-c22095" candidate_id: 22095 election_year: 2026 office: "County Commissioner in Gallatin County" party: "Democratic" person_page: "/people/ryan-finn-g302848" public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/22095" data_through: "2026-09-30" generated_at: "2026-09-30" source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)" --- # Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: Montana campaign finance In 2026, Ryan Finn ran for County Commissioner in Gallatin County as a Democratic candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Ryan Finn's other candidacies are listed on [Ryan Finn's candidate record](/people/ryan-finn-g302848). Data through 2026-09-30. This candidacy (County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/22095 ## Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: others who ran for County Commissioner in Gallatin County in 2026, data through 2026-09-30 - Colter Metcalf (Republican) - [Daniel Hill](/people/daniel-hill-g308303/) (Republican) - [Tracie Gibbons](/people/tracie-gibbons-g327487/) (Democratic) - [Zach Brown](/people/zach-brown-g260716/) (Democratic) ## Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30 | Figure | Amount | Lines | |---|---|---| | Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $3,124.65 | 14 | | Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 | | Expenditures, net of refunds received | $1,206.40 | 23 | | Debts and loans still owed | $0.00 | 0 | Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: $3,124.65 in cash contributions, net of refunds; $1,206.40 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 Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin 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. ### Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30 Contributions to Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026 from Montana addresses as filed: at least $2,143.48 (9 contributors). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $931.17 (2 contributors). The candidate's own money: $50.00. 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 | $2,143.48 | 9 | | Out-of-state addresses as filed | $931.17 | 2 | | The candidate's own money | $50.00 | 1 | ### Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-09-30 | Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Contributions | |---|---|---|---| | Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | Gallatin County Democrats | Bozeman, MT | $550.00 | 2 | | Leslie Finn | Muskegon, MI | $466.11 | 2 | | Swep Davis | Bozeman, MT | $465.06 | 1 | | Patrick Finn | Muskegon, MI | $465.06 | 1 | | Jennifer Boyer | Bozeman, MT | $450.00 | 1 | | Julia Shaida | Bozeman, MT | $445.27 | 1 | | Mary Pohl | Bozeman, MT | $98.95 | 1 | | Patti Steinmuller | Bozeman, MT | $50.00 | 1 | | Ryan Finn *(the candidate's own money)* | | $50.00 | 1 | | Douglas Rand | Gallatin Gateway, MT | $49.47 | 1 | | VICKIE SEHY | Bozeman, MT | $24.73 | 1 | | ERIN HOWARD | Belgrade, MT | $10.00 | 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. ### Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: largest payments made, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-09-30 | Paid to | Total | Payments | |---|---|---| | Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: largest payments made, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | Fresh Printz | $728.93 | 1 | | Staples | $138.93 | 1 | | USPS | $98.40 | 1 | | Canva | $81.00 | 2 | | Staples | $36.84 | 2 | | Act Blue | $26.77 | 11 | | Squarespace, Inc. | $25.00 | 1 | | Squarespace Inc. | $25.00 | 1 | | Google LLC | $23.03 | 2 | | Square Space | $22.50 | 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. ### Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 14 of 14, data through 2026-09-30 | Date | Contributor | From | Amount | |---|---|---|---| | Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 14 of 14, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | 2026-06-28 | Leslie Finn | Muskegon, MI | $100.00 | | 2026-07-02 | Jennifer Boyer | Bozeman, MT | $450.00 | | 2026-07-05 | Name not recorded | | $50.00 | | 2026-07-21 | Patti Steinmuller | Bozeman, MT | $50.00 | | 2026-08-06 | ERIN HOWARD | Belgrade, MT | $10.00 | | 2026-08-27 | VICKIE SEHY | Bozeman, MT | $24.73 | | 2026-09-01 | Julia Shaida | Bozeman, MT | $445.27 | | 2026-09-02 | Leslie Finn | Muskegon, MI | $366.11 | | 2026-09-04 | Swep Davis | Bozeman, MT | $465.06 | | 2026-09-04 | Patrick Finn | Muskegon, MI | $465.06 | | 2026-09-09 | Douglas Rand | Gallatin Gateway, MT | $49.47 | | 2026-09-11 | Gallatin County Democrats | Bozeman, MT | $250.00 | | 2026-09-12 | Mary Pohl | Bozeman, MT | $98.95 | | 2026-09-15 | Gallatin County Democrats | Bozeman, MT | $300.00 | ## What this record does not say about Ryan Finn, County Commissioner in Gallatin County, 2026, data through 2026-09-30 It does not say whether Ryan Finn 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".