---
title: "Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: Montana campaign finance"
description: "Money reported by Steve Gist as a candidate for House District No. 25 in the 2022 Montana election."
type: "candidacy"
name: "Steve Gist"
slug: "candidacies/steve-gist-g235332-2022-house-district-no-25-c18166"
candidate_id: 18166
election_year: 2022
office: "House District No. 25"
party: "Republican"
person_page: "/people/steve-gist-g235332"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/18166"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: Montana campaign finance

In 2022, Steve Gist ran for House District No. 25 as a Republican candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Steve Gist's other candidacies are listed on [Steve Gist's candidate record](/people/steve-gist-g235332). Data through 2026-09-30.

This candidacy (House District No. 25, 2022) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/18166

## Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30

| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $14,970.00 | 90 |
| Contributions received in cash, as filed | $15,070.00 | |
| Refunded to contributors | $100.00 | |
| In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $91.45 | |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $14,930.00 | 41 |
| Expenditures, as filed | $15,030.00 | |
| Debts and loans still owed | $0.00 | 6 |

Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: $14,970.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $91.45 given in kind; $14,930.00 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 Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022. 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.

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30

Contributions to Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022 from Montana addresses as filed: at least $13,320.00 (76 contributors). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $900.00 (4 contributors). The candidate's own money: $841.45. 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 | $13,320.00 | 76 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $900.00 | 4 |
| The candidate's own money | $841.45 | 1 |

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: money by year, data through 2026-09-30

| Year | Contributions, net of refunds | In-kind | Spent | Still owed | Contribution lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $14,970.00 | $91.45 | $14,424.26 | $0.00 | 90 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $505.74 | $0.00 | 0 |

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: largest contributors, rows 1 to 25 of 50, data through 2026-09-30

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Refunded | Of which in-kind | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: largest contributors, rows 1 to 25 of 50, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Steve Gist *(the candidate's own money)* | Cascade, MT | $841.45 |  | $91.45 | 6 |
| Cascade Country Republicans PAC | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 | $100.00 |  | 2 |
| Dawson County Republican Central Committee | Glendive, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Cigna | Philadelphia, PA | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Dennis Lenz | Billings, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| MONTANA REALTORS PAC | Helena, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jerry Schillinger | Circle, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| David Bedey | Hamilton, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Casey Knudsen | Malta, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Kandy Zanto | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Lewis Zanto | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Llewelyn Jones | Conrad, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Katherine Duncan | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Montanans Unitied PAC | Billings, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Lola Galloway | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| James Maher | Basin, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Greg Gianforte | Bozeman, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Bobbie Jo Rash | Helena, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Shawn Rash | Helena, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jeffrey Crouch | MISSOULA, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Chad Ouellette | BIG SKY, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mark Lewis | Bozeman, MT | $400.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jed Hinkle | Belgrade, MT | $250.00 |  |  | 1 |
| MBWDA PAC | Helena, MT | $250.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Montana Contractors Association | Helena, MT | $250.00 |  |  | 1 |

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: largest contributors, rows 26 to 50 of 50, data through 2026-09-30

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Refunded | Of which in-kind | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: largest contributors, rows 26 to 50 of 50, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Altria Group Inc. PAC | Washington, DC | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Sue Vinton | Billings, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Marta Bertoglio | Clancy, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| George Nikolakakos | Great Falls, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| North Western Energy Montana Employee P.A.C. | Missoula, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Charter Com. Inc. MT PAC | Stamford, CT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Carbon County Republican Central Committee | Roberts, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Montana Coin Machine Operators Association PAC | Vaughn, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Dwayne Fish | Great Falls, MT | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Ron Staley | Great Falls, MT | $160.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Cheryl Tilleman | Zurich, MT | $150.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Roger Hagan | Great Falls, MT | $120.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Bill Gist | Butte, MT | $120.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jesse Slaughter | Great Falls, MT | $120.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Julie Dooling | Helena, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mt Agricultural PAC | Helena, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Tom Welch | Dillon, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Montana Wood Products Association | Missoula, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Carbon County Republican Women | Joliet, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Republic Services Inc. Employees Better Government PAC | Phoeniz, AZ | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Kristen G Juras | Great Falls, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Rhonda Knudsen | Culbertson, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Montana Water Well Drillers PAC | Vaughn, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Nelly Nicol | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Sonia Shearer-Hiett | Missoula, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |

The 50 largest of 81 contributors are shown.

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.

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: largest payments made, rows 1 to 25 of 25, data through 2026-09-30

| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: largest payments made, rows 1 to 25 of 25, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |
| Montana Republican Party | $4,000.00 | 1 |
| Habitat for Humanity | $3,505.74 | 2 |
| Field & Streets Strategies LLC | $1,625.00 | 1 |
| IPS | $766.92 | 1 |
| Magnets on the Cheap | $756.00 | 1 |
| Allegra | $589.23 | 1 |
| Arena Mail & Digital | $455.04 | 1 |
| Elect Kerns Campaign | $400.00 | 1 |
| Trebas for Montana Senate | $400.00 | 1 |
| Grove's Taxidermy and Firearms | $300.00 | 1 |
| Meta | $264.70 | 6 |
| Go Daddy | $254.10 | 2 |
| Trent Cavanagh | $217.50 | 1 |
| Personalized Paper Manufacturing Group | $192.00 | 1 |
| Meta, Inc. | $114.16 | 1 |
| Cascade Country Republicans PAC | $100.00 | 1 |
| USPS | $94.00 | 1 |
| Licini Print Shop | $50.00 | 1 |
| Staples | $35.37 | 2 |
| Walmart | $27.36 | 1 |
| Hobby Lobby | $11.84 | 2 |
| Stripe | $11.60 | 2 |
| First Interstate Bank | $10.00 | 1 |
| Stripe | $4.70 | 1 |
| Target | $3.29 | 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.

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 25 of 90, data through 2026-09-30

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 25 of 90, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| 2022-01-28 | Steve Gist | Cascade, MT | $650.00 |
| 2022-01-28 | Steve Gist | Cascade, MT | $15.00 |
| 2022-02-03 | Steve Gist | Cascade, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-02-11 | Cascade Country Republicans PAC | Great Falls, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-02-15 | George Nikolakakos | Great Falls, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-02-28 | MBWDA PAC | Helena, MT | $250.00 |
| 2022-03-18 | Kandy Zanto | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-03-18 | Lewis Zanto | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-03-24 | Republic Services Inc. Employees Better Government PAC | Phoeniz, AZ | $100.00 |
| 2022-04-05 | North Western Energy Montana Employee P.A.C. | Missoula, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-04-05 | MONTANA REALTORS PAC | Helena, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-04-11 | Montana Wood Products Association | Missoula, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-07-21 | Dennis Lenz | Billings, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-07-21 | Steve Gist | Cascade, MT | $19.48 |
| 2022-07-22 | Montanans Unitied PAC | Billings, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-08-02 | Montana Water Well Drillers PAC | Vaughn, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-08-03 | Rhonda Knudsen | Culbertson, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-08-06 | Sue Vinton | Billings, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-08-10 | James Willis | Cascade, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-11 | Lola Galloway | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-08-11 | Ron Staley | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-11 | KC Slover | Great Falls, MT | $80.00 |
| 2022-08-11 | Steve Gist | Cascade, MT | $38.97 |
| 2022-08-15 | Dawson County Republican Central Committee | Glendive, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-08-16 | James Maher | Basin, MT | $400.00 |

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 26 to 50 of 90, data through 2026-09-30

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 26 to 50 of 90, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| 2022-08-17 | Char Emond | Great Falls, MT | $80.00 |
| 2022-08-18 | Bill Gist | Butte, MT | $120.00 |
| 2022-08-18 | Jeremiah Scott | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-18 | Kathy Workman | great falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-19 | Greg Gianforte | Bozeman, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-08-19 | Julie Bass | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-23 | Brian Kapphan | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-23 | Mike Scheer | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-08-24 | Altria Group Inc. PAC | Washington, DC | $200.00 |
| 2022-08-24 | Carbon County Republican Women | Joliet, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-08-25 | Nelly Nicol | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-08-26 | Carbon County Republican Central Committee | Roberts, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Contractors Association | Helena, MT | $250.00 |
| 2022-09-05 | Shane Price | Kalispell, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-10 | Jed Hinkle | Belgrade, MT | $250.00 |
| 2022-09-16 | Dwayne Fish | Great Falls, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-09-17 | Louis Rognoni | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-18 | Eric Tilleman | Cascade, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-18 | ROBERTA TILLEMAN | Cascade, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-18 | Marty Nelson | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-18 | Jeremiah Scott | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-20 | Charter Com. Inc. MT PAC | Stamford, CT | $200.00 |
| 2022-09-20 | Micah Overman | Cascade, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-22 | Cheryl Tilleman | Zurich, MT | $150.00 |
| 2022-09-23 | LEON BEACHY | FAIRFIELD, MT | $40.00 |

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 51 to 75 of 90, data through 2026-09-30

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 51 to 75 of 90, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| 2022-09-23 | Cigna | Philadelphia, PA | $400.00 |
| 2022-09-23 | Julie Dooling | Helena, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-09-23 | Jared Christ | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-23 | Carol Robinson | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-23 | Rick Gander | Billings, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-23 | Bill Harvey | Gildford, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Katherine Duncan | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Joshua Racki | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Jesse Slaughter | Great Falls, MT | $120.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Roger Hagan | Great Falls, MT | $120.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Dan Campanian | Sweet Grass, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Steve Gist | Cascade, MT | $18.00 |
| 2022-09-25 | Wynne Rolf | Havre, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-09-26 | Llewelyn Jones | Conrad, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-09-27 | Mt Agricultural PAC | Helena, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-09-29 | David Bedey | Hamilton, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-09-29 | Casey Knudsen | Malta, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-09-29 | Shawn Rash | Helena, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-10-01 | Kristen G Juras | Great Falls, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-10-03 | Julie Birkenbuel | Conrad, MT | $80.00 |
| 2022-10-04 | Jerry Schillinger | Circle, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-10-17 | Marta Bertoglio | Clancy, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-10-17 | Amy Nerison | Helena, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-10-19 | Montana Coin Machine Operators Association PAC | Vaughn, MT | $200.00 |
| 2022-10-19 | Cascade Country Republicans PAC | Great Falls, MT | $400.00 |

### Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 76 to 90 of 90, data through 2026-09-30

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022: every contribution as filed, rows 76 to 90 of 90, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| 2022-10-19 | Chad Ouellette | BIG SKY, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-10-19 | Jeffrey Crouch | MISSOULA, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-10-19 | Linda Madsen | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Tom Welch | Dillon, MT | $100.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Mark Lewis | Bozeman, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Linda Halvorson | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Jesse Wagner | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Mike Cooper | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Carol Robinson | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Garrett Zanto | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-26 | Ron Staley | Great Falls, MT | $120.00 |
| 2022-10-27 | Dave Roso | Cascade, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-27 | Kathy Workman | Great Falls, MT | $40.00 |
| 2022-10-28 | Bobbie Jo Rash | Helena, MT | $400.00 |
| 2022-11-01 | Sonia Shearer-Hiett | Missoula, MT | $100.00 |

## What this record does not say about Steve Gist, House District No. 25, 2022, data through 2026-09-30

It does not say whether Steve Gist 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".