--- title: "Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: Montana campaign finance" description: "Money reported by Tessa Tauck as a candidate for County Commissioner in Carter County in the 2026 Montana election." type: "candidacy" name: "Tessa Tauck" slug: "candidacies/tessa-tauck-g236672-2026-county-commissioner-c21709" candidate_id: 21709 election_year: 2026 office: "County Commissioner in Carter County" party: "Republican" person_page: "/people/tessa-tauck-g236672" public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/21709" data_through: "2026-09-30" generated_at: "2026-09-30" source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)" --- # Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: Montana campaign finance In 2026, Tessa Tauck ran for County Commissioner in Carter County as a Republican candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Tessa Tauck's other candidacies are listed on [Tessa Tauck's candidate record](/people/tessa-tauck-g236672). Data through 2026-09-30. This candidacy (County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/21709 ## Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: others who ran for County Commissioner in Carter County in 2026, data through 2026-09-30 - [Jeremy Richards](/people/jeremy-richards-g314187/) (Republican) - Tracey Walker (Republican) ## Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30 | Figure | Amount | Lines | |---|---|---| | Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $1,574.45 | 19 | | In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $2,928.56 | | | Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 | | Expenditures, net of refunds received | $1,950.83 | 7 | | Debts and loans still owed | $1,444.56 | 11 | Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: $1,574.45 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $2,928.56 given in kind; $1,950.83 spent; $1,444.56 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 Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter 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. ### Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30 Contributions to Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026 from Montana addresses as filed: at least $1,220.00 (6 contributors). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $0.00 (0 contributors). The candidate's own money: $3,283.01. 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 | $1,220.00 | 6 | | Out-of-state addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0 | | The candidate's own money | $3,283.01 | 1 | ### Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-09-30 | Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Of which in-kind | Contributions | |---|---|---|---|---| | Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: largest contributors, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | | Tessa Tauck *(the candidate's own money)* | Hammond, MT | $3,283.01 | $2,708.56 | 12 | | Michael Hansen | Hammond, MT | $400.00 | | 1 | | Dennis Bishop | Ekalaka, MT | $300.00 | | 1 | | Dallas Kennedy | Ekalaka, MT | $250.00 | | 1 | | Crystal Higgins | Hammond, MT | $220.00 | $220.00 | 2 | | Valerie Johnston | Hammond, MT | $25.00 | | 1 | | Sharon Higgins | Hammond, MT | $25.00 | | 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. ### Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: largest payments made, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-09-30 | Paid to | Total | Payments | |---|---|---| | Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: largest payments made, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | Quality Quick Prints | $466.83 | 1 | | Rodeo Rigs | $220.00 | 2 | ### Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30 | Owed to | Still owed | Lines | |---|---|---| | Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | Tessa Tauck | $1,444.56 | 11 | 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. ### Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 19 of 19, data through 2026-09-30 | Date | Contributor | From | Amount | |---|---|---|---| | Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 19 of 19, data through 2026-09-30 | | | | | 2026-02-18 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $246.35 | | 2026-02-26 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $300.00 | | 2026-02-27 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $219.98 | | 2026-03-04 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $100.00 | | 2026-03-07 | Valerie Johnston | Hammond, MT | $25.00 | | 2026-03-07 | Sharon Higgins | Hammond, MT | $25.00 | | 2026-03-11 | Crystal Higgins | Hammond, MT | $160.00 | | 2026-03-12 | Michael Hansen | Hammond, MT | $400.00 | | 2026-03-12 | Dennis Bishop | Ekalaka, MT | $300.00 | | 2026-03-12 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $220.90 | | 2026-03-20 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $466.83 | | 2026-03-31 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $60.00 | | 2026-04-10 | Dallas Kennedy | Ekalaka, MT | $250.00 | | 2026-04-10 | Crystal Higgins | Hammond, MT | $60.00 | | 2026-04-10 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $160.00 | | 2026-04-30 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $512.95 | | 2026-05-08 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $468.00 | | 2026-06-11 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $264.00 | | 2026-06-11 | Tessa Tauck | Hammond, MT | $264.00 | ## What this record does not say about Tessa Tauck, County Commissioner in Carter County, 2026, data through 2026-09-30 It does not say whether Tessa Tauck 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".