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David Herbst: Montana lobbying record
In the 2025-2026 session, David Herbst was a lobbyist (license issued 2025-03-06) representing 5 principals: Bring Our Troops Home, American Power Play c/o MultiState Associates LLC, Montana Libertarian Party, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Coalition for Community Solar Access. Data through 2026-10-02.
A lobbyist is a person paid to lobby the Montana Legislature for a principal. A lobbyist is licensed by the Commissioner of Political Practices for each two-year session and is authorized by each principal they represent. Lobbyists do not file the L-5; the principals they work for do.
David Herbst's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/818388
David Herbst, lobbyist, session 2025-2026: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02
License: issued 2025-03-06.
- Bring Our Troops Home, authorized 2025-02-12, ended 2025-05-20
- American Power Play c/o MultiState Associates LLC, authorized 2025-02-12
- Montana Libertarian Party, authorized 2025-02-04, ended 2025-05-01
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, authorized 2025-04-08, ended 2025-05-31
- Coalition for Community Solar Access, authorized 2025-03-18, ended 2025-12-31
What this record does not say about David Herbst, data through 2026-10-02
It does not say how any legislator voted or whether any bill passed. A declared subject position is the principal's own statement of interest. L-5 totals are the nine lines the principal reported, as the state totals each report.