---
title: "Eleanor Smith: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Eleanor Smith, a lobbyist in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Eleanor Smith"
slug: "lobbying/eleanor-smith-e816728"
roles:
  - "lobbyist"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816728"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Eleanor Smith: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Eleanor Smith was a lobbyist (license issued 2024-12-24) representing 6 principals: City of Bozeman, The Poverello Center -MCSH, City of Missoula, Montana Food Bank Network, Montana Library Association, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana. 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.

Eleanor Smith's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816728

## Eleanor Smith, lobbyist, session 2025-2026: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2024-12-24.

- [City of Bozeman](/lobbying/city-of-bozeman-e815319/), authorized 2024-12-24
- [The Poverello Center -MCSH](/lobbying/the-poverello-center-mcsh-e818306/), authorized 2025-01-28, ended 2025-06-30
- [City of Missoula](/lobbying/city-of-missoula-e818294/), authorized 2025-01-27
- [Montana Food Bank Network](/lobbying/montana-food-bank-network-e816792/), authorized 2025-02-07, ended 2025-05-01
- [Montana Library Association](/lobbying/montana-library-association-e816138/), authorized 2024-12-26, ended 2025-04-30
- [Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana](/lobbying/planned-parenthood-advocates-of-montana-e816873/), authorized 2024-12-27, ended 2025-05-30

## Eleanor Smith, lobbyist, session 2023-2024: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2022-12-29.

- Central House Strategies, LLC, authorized 2022-12-05
- Eleanor Smith (DO NOT USE)-see Central House Strategies LLC, authorized 2022-12-05
- Montana Advocates for Children, authorized 2023-02-15, ended 2023-05-31

## What this record does not say about Eleanor Smith, 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.