---
title: "Jake Brown: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Jake Brown, a lobbyist in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Jake Brown"
slug: "lobbying/jake-brown-e817240"
roles:
  - "lobbyist"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817240"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Jake Brown: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Jake Brown was a lobbyist (license issued 2025-01-13) representing 3 principals: Shelter WF, Inc., Montana State AFL-CIO, Wild 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.

Jake Brown's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817240

## Jake Brown, lobbyist, session 2025-2026: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2025-01-13.

- [Shelter WF, Inc.](/lobbying/shelter-wf-inc-e817241/), authorized 2025-02-04, ended 2025-05-31
- [Montana State AFL-CIO](/lobbying/montana-state-afl-cio-e816469/), authorized 2025-01-08
- [Wild Montana](/lobbying/wild-montana-e816596/), authorized 2025-01-06, ended 2025-04-30

## Jake Brown, lobbyist, session 2023-2024: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2022-12-29.

- Shelter Whitefish, authorized 2022-12-28, ended 2023-05-31
- Montana Wilderness Association dba Wild Montana, authorized 2023-03-27, ended 2023-05-02
- Montana State AFL-CIO, authorized 2022-12-29

## What this record does not say about Jake Brown, 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.