---
title: "Jennifer Hensley: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Jennifer Hensley, a lobbyist in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Jennifer Hensley"
slug: "lobbying/jennifer-hensley-e815156"
roles:
  - "lobbyist"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/815156"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Jennifer Hensley: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Jennifer Hensley was a lobbyist (license issued 2024-11-21) representing 11 principals: Gallatin County, Allen Hodges, Montana Optometric Association, Montana Occupational Therapist Association, Montana Academy of Physician Assistants, Montana Distillers Guild, Fidelity Diagnostics Laboratory, Forward Montana, Montana Speech-Language Hearing Association, Missoula County, Ability 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.

Jennifer Hensley's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/815156

## Jennifer Hensley, lobbyist, session 2025-2026: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2024-11-21.

- [Gallatin County](/lobbying/gallatin-county-e817885/), authorized 2025-01-13, ended 2025-05-30
- Allen Hodges, authorized 2025-01-23
- [Montana Optometric Association](/lobbying/montana-optometric-association-e815157/), authorized 2024-12-16
- [Montana Occupational Therapist Association](/lobbying/montana-occupational-therapist-association-e815159/), authorized 2024-12-02, ended 2025-05-30
- [Montana Academy of Physician Assistants](/lobbying/montana-academy-of-physician-assistants-e815164/), authorized 2024-12-03
- [Montana Distillers Guild](/lobbying/montana-distillers-guild-e817814/), authorized 2025-01-13
- [Fidelity Diagnostics Laboratory](/lobbying/fidelity-diagnostics-laboratory-e815236/), authorized 2025-01-04
- [Forward Montana](/lobbying/forward-montana-e817459/), authorized 2025-01-12, ended 2025-04-30
- [Montana Speech-Language Hearing Association](/lobbying/montana-speech-language-hearing-association-e818558/), authorized 2025-02-14
- [Missoula County](/lobbying/missoula-county-e815162/), authorized 2024-11-21
- [Ability Montana](/lobbying/ability-montana-e817238/), authorized 2025-01-22

## Jennifer Hensley, lobbyist, session 2023-2024: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2022-12-30.

- Montana Optometric Association, authorized 2022-12-16
- Fidelity Diagnostics Laboratory, authorized 2022-12-21
- Missoula County, authorized 2022-12-15
- Forward Montana, authorized 2023-01-02, ended 2023-05-05
- Montana Distillers Guild, authorized 2023-01-06, ended 2023-06-30
- Mercedes Oxford Kemp, authorized 2023-01-06, ended 2023-07-01
- Montana Academy of Physician Assistants, authorized 2023-02-14
- Association of Gifted and Talented Education, authorized 2023-02-15, ended 2023-04-30

## Jennifer Hensley, lobbyist, session 2023-2024: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: not issued.

- Melissa Umansky
- Forward Montana
- Christian Lounsbury

## Jennifer Hensley, lobbyist, session 2021-2022: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2021-01-11.

- PacificSource Health Plans, authorized 2021-01-11, ended 2021-12-31
- Melissa Umansky
- Andre Umansky
- Fidelity Diagnostics Laboratory, authorized 2022-08-10
- Mercedes Oxford Kemp

## Jennifer Hensley, lobbyist, session 2017-2018: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2016-01-02.

- PacificSource Health Plans
- PacificSource Health Plans
- PacificSource Health Plans, authorized 2017-01-05

## Jennifer Hensley, lobbyist, session 2015-2016: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2015-01-07.

- Montana Distillers Guild, authorized 2015-01-08
- Muddy Boot Productions, authorized 2015-01-21
- Compassion & Choices, authorized 2015-01-07
- Liquor Store Owners Association of Montana, ended 2015-04-30

## What this record does not say about Jennifer Hensley, 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.