---
title: "John MacDonald: Montana lobbying record"
description: "John MacDonald, a lobbyist in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "John MacDonald"
slug: "lobbying/john-macdonald-e817533"
roles:
  - "lobbyist"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817533"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# John MacDonald: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, John MacDonald was a lobbyist (license issued 2025-01-08) representing 1 principal: Alliance for Automotive Innovation. 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.

John MacDonald's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817533

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2025-2026: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2025-01-08.

- [Alliance for Automotive Innovation](/lobbying/alliance-for-automotive-innovation-e817534/), authorized 2025-01-08

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2023-2024: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2023-01-10.

- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2023-01-10, ended 2024-02-12

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2021-2022: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2020-12-29.

- City of Bozeman, authorized 2021-01-05
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2020-12-29
- City of Missoula, authorized 2021-01-12, ended 2021-05-31
- Alternatives, Inc, authorized 2021-01-19
- Life Flight Network, authorized 2020-12-31

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2019-2020: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: not issued.

- Alliance for Automotive Innovation

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2017-2018: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: not issued.

- Life Flight Network, authorized 2016-12-27
- City of Missoula, authorized 2016-12-27, ended 2017-04-30
- Montana Newspaper Association, ended 2017-12-31
- Life Flight Network
- Montana Newspaper Association, authorized 2017-01-01
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2017-02-14
- Life Flight Network, authorized 2017-01-03

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2015-2016: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2014-12-29.

- Montana Newspaper Association, authorized 2014-07-17
- City of Missoula, authorized 2015-01-02
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2015-01-06
- City of Missoula, authorized 2015-01-02
- Montana Newspaper Association, authorized 2014-07-17
- Montana Newspaper Association, ended 2015-04-30
- Core-Mark International, Inc., authorized 2015-04-09

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2013-2014: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: not issued.

- Montana Newspaper Association, authorized 2014-07-17
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2013-01-04
- MATL LLP, authorized 2013-01-07

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2011-2012: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2010-12-06.

- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2010-11-11
- City of Missoula, authorized 2010-11-19, ended 2011-04-30

## John MacDonald, lobbyist, session 2009-2010: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2009-01-07.

- Intermountain Childrens Home, authorized 2009-02-05, ended 2009-04-30
- Montana Alberta Tie Limited, ended 2009-04-30
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation, authorized 2009-01-06
- City of Missoula, authorized 2008-12-24, ended 2009-04-30

## What this record does not say about John MacDonald, 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.