---
title: "Montana Medical Association: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Montana Medical Association, a lobbying principal in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Montana Medical Association"
slug: "lobbying/montana-medical-association-e816968"
roles:
  - "principal"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816968"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Montana Medical Association: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Montana Medical Association was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 3 lobbyists, and filed 7 L-5 reports reporting $90,802.65 in total, as the state totals each report. Data through 2026-10-02.

A principal is a person or organization that pays someone to lobby the Montana Legislature. Principals register with the Commissioner of Political Practices and file the L-5 Lobbying Financial Report, which lists what they paid their lobbyists and what they spent to support lobbying.

Montana Medical Association's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816968

## Montana Medical Association, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

- [Jean Branscum](/lobbying/jean-branscum-e817145/), authorized 2025-01-02
- [Rob Cook](/lobbying/rob-cook-e816962/), authorized 2025-01-02, ended 2025-04-30
- [Justin Cole](/lobbying/justin-cole-e817176/), authorized 2025-01-06

## Montana Medical Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02

| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| Medical liability | Not recorded | None named |
| Medicaid expansion program renewal | Support | None named |
| Prior Authorization reduction | Support | None named |
| Graduate Medical Education funding | Support | None named |
| SB 535 Right to Try Act | Oppose | [SB 535](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-535/) |
| SB535 allowing for experimental treatments | Oppose | [SB 535](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-535/) |
| Modernize Non-economic damages cap | Support | None named |
| All matters of interest | Not recorded | None named |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
| Address Career Fatigue of health care professionals | Support | None named |
| Non-economic damages cap | Not recorded | None named |
| Medical liability | Not recorded | None named |

Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.

## Montana Medical Association: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02

| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |
| Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-01-19 | $1,970.57 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-30 | $3,337.00 |
| Monthly | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-15 | $17,549.19 |
| Monthly | 2025-2026 | 2025-04-15 | $15,787.48 |
| Monthly | 2025-2026 | 2025-03-13 | $31,802.50 |
| Initial Report | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-17 | $10,136.86 |
| Non Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-16 | $10,219.05 |

The L-5 Lobbying Financial Report is filed by the principal. It reports payments to lobbyists and the costs of supporting lobbying on nine lines, and itemizes entertainment by who was paid and whom it was for.

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-01-19: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-01-19: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $643.57 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $1,327.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $1,970.57 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-30: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-30: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $1,837.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $1,500.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $3,337.00 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $13,137.07 |
| 2. Other Pay | $3,231.32 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $1,103.24 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $4.72 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $50.83 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $22.01 |
| Total for report | $17,549.19 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-15: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02

| Paid to | For | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-15: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Jeremy Trebas | $64.86 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Bruce Gillespie | $64.86 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Andrea Olsen | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Denley Loge | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Mark Noland | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Jacinda Morigeau | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Willis Curdy | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Sara Novak | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Gregg Hunter | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Susan Webber | $63.20 |
| Silver Star Steak Company | Kelly Kortum | $63.20 |
| Crowley Fleck | All House and Senate Business and Labor Committee | $250.00 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $14,553.85 |
| 2. Other Pay | $271.39 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $9.59 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $907.92 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $44.73 |
| Total for report | $15,787.48 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-13: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-13: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $19,842.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $5,750.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $5,340.56 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $11.70 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $803.64 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $54.60 |
| Total for report | $31,802.50 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-13: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02

| Paid to | For | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-13: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| Delta Hotels | All legislators invited | $4,371.30 |
| Safeway Albertson Walmart | All Legislators Invited | $287.49 |
| Delta Hotels | Melody Cunningham | $28.84 |
| Delta Hotels | Jane Gillette | $28.84 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Vince Ricci | $74.87 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Ed Buttrey | $74.87 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Frank Smith | $74.87 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Ron Marshall | $74.87 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Shannon Maness | $74.87 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Greg Oblander | $74.87 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Steve Fitzpatrick | $74.87 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $8,002.81 |
| 2. Other Pay | $1,697.79 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $23.12 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $370.76 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $42.38 |
| Total for report | $10,136.86 |

### Montana Medical Association, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-16: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Medical Association, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-16: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $9,265.75 |
| 2. Other Pay | $847.35 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $69.45 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $1.44 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $8.82 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $26.24 |
| Total for report | $10,219.05 |

## What this record does not say about Montana Medical Association, 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.