---
title: "Montana Milk Producers Association: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Montana Milk Producers Association, a lobbying principal in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Montana Milk Producers Association"
slug: "lobbying/montana-milk-producers-association-e815896"
roles:
  - "principal"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/815896"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Montana Milk Producers Association: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Montana Milk Producers Association was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 1 lobbyist, and filed 4 L-5 reports reporting $14,521.17 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 Milk Producers Association's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/815896

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

- [Kali Wicks](/lobbying/kali-wicks-e816188/), authorized 2024-12-05

## Montana Milk Producers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 9 of 9, data through 2026-10-02

| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Milk Producers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 9 of 9, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| SB 415 (Revise milk laws) | Oppose | [SB 415](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-415/) |
| LC 1024 | Oppose | [LC 1024](/lobbying/bills/2025-lc-1024/) |
| Retainer fee only | Other | None named |
| LC 2150 (Generally revise the MT local food choice act) | Oppose | [LC 2150](/lobbying/bills/2025-lc-2150/) |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
| SB 416 (Establish label requirements for pasteurized milk) | Oppose | [SB 416](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-416/) |
| LC 2150 (Generally revise MT local food choice) | Oppose | [LC 2150](/lobbying/bills/2025-lc-2150/) |
| SB 415 (Generally revise milk laws) | Oppose | [SB 415](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-415/) |
| SB 416 (Establish label requirements for pasteurized milk) | Oppose | [SB 416](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-416/) |

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

## Montana Milk Producers Association: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02

| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Milk Producers Association: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |
| Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-02-13 | $1,250.00 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-22 | $3,750.00 |
| Monthly | 2025-2026 | 2025-04-15 | $4,771.17 |
| Non Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-14 | $4,750.00 |

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 Milk Producers Association, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-13: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-13: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $1,250.00 |
| 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) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $1,250.00 |

### Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-22: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-22: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $3,750.00 |
| 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) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $3,750.00 |

### Montana Milk Producers 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 Milk Producers 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 | $3,750.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $1,021.17 |
| 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 | $4,771.17 |

### Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 9 of 9, data through 2026-10-02

| Paid to | For | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 9 of 9, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| The Union | Senator Butch Gillespie | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Mary Ann Dunwell | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Dennis Lenz | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Cora Neumann | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Wendy McKamey | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Tony Tezak | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Mike Yakawich | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Willis Curdy | $46.41 |
| The Union | Senator Carl Glimm | $46.41 |

### Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $3,750.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $1,000.00 |
| 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 | $4,750.00 |

### Montana Milk Producers Association, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-14: 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 Milk Producers Association, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-14: entertainment itemized (part of line 5, not added again), rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Denise Baum | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Russ Miner | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Braxton Mitchell | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Julie Darling | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Bob Carter | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Alanah Griffith | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Melissa Romano | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Paul Tuss | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Mark Thane | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Greg Oblander | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Morgan Thiel | $28.57 |
| Old Salt Co-Op | Representative Eric Tilleman | $28.57 |

## What this record does not say about Montana Milk Producers 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.