---
title: "R Lee Roberts: Montana lobbying record"
description: "R Lee Roberts, a lobbyist in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "R Lee Roberts"
slug: "lobbying/r-lee-roberts-e816461"
roles:
  - "lobbyist"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816461"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# R Lee Roberts: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, R Lee Roberts was a lobbyist (license issued 2024-12-13) representing 5 principals: Colstrip Energy Limited Partnership, Billings Generation, Inc., Rosebud Operating Services, Inc., Yellowstone Energy Limited Partnership, Rosebud Energy Corp. 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.

R Lee Roberts's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816461

## R Lee Roberts, lobbyist, session 2025-2026: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2024-12-13.

- Colstrip Energy Limited Partnership, authorized 2024-12-13
- [Billings Generation, Inc.](/lobbying/billings-generation-inc-e816458/), authorized 2024-12-13
- [Rosebud Operating Services, Inc.](/lobbying/rosebud-operating-services-inc-e816459/), authorized 2024-12-13
- [Yellowstone Energy Limited Partnership](/lobbying/yellowstone-energy-limited-partnership-e816457/), authorized 2024-12-13
- [Rosebud Energy Corp](/lobbying/rosebud-energy-corp-e816463/), authorized 2024-12-13

## R Lee Roberts, lobbyist, session 2023-2024: principals represented, data through 2026-10-02

License: issued 2023-01-04.

- Billings Generation, Inc., authorized 2023-01-04, ended 2023-04-30
- Rosebud Energy Corp., authorized 2023-01-04, ended 2023-04-30
- Rosebud Operating Services, Inc., authorized 2023-01-04, ended 2023-04-30
- Colstrip Energy Limited Partnership, authorized 2023-01-04
- Yellowstone Energy Limited Partnership, authorized 2023-01-04

## What this record does not say about R Lee Roberts, 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.