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Whitefish Credit Union: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Whitefish Credit Union was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 3 lobbyists, and filed 4 L-5 reports reporting $12,000.00 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.

Whitefish Credit Union's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816178

Whitefish Credit Union, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

Whitefish Credit Union, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Whitefish Credit Union, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
All matters in which the principal has an interest 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.

Whitefish Credit Union: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02

Report Session Received Total for report
Whitefish Credit Union: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02
Session Year End 2025-2026 2025-12-15 $0.00
Post Session 2025-2026 2025-05-02 $9,000.00
Initial Report 2025-2026 2025-02-14 $3,000.00
Non Session Year End 2025-2026 2025-02-14 $0.00

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.

Whitefish Credit Union, L-5 Session Year End received 2025-12-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Whitefish Credit Union, L-5 Session Year End received 2025-12-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay Not filed
2. Other Pay Not filed
3. Travel Not filed
4. Advertising (including production costs) Not filed
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) Not filed
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) Not filed
7. Postage Not filed
8. Printing Not filed
9. Other Office Expenses Not filed
Total for report $0.00

Whitefish Credit Union, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-02: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Whitefish Credit Union, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-02: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $9,000.00
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 $9,000.00

Whitefish Credit Union, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Whitefish Credit Union, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $3,000.00
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 $3,000.00

Whitefish Credit Union, 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
Whitefish Credit Union, 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 Not filed
2. Other Pay Not filed
3. Travel Not filed
4. Advertising (including production costs) Not filed
5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) Not filed
6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) Not filed
7. Postage Not filed
8. Printing Not filed
9. Other Office Expenses Not filed
Total for report $0.00

What this record does not say about Whitefish Credit Union, 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.