---
title: "Billings Gazette, 2012 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record"
description: "What Billings Gazette did in Montana campaign finance in the 2012 election cycle (2011 and 2012), by role."
type: "counterparty-cycle"
name: "Billings Gazette"
slug: "billings-gazette-g92877-y2012"
election_cycle: 2012
years_covered:
  - 2011
  - 2012
roster_page: "/organizations/billings-gazette-g92877"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/92877"
data_through: "2026-10-01"
generated_at: "2026-10-01"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Billings Gazette, 2012 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record

Billings Gazette's page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/92877

Billings Gazette, 2012 election cycle: 20 campaigns and committees of the 2012 cycle paid Billings Gazette a total of $24,296.72. The cycle is the two years 2011 and 2012. Billings Gazette's other cycles are listed on [Billings Gazette (all cycles)](/organizations/billings-gazette-g92877). Data through 2026-10-01.

A campaign's money belongs to its election cycle. A 2012 candidacy raises and spends through 2011 and 2012, so the cycle total is the whole of what it raised or paid; the year columns split the same money by the date on the filing.

## Billings Gazette, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, data through 2026-10-01

Being paid by a campaign is a commercial relationship, not a donation.

### Billings Gazette, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, rows 1 to 20 of 20, data through 2026-10-01

| Campaign or committee | Race | Paid, cycle total | In 2011 | In 2012 | Other years | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Gazette, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, rows 1 to 20 of 20, data through 2026-10-01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corey Stapleton | Governor, 2012 | $4,556.00 | $4,556.00 |  |  | 5 |
| Ed Sheehy Jr | Supreme Court Justice No. 05, 2012 | $2,559.60 |  | $2,559.60 |  | 5 |
| Sandy Welch | Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2012 | $2,333.00 |  | $2,333.00 |  | 1 |
| Charles "Chuck" Tooley | Public Service Commission District No. 02, 2012 | $2,300.00 |  | $2,300.00 |  | 1 |
| Lynda Moss | Public Service Commission District No. 02, 2012 | $1,920.00 |  | $1,920.00 |  | 2 |
| Ken Miller | Governor, 2012 | $1,900.00 |  | $1,900.00 |  | 1 |
| Pam Bucy | Attorney General, 2012 | $1,262.50 |  | $1,262.50 |  | 3 |
| Elizabeth Best | Supreme Court Justice No. 05, 2012 | $964.50 |  | $964.50 |  | 1 |
| Debra Bonogofsky | House District No. 57, 2012 | $960.00 |  | $960.00 |  | 1 |
| James O'Hara | Governor, 2012 | $905.00 |  | $905.00 |  | 4 |
| Drew Turiano | Secretary of State, 2012 | $736.12 | $736.12 |  |  | 1 |
| George Day | House District No. 56, 2012 | $550.00 |  | $550.00 |  | 1 |
| Monica Lindeen | State Auditor, 2012 | $550.00 |  | $550.00 |  | 1 |
| Jesse Laslovich | Attorney General, 2012 | $550.00 |  | $550.00 |  | 1 |
| Denise Juneau | Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2012 | $550.00 |  | $550.00 |  | 1 |
| Dave Hagstrom | House District No. 53, 2012 | $500.00 |  | $500.00 |  | 1 |
| Daniel Zolnikov | House District No. 47, 2012 | $300.00 |  | $300.00 |  | 1 |
| Roger Webb | Senate District No. 24, 2012 | $300.00 |  | $300.00 |  | 1 |
| Clayton Fiscus | House District No. 46, 2012 | $300.00 |  | $300.00 |  | 1 |
| Jean Dahlman | Senate District No. 22, 2012 | $300.00 |  | $300.00 |  | 1 |