---
title: "Jeff Essmann, 2012 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record"
description: "What Jeff Essmann did in Montana campaign finance in the 2012 election cycle (2011 and 2012), by role."
type: "counterparty-cycle"
name: "Jeff Essmann"
slug: "jeff-essmann-g233621-y2012"
election_cycle: 2012
years_covered:
  - 2011
  - 2012
roster_page: "/organizations/jeff-essmann-g233621"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/233621"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Jeff Essmann, 2012 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record

Jeff Essmann's page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/233621

Jeff Essmann, 2012 election cycle: Jeff Essmann gave $4,669.44 net of refunds to 20 campaigns and committees of the 2012 cycle. The cycle is the two years 2011 and 2012. Jeff Essmann's other cycles are listed on [Jeff Essmann (all cycles)](/organizations/jeff-essmann-g233621). Data through 2026-09-30.

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.

## Jeff Essmann, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, data through 2026-09-30

### Jeff Essmann, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, rows 1 to 20 of 20, data through 2026-09-30

| Campaign or committee | Race | Given, net of refunds, cycle total | In 2011 | In 2012 | Other years | Refunded | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Essmann, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, rows 1 to 20 of 20, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rick Hill | Governor, 2012 | $630.00 |  | $630.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Laurie McKinnon | Supreme Court Justice No. 05, 2012 | $620.00 |  | $620.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Timothy Fox | Attorney General, 2012 | $620.00 |  | $620.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Scott Aspenlieder | Secretary of State, 2012 | $300.00 | $300.00 |  |  |  | 1 |
| Sandy Welch | Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2012 | $200.00 |  | $200.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Steven Gibson | House District No. 78, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $210.00 |  | $50.00 | 2 |
| Dee Brown | Senate District No. 02, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Daniel Zolnikov | House District No. 47, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Kirk Bushman | Public Service Commission District No. 02, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Thomas Burnett | House District No. 63, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Elsie Arntzen | Senate District No. 27, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Donald Richman | Senate District No. 17, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Scott Sales | Senate District No. 34, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Malcolm Long | Senate District No. 26, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jennifer Fielder | Senate District No. 07, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Dave Hagstrom | House District No. 53, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| David (Doc) Moore | House District No. 91, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Roger Webb | Senate District No. 24, 2012 | $160.00 |  |  | $160.00 |  | 1 |
| Wendy Mckamey | Senate District No. 10, 2012 | $160.00 |  | $160.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jeff Essmann | Governor, 2012 | $59.44 |  | $59.44 |  |  | 1 |

Where a campaign refunded part of a contribution, the refund is subtracted: "Given, net of refunds" is what the contributor gave minus what was paid back, and "Refunded" is the amount paid back. The filing itself shows the gross contribution. A refund is matched to a contributor by identity, because the record does not link a refund to the contribution it returns, so a refund under an unmerged spelling stays unmatched and that contributor's figure stays gross.