---
title: "Michael Wheat, 2000 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record"
description: "What Michael Wheat did in Montana campaign finance in the 2000 election cycle (1999 and 2000), by role."
type: "counterparty-cycle"
name: "Michael Wheat"
slug: "michael-wheat-g232488-y2000"
election_cycle: 2000
years_covered:
  - 1999
  - 2000
roster_page: "/organizations/michael-wheat-g232488"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/232488"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Michael Wheat, 2000 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record

Michael Wheat's page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/232488

Michael Wheat, 2000 election cycle: Michael Wheat gave $2,224.00 net of refunds to 12 campaigns and committees of the 2000 cycle. The cycle is the two years 1999 and 2000. Michael Wheat's other cycles are listed on [Michael Wheat (all cycles)](/organizations/michael-wheat-g232488). Data through 2026-09-30.

A campaign's money belongs to its election cycle. A 2000 candidacy raises and spends through 1999 and 2000, 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.

## Michael Wheat, 2000 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, data through 2026-09-30

### Michael Wheat, 2000 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-09-30

| Campaign or committee | Race | Given, net of refunds, cycle total | In 1999 | In 2000 | Other years | Refunded | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wheat, 2000 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mark O'Keefe | Governor, 2000 | $800.00 | $500.00 | $300.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Patricia O'Brien Cotter | Supreme Court Justice No. 03, 2000 | $274.00 | $326.56 | $74.00 |  | $126.56 | 3 |
| John Morrison | State Auditor, 2000 | $200.00 | $200.00 |  |  |  | 1 |
| Terry Trieweiler | Supreme Court Chief Justice, 2000 | $200.00 | $200.00 |  |  |  | 1 |
| Hal Harper | Secretary of State, 2000 | $100.00 | $100.00 |  |  |  | 1 |
| Tracy Velazquez | House District No. 27, 2000 | $100.00 |  | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mark Guenther | District Judge, District 18 Dept. 01, 2000 | $100.00 |  | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Emily Swanson | Senate District No. 15, 2000 | $100.00 |  | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Cindy Younkin | House District No. 28, 2000 | $100.00 |  | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mike McGrath | Attorney General, 2000 | $100.00 | $100.00 |  |  |  | 1 |
| George Jent | House District No. 29, 2000 | $100.00 |  | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Linda McCulloch | Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2000 | $50.00 | $50.00 |  |  |  | 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.