---
title: "Montana Secretary of State: in the Montana campaign finance record"
description: "What Montana Secretary of State did in Montana campaign finance in the 2026 cycle, by role."
type: "counterparty"
name: "Montana Secretary of State"
slug: "montana-secretary-of-state-g282924"
election_year: 2026
data_through: "2026-09-26"
generated_at: "2026-09-26"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Montana Secretary of State: in the Montana campaign finance record

Montana Secretary of State appears in the Montana campaign finance record in two different roles, in the 2026 Montana election cycle.

## Money Montana Secretary of State gave to Montana campaigns in 2026

Montana Secretary of State made 1 contribution totalling $15.00 to filers reporting in the 2026 cycle.

## Money Montana campaigns paid Montana Secretary of State in 2026

Montana filers reported 106 payments to Montana Secretary of State totalling $26,668.53 in the 2026 cycle. Being paid by a campaign is a commercial relationship, not a donation.

**These two figures are never added together.** Giving money to a campaign and being paid by one are different relationships to that money. A combined "total activity" figure for Montana Secretary of State would state something the record does not say.

## What this record does not say about Montana Secretary of State

It does not say why Montana Secretary of State gave or was paid, what any payment bought, or what any of it caused. Totals are floors rather than exact figures, because the same real name can still appear in the record more than once under spelling variants.