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Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: Montana political committee
Montanans for Effective Government is a political committee registered in Montana, of type "Independent". This page holds its money for the 2024 election cycle, filed in 2023 and 2024. Its other cycles are listed on Montanans for Effective Government (all cycles). Data through 2026-10-02.
Montanans for Effective Government's committee page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/committee/8795
A campaign's money belongs to its election cycle. A 2024 candidacy raises and spends through 2023 and 2024, 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.
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: summary of money reported, data through 2026-10-02
| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $50.00 | 1 |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $13,527.20 | 34 |
| Debts and loans still owed | $0.00 | 0 |
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: $50.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds; $13,527.20 spent; $0.00 still owed. Data through 2026-10-02.
Totals above are net of refunds, and so are the largest-contributor amounts below, with the as-filed and refunded figures shown beside any row that was refunded. The line-by-line contribution rows are as filed, before any refund.
These figures are for Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle. These figures follow the same rules as the public campaign finance site, because they come from it. Only filed reports count. Money a campaign moves between its own accounts is left out, because it is not new money. The contribution figure is cash, as on the state's Cash Summary, and goods and services given in kind are reported beside it, never inside it. Refunds paid back to contributors are subtracted. Other receipts are interest, rebates and similar receipts, not donations. A debt is money still owed, not money spent, and a loan repaid in full is not listed as owed.
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: where the money came from, data through 2026-10-02
Where the money given to Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle came from: of $50.00 in contributions to Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle (cash and goods or services given in kind, net of refunds), 0.0% came from Montana addresses as filed, at least $0.00 from 0 contributors, and 100.0% came from out-of-state addresses as filed, at least $50.00 from 1 contributor. In short, 0.0% of the contributions to Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle came from Montana addresses. Address as reported by the filer; not verified. The figures cover every contributor to Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle, not only those listed below.
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02
| Where from | Amount, net of refunds | Share | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 | |||
| Montana addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $50.00 | 100.0% | 1 |
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: money by year, data through 2026-10-02
| Year | Contributions, net of refunds | In-kind | Spent | Still owed | Contribution lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $50.00 | $0.00 | $2,200.00 | $0.00 | 1 |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $11,327.20 | $0.00 | 0 |
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02 | |||
| RYAN PLANCHARD | Baltimore, MD | $50.00 | 1 |
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 1 to 25 of 34, data through 2026-10-02
| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 1 to 25 of 34, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Ryan Busse | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| busse for montana | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Ben Alke for Montana Attorney General | $700.00 | 1 |
| Bidegaray for Montana Supreme Court | $700.00 | 1 |
| Montanans for Shannon | $700.00 | 1 |
| Mullen for SOS | $700.00 | 1 |
| Lynch for Montana | $700.00 | 1 |
| Gallatin County Democrats | $500.00 | 1 |
| Friends of Emma for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Pete Elverum for HD 82 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Carl Anderson for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| FRIENDS OF JAMES REAVIS | $300.00 | 1 |
| Powers for the People | $300.00 | 1 |
| Beth Sibert for HD 8 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Lindsey Jordan for HD 4 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Steve Paugh for HD 5 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Luke for MT HD 79 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Shelly Fyant for HD 91 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Mary Caferro for HD 81 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Melissa for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Pope for Montana 2024 | $300.00 | 1 |
| SECKINGER FOR MONTANA | $300.00 | 1 |
| Isaly for Montana HD 58 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Rosenzweig for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Laura Smith for Legislature | $300.00 | 1 |
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 26 to 34 of 34, data through 2026-10-02
| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 26 to 34 of 34, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Cora for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Matthews for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Ed Stafman for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Kelly Kortum for Montana HD 64 | $300.00 | 1 |
| Strand for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Brian Close for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Edwards for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Erin for Montana | $300.00 | 1 |
| Tom Stonecipher | $27.20 | 1 |
Every contribution, itemized from $1 up, as filed, from filed reports. These are the gross contribution lines. A refund is a separate payment and does not appear here.
Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montanans for Effective Government, 2024 election cycle: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02 | |||
| 2023-08-18 | RYAN PLANCHARD | Baltimore, MD | $50.00 |
Money received by Montanans for Effective Government and money paid out by Montanans for Effective Government are reported on separate lines above and are never added together.