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Northwestern Energy: Montana political committee

Northwestern Energy's committee page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/committee/2136

Northwestern Energy is a political committee registered in Montana, of type "Incidental". This document covers the whole of its record.

Northwestern Energy: pages by election cycle, data through 2026-10-09

The money is on one page per election cycle, the two years ending in an even year. This page is the roster.

Election cycle Years covered Page
2026 2025 and 2026 Northwestern Energy, 2026 election cycle
2024 2023 and 2024 Northwestern Energy, 2024 election cycle
2022 2021 and 2022 Northwestern Energy, 2022 election cycle
2020 2019 and 2020 Northwestern Energy, 2020 election cycle
2018 2017 and 2018 Northwestern Energy, 2018 election cycle
2016 2015 and 2016 Northwestern Energy, 2016 election cycle
2014 2013 and 2014 Northwestern Energy, 2014 election cycle
2012 2011 and 2012 Northwestern Energy, 2012 election cycle

Northwestern Energy (all cycles): summary of money reported, data through 2026-10-09

Figure Amount Lines
Contributions received in cash, net of refunds $284,616.07 3,230
Contributions received in cash, as filed $288,763.50
Refunded to contributors $4,147.43
Other receipts (not contributions) $15,740.62 70
Expenditures, net of refunds received $257,675.20 695
Expenditures, as filed $261,822.63
Debts and loans still owed $0.00 0

Northwestern Energy (all cycles): $284,616.07 in cash contributions, net of refunds; $257,675.20 spent; $0.00 still owed. Data through 2026-10-09.

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 Northwestern Energy (all cycles). 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.

Northwestern Energy (all cycles): where the money came from, data through 2026-10-09

Where the money given to Northwestern Energy (all cycles) came from: of $253,811.47 in contributions to Northwestern Energy (all cycles) (cash and goods or services given in kind, net of refunds), 62.6% came from Montana addresses as filed, at least $158,818.97 from 139 contributors, and 37.4% came from out-of-state addresses as filed, at least $94,992.50 from 23 contributors. In short, 62.6% of the contributions to Northwestern Energy (all cycles) came from Montana addresses. Address as reported by the filer; not verified. The figures cover every contributor to Northwestern Energy (all cycles), not only those listed below.

Northwestern Energy (all cycles): contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-09

Where from Amount, net of refunds Share Contributors
Northwestern Energy (all cycles): contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-09
Montana addresses as filed $158,818.97 62.6% 139
Out-of-state addresses as filed $94,992.50 37.4% 23

Northwestern Energy (all cycles): money by year, data through 2026-10-09

Year Contributions, net of refunds In-kind Spent Still owed Contribution lines
2011 $26,556.94 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 1
2012 $14,424.09 $0.00 $25,780.00 $0.00 120
2013 $14,275.29 $0.00 $10,428.56 $0.00 45
2014 $12,726.62 $0.00 $8,960.00 $0.00 91
2016 $14,125.50 $0.00 $20,353.00 $0.00 365
2017 $15,063.77 $0.00 $750.00 $0.00 57
2018 $12,351.68 $0.00 $19,623.00 $0.00 449
2019 $25,051.99 $0.00 $12,900.00 $0.00 55
2020 $21,327.91 $0.00 $28,650.00 $0.00 429
2021 $15,408.10 $0.00 $9,570.00 $0.00 181
2022 $28,135.66 $0.00 $34,700.00 $0.00 394
2023 $20,317.60 $0.00 $15,000.00 $0.00 171
2024 $25,794.36 $0.00 $54,287.65 $0.00 420
2025 $26,503.58 $0.00 $13,172.99 $0.00 176
2026 $12,552.98 $0.00 $3,500.00 $0.00 276

Money received by Northwestern Energy and money paid out by Northwestern Energy are reported on separate lines above and are never added together. They are different relationships to the money.