Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record

Ryan Zinke's page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/243717

Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: 1 campaign or committee of the 2012 cycle paid Ryan Zinke a total of $18,964.93; Ryan Zinke gave $102,660.00 net of refunds to 3 campaigns and committees of the 2012 cycle. The cycle is the two years 2011 and 2012. Ryan Zinke's other cycles are listed on Ryan Zinke (all cycles). 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.

Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, data through 2026-09-30

Being paid by a campaign is a commercial relationship, not a donation.

Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30

Campaign or committee	Race	Paid, cycle total	In 2011	In 2012	Other years	Transactions
Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30
Neil Livingstone	Governor, 2012	$18,964.93	$8,433.34	$10,531.59		11

Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, data through 2026-09-30

Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-09-30

Campaign or committee	Race	Given, net of refunds, cycle total	In 2011	In 2012	Transactions
Ryan Zinke, 2012 election cycle: campaigns and committees it gave to, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-09-30
Neil Livingstone	Governor, 2012	$90,000.00	$12,500.00	$77,500.00	11
Dominik Uploadtest	Alderman, 2012	$12,500.00	$12,500.00		3
Doug Wise	City Council, 2011	$160.00	$160.00		1

These figures are never added together. Giving money to a campaign and being paid by one are different relationships to the money.