---
title: "Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: Montana political committee"
description: "Campaign finance figures on file for the committee Safe and Secure Yellowstone County in the 2026 election cycle (2025 and 2026)."
type: "committee-cycle"
name: "Safe and Secure Yellowstone County"
slug: "safe-and-secure-yellowstone-county-g255488-y2026"
election_cycle: 2026
years_covered:
  - 2025
  - 2026
committee_type: "Ballot Issue"
roster_page: "/organizations/safe-and-secure-yellowstone-county-g255488"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/committee/15765"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: Montana political committee

Safe and Secure Yellowstone County is a political committee registered in Montana, of type "Ballot Issue". This page holds its money for the 2026 election cycle, filed in 2025 and 2026. Its other cycles are listed on [Safe and Secure Yellowstone County (all cycles)](/organizations/safe-and-secure-yellowstone-county-g255488). Data through 2026-09-30.

Safe and Secure Yellowstone County's committee page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/committee/15765

A campaign's money belongs to its election cycle. A 2026 candidacy raises and spends through 2025 and 2026, 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.

## Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30

| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $323,850.00 | 75 |
| In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $16,816.58 | |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $114,479.00 | 23 |
| Debts and loans still owed | $90,589.62 | 25 |

Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: $323,850.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $16,816.58 given in kind; $114,479.00 spent; $90,589.62 still owed. Data through 2026-09-30.

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 Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 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.

### Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30

Contributions to Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle from Montana addresses as filed: at least $340,166.58 (47 contributors). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $0.00 (0 contributors). With no state on the filing: $500.00 (1 contributor). Address as reported by the filer; not verified. Amounts are net of refunds and cover every contributor, not only those listed below.

| Where from | Amount, net of refunds | Contributors |
|---|---|---|
| Montana addresses as filed | $340,166.58 | 47 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $0.00 | 0 |
| No state on the filing | $500.00 | 1 |

### Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 1 to 25 of 48, data through 2026-09-30

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 1 to 25 of 48, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| James Scott | Billings, MT | $35,000.00 | 2 |
| Denny Menholt Auto Group | Billings, MT | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| WILLIAM UNDERRINER | Billings, MT | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Bill Cole | Billings, MT | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Dennis Menholt | Billings, MT | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Al Blaine | Billings, MT | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| First Interstate Bank -- earmarked from Billings Chamber of Commerce | Billings, MT | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| Steven Corning | Billings, MT | $15,000.00 | 1 |
| Billings Chamber of Commerce | Billings, MT | $13,958.37 | 8 |
| Archie Cochrane Motors, Inc. | Billings, MT | $10,000.00 | 1 |
| Western Security Bank | Billings, MT | $10,000.00 | 1 |
| Bob Wilmouth | Billings, MT | $10,000.00 | 1 |
| Vicki Coffee | Billings, MT | $10,000.00 | 1 |
| Barbara Skelton | Billings, MT | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| Langlas and Associates, Inc. | Billings, MT | $7,500.00 | 1 |
| Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| Jones Construction, Inc. | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| Best Western Plus Clocktower Inn | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| Edward Mutch | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| DON STERHAN | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| Don Knudsen | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| Wahrlich Enterprises, Inc | Billings, MT | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| A&E Design | Billings, MT | $3,000.00 | 1 |
| Jeff Essmann | Billings, MT | $3,000.00 | 1 |
| Edwards Jet Center | Billings, MT | $2,500.00 | 1 |

### Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 26 to 48 of 48, data through 2026-09-30

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 26 to 48 of 48, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| Edwards Law Firm | Billings, MT | $2,500.00 | 1 |
| WFC I, LLC | Billings, MT | $2,500.00 | 1 |
| Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Huntley, MT | $2,500.00 | 1 |
| Performance Engineering, LLC | Billings, MT | $2,000.00 | 1 |
| Marketplace Center, LLC (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,500.00 | 1 |
| Marketplace West Partners, LLC (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,500.00 | 1 |
| Watkins Distributing | Billings, MT | $1,329.20 | 3 |
| J M Boyett | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Future Equity Partners (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| 1101 N. 27th Street Partnership LLC (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Northwest Billings Associates (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| West Grand Plaza, LLC (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Shiloh Silver Screen Partners LLC (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Shiloh Crossing Partners II LLC (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Corning Land Co (Corning Companies) | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Opportunity Bank -- earmarked from Billings Chamber of Commerce | Billings, MT | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Billings Chamber of Commerce | Billings, MT | $843.35 | 2 |
| Heather McDowell | Billings | $500.00 | 1 |
| Ron Yates | Billings, MT | $500.00 | 1 |
| Big Sky Economic Development | Billings, MT | $495.00 | 15 |
| Teresa Morse | Huntley, MT | $250.00 | 1 |
| Kinetic Marketing and Creative | Billings, MT | $200.00 | 2 |
| Hannah Tagliaferro | Billings, MT | $90.66 | 1 |

### Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-09-30

| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |
| Kinetic Marketing and Creative | $27,500.00 | 3 |
| Google | $3,652.58 | 1 |
| Strategies 360 | $3,650.00 | 1 |

### Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 13 of 13, data through 2026-09-30

| Owed to | Still owed | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Safe and Secure Yellowstone County, 2026 election cycle: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 13 of 13, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |
| Kinetic Marketing and Creative | $38,075.07 | 7 |
| Benchmark Public Affairs | $37,903.52 | 7 |
| Convergence Targeted Communications | $35,656.51 | 1 |
| KTVQ | $28,200.00 | 1 |
| Townsquare Media | $8,175.00 | 1 |
| The Billings Times | $6,306.75 | 1 |
| Desert Mountain Broadcasting | $4,320.00 | 1 |
| The Billings Times | $3,328.10 | 1 |
| KGHL | $2,516.80 | 1 |
| Yellowstone County News, LLC | $2,000.00 | 1 |
| Yellowstone Valley Woman Magazine | $1,895.00 | 1 |
| Simply Local Magazine | $1,108.00 | 1 |
| Bill Underriner | $781.29 | 1 |

Money received by Safe and Secure Yellowstone County and money paid out by Safe and Secure Yellowstone County are reported on separate lines above and are never added together.