---
title: "The Anaconda Leader, 2020 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record"
description: "What The Anaconda Leader did in Montana campaign finance in the 2020 election cycle (2019 and 2020), by role."
type: "counterparty-cycle"
name: "The Anaconda Leader"
slug: "the-anaconda-leader-g231829-y2020"
election_cycle: 2020
years_covered:
  - 2019
  - 2020
roster_page: "/organizations/the-anaconda-leader-g231829"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/231829"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# The Anaconda Leader, 2020 election cycle: in the Montana campaign finance record

The Anaconda Leader's page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/group/231829

The Anaconda Leader, 2020 election cycle: 11 campaigns and committees of the 2020 cycle paid The Anaconda Leader a total of $13,351.96. The cycle is the two years 2019 and 2020. The Anaconda Leader's other cycles are listed on [The Anaconda Leader (all cycles)](/organizations/the-anaconda-leader-g231829). Data through 2026-09-30.

A campaign's money belongs to its election cycle. A 2020 candidacy raises and spends through 2019 and 2020, 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.

## The Anaconda Leader, 2020 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.

### The Anaconda Leader, 2020 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-09-30

| Campaign or committee | Race | Paid, cycle total | In 2019 | In 2020 | Other years | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anaconda Leader, 2020 election cycle: campaigns and committees that paid it, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mark Sweeney | Senate District No. 39, 2020 | $8,758.45 | $447.00 | $8,311.45 |  | 8 |
| Bill Sather | County Chief of Law Enforcement, 2020 | $991.26 |  | $991.26 |  | 6 |
| Tom Oberweiser | County Chief of Law Enforcement, 2020 | $958.50 |  | $958.50 |  | 4 |
| Sara Novak | House District No. 77, 2020 | $529.00 |  | $459.00 | $70.00 | 4 |
| SUZZANN NORDWICK | Senate District No. 39, 2020 | $414.50 |  | $414.50 |  | 4 |
| Cindy Hiner | House District No. 78, 2020 | $396.00 |  | $396.00 |  | 1 |
| Kevin Hart | County Commissioner, 2020 | $376.50 |  | $376.50 |  | 2 |
| Kurt Tarkalson | County Sheriff, 2020 | $248.00 |  | $248.00 |  | 1 |
| Kyle Staley | County Chief of Law Enforcement, 2020 | $233.50 |  | $233.50 |  | 1 |
| Thomas Woods | Public Service Commission District No. 03, 2020 | $225.75 |  | $225.75 |  | 1 |
| Ben Krakowka | County Attorney, 2020 | $220.50 |  | $220.50 |  | 1 |