---
title: "The Anaconda Leader: in the Montana campaign finance record"
description: "What The Anaconda Leader did in Montana campaign finance, by role, across the whole record."
type: "counterparty"
name: "The Anaconda Leader"
slug: "the-anaconda-leader-g231829"
data_through: "2026-09-26"
generated_at: "2026-09-26"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# The Anaconda Leader: in the Montana campaign finance record

The Anaconda Leader appears in the Montana campaign finance record as a VENDOR: a name that Montana campaigns paid. This document covers the whole of that record, using the same rules as the public campaign finance site.

## Money Montana campaigns paid The Anaconda Leader

Montana filers reported 249 payments to The Anaconda Leader totalling $61,282.28, from 79 campaigns and committees. Being paid by a campaign is a commercial relationship, not a donation.

| Campaign or committee | Race | Paid | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sweeney | Senate District No. 39, 2020 | $8,758.45 | 8 |
| ADLC Democratic Central Committee | Committee | $4,040.95 | 16 |
| Ray Dayton | District Judge, District 03, 2006 | $3,020.62 | 6 |
| Jesse Mullen | Senate District No. 39, 2022 | $2,717.00 | 2 |
| John Fitzpatrick | House District No. 77, 2022 | $2,670.50 | 11 |
| Danny Villa | House District No. 86, 2006 | $2,625.15 | 9 |
| John Fitzpatrick | House District No. 76, 2026 | $2,335.75 | 9 |
| Sara Novak | Senate District No. 36, 2024 | $2,127.20 | 18 |
| Mark Sweeney | House District No. 77, 2018 | $2,052.22 | 7 |
| Danny Villa | House District No. 86, 2004 | $1,895.16 | 6 |
| John Fitzpatrick | House District No. 76, 2024 | $1,294.38 | 5 |
| Gene Vuckovich | Senate District No. 43, 2010 | $1,231.43 | 2 |
| Kathleen Swanson | House District No. 86, 2010 | $1,220.95 | 4 |
| Christopher Miller | District Judge, District 03, 2006 | $1,212.60 | 8 |
| Jonathan Arnold | Senate District No. 43, 2010 | $1,200.39 | 5 |

## Other money Montana campaigns received from The Anaconda Leader

$84.14 across 1 record: interest, refunds, rebates and similar receipts. Received from The Anaconda Leader, but not donated.

## Money Montana campaigns still owe The Anaconda Leader

$427.10 in debts and loans not yet repaid. Money owed has not moved, and a loan repaid in full is not counted.

## What this record does not say about The Anaconda Leader

It does not say why The Anaconda Leader was paid, what any payment bought, or what any of it caused. Totals are floors rather than exact figures, because the same real name can still appear in the record more than once under spelling variants.