---
title: "Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: Montana political committee"
description: "Campaign finance figures on file for the committee Transparent Election Initiative in the 2026 election cycle (2025 and 2026)."
type: "committee-cycle"
name: "Transparent Election Initiative"
slug: "transparent-election-initiative-g232106-y2026"
election_cycle: 2026
years_covered:
  - 2025
  - 2026
committee_type: "Incidental"
roster_page: "/organizations/transparent-election-initiative-g232106"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/committee/15338"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: Montana political committee

Transparent Election Initiative is a political committee registered in Montana, of type "Incidental". This page holds its money for the 2026 election cycle, filed in 2025 and 2026. Its other cycles are listed on [Transparent Election Initiative (all cycles)](/organizations/transparent-election-initiative-g232106). Data through 2026-09-30.

Transparent Election Initiative's committee page on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/committee/15338

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.

## Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: summary of money reported, data through 2026-09-30

| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $122,300.00 | 1 |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | 0 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $304,772.96 | 51 |
| Debts and loans still owed | $5,000.00 | 1 |

Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: $122,300.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds; $304,772.96 spent; $5,000.00 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 Transparent Election Initiative, 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.

### Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: where the money came from, data through 2026-09-30

Contributions to Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle from Montana addresses as filed: at least $0.00 (0 contributors). From out-of-state addresses as filed: at least $122,300.00 (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 | $0.00 | 0 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $122,300.00 | 1 |

### Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: money by year, data through 2026-09-30

| Year | Contributions, net of refunds | In-kind | Spent | Still owed | Contribution lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $19,550.00 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026 | $122,300.00 | $0.00 | $285,222.96 | $5,000.00 | 1 |

### Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: largest contributors, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |  |
| Samantha Walton | Bentonville, AR | $122,300.00 | 1 |

### Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 1 to 25 of 26, data through 2026-09-30

| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 1 to 25 of 26, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |
| The Montana Plan | $233,839.00 | 4 |
| Cochenour Law Office | $22,850.00 | 5 |
| Signs on the Cheap | $15,548.00 | 1 |
| Cap Bargain | $6,414.46 | 1 |
| Cochenour Law Office PLLC | $5,160.00 | 3 |
| Caras Realty | $3,612.00 | 2 |
| Amazon.com | $2,815.43 | 8 |
| Clear View Solutions LLC | $2,000.00 | 2 |
| Total Package | $1,986.26 | 6 |
| Etches Media | $1,961.50 | 1 |
| The Priority Group | $1,720.00 | 1 |
| Emerson Cultural Center | $1,397.25 | 1 |
| Montana Secretary of State | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| BCPA | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| PBS Distribution | $600.00 | 1 |
| Covellite | $500.00 | 1 |
| The Myrna Loy | $425.00 | 1 |
| AirBnb | $333.39 | 1 |
| United Airlines | $331.89 | 1 |
| Delta Airlines | $259.20 | 1 |
| Boss Printing | $257.00 | 3 |
| Executive Services | $222.65 | 1 |
| Transparent Election Initiative | $200.00 | 1 |
| Signs Now | $152.00 | 1 |
| Staples Office Supplies | $127.96 | 1 |

### Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 26 to 26 of 26, data through 2026-09-30

| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: largest payments made, rows 26 to 26 of 26, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |
| Signup Genius | $59.97 | 1 |

### Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30

| Owed to | Still owed | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Transparent Election Initiative, 2026 election cycle: debts and loans still owed, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-09-30 |  |  |
| Cochenour Law Office | $5,000.00 | 1 |

Money received by Transparent Election Initiative and money paid out by Transparent Election Initiative are reported on separate lines above and are never added together.