Sign in Subscribe

republican party (united states)

More than 140 candidates file for political office as Montana's election season kicks off

Icy roads and sideways snow didn’t keep a slew of political hopefuls from traveling to the Montana State Capitol on Tuesday to declare their campaigns for public office this year. Registering as a candidate at the state Capitol is a ceremonious occasion that marks the official kickoff of election

Election year underway in Butte-Silver Bow as candidate filing opens for 2026

This isn’t a heavy local election year in Butte-Silver Bow like it is in some Montana counties, but voters will decide several local races, and some candidates hit the courthouse Tuesday as the filing season opened. Justice Court Judge Ben Pezdark was the first to file at the

Bozeman-based State Department nominee faces heat over Holocaust, race remarks

A controversial Bozeman-based public policy professional and political writer who formerly served on the state Humanities Board is the Trump Administration’s nominee for a top State Department position. Jeremy Carl, a senior fellow with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, was grilled Thursday by a U.S.

PSC Commissioner, self-proclaimed 'RINO hunter' gunning for the Montana Legislature

GREAT FALLS — Montana Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci, a pugnacious Republican from Sun River, has filed to return to the Montana Legislature. Pinocci's last eight years on the PSC have been marked by infighting, investigations and the occasional mutiny. In other words, Pinocci is no stranger to confrontation,

Montana Supreme Court candidate headlines GOP campaign kickoff event in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS — Montana Supreme Court candidate Dan Wilson on Friday headlined the state Republican Party’s premier campaign launch event where the nonpartisan status of his race was, intentionally or not, a punchline in the keynote speech. “If you want to see a Supreme Court that just gives answers and

Montana Supreme Court candidate headlines GOP campaign kickoff event in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS — Montana Supreme Court candidate Dan Wilson on Friday headlined the state Republican Party’s premier campaign launch event where the nonpartisan status of his race was, intentionally or not, a punchline in the keynote speech. “If you want to see a Supreme Court that just gives answers and

Congressional Democrats ID Montana's Zinke-held western district as possible flip in 2026

Congressional Democrats ID Montana's Zinke-held western district as possible flip in 2026

The national organization tasked with electing Democrats to congress signaled Tuesday morning that they believe Montana's western congressional district could turn blue. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added Montana's western congressional district to its list of 44 congressional districts across the country that Democrats believe