Montana State Legislative Candidates

Dear Supporter,

Campaign for Liberty gave candidates for State House and Senate an opportunity to provide a straight answer to the following questions.  The candidates' answers can be seen below the list of questions.  Because the vast majority of states do not include 3rd party candidates in the Primary process, Campaign for Liberty policy is to survey 3rd party candidates for General elections, except in Jungle Primary states.   

QUESTIONS

1. Will you oppose efforts to cooperate with a national ID card system and vote to block all state funding for and cooperation with any national ID scheme including Real ID and Pass ID programs?
2. Do you oppose the use of unmanned devices being used for law enforcement and used in order to fine citizens?
3. Will you support a “Constitutional Carry” bill that would allow any law-abiding citizen to carry a firearm concealed without a permit?
4. Will you support legislation to nullify ObamaCare and authorize state and local law enforcement to arrest federal officials attempting to implement the unconstitutional health care scheme known as ObamaCare?
5. Will you support legislation to end the use of “no knock” warrants?
6. Will you support legislation that would allow TSA agents to be charged with sexual assault if they use invasive “pat-down” procedures?
7. Do you oppose taking federal money to create a state health insurance exchange?

 

SURVEY ANSWERS

					"Y"=Yes "N"=No "+"=Will Sponsor
District	Party	First	Last	City	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7
House
1	R	Gerald "Jerry"	Bennett	Libby
2	R	Mike	Cuffe	Eureka
2	D	Ronald K.	McDole	Eureka
3	R	Jerry	O'Neil	Columbia Falls	Y+	Y+	Y	Y+	Y	Y+	Y
3	D	Zac	Perry	Hungry Horse
4	D	Ed	Lieser	Whitefish
4	D	Tom	Muri	Whitefish
4	R	Tim	Baldwin	Kalispell
4	R	Walter E.	Keathley	Kalispell
5	R	Keith	Regier	Kalispell	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
5	D	James	Mahnke	Columbia Falls
6	R	Carl	Glimm	Kila
6	D	Brenda	Talbert	Kalispell
7	R	Randy	Brodehl	Kalispell
7	D	Diane Frances	Taylor	Columbia Falls
8	R	Steve	Lavin	Kalispell
8	D	Brittany	MacLean	Whitefish
9	R	Scott M.	Reichner	Bigfork
9	R	Frank	Mutch	Polson	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
9	D	Rodrik	Brosten	Bigfork
10	R	Mark	Blasdel	Somers
10	D	Alexander William	Schaeffer	Kalispell
11	R	Greg	Hertz	Polson
11	D	Bud	Koppy	Kila
12	R	Daniel R.	Salomon	Ronan
12	D	Luke	Walawander	Ronan
13	R	Pat	Ingraham	Thompson Falls
13	R	Kirk	McNutt	Plains
13	D	Debra J.	Achatz	Trout Creek
14	R	Nicholas	Schwaderer	Superior	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
14	D	Christine	Johnson	Huson
15	D	Jason Richard	Smith	Polson
15	D	Forrestina	Calf Boss Ribs	Heart Butte
15	R	Joe	Read	Ronan
16	R	Lila J.	Evans	Browning
16	D	Rodney	Gervais	Browning
16	D	Lea	Whitford	Cut Bank
17	R	Christy	Clark	Choteau
17	D	Mike	Henning	Fairfield
18	R	Jesse	O'Hara	Great Falls
18	R	Randy	Pinocci	Sun River
18	D	Colter	McCarty	Great Falls
19	R	Roger A.	Hagan	Great Falls
19	D	Richard D.	Liebert	Great Falls
20	R	Steve	Fitzpatrick	Great Falls
20	D	Lindsay	Love	Great Falls
21	D	Jean	Price	Great Falls
21	R	Steven R.	Sem	Great Falls
22	R	George	Paul	Great Falls
22	D	Casey	Schreiner	Great Falls
23	D	Carlie	Boland	Great Falls
23	R	Patrick	Flaherty	Great Falls	Y+	N	Y+	Y+	Y	N	Y+
24	R	Brian	Hoven	Great Falls
24	D	Tom	Glover	Great Falls
25	R	Cleve	Loney	Great Falls
25	D	Tom	Jacobson	Great Falls
26	D	Robert "Bob"	Mehlhoff	Great Falls
27	R	Rob	Cook	Brady
28	R	Roy	Hollandsworth	Brady
29	R	Ryan	Osmundson	Buffalo
29	D	Todd	Lark	Lewistown
30	R	Bill	Harris	Mosby	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y	Y+
31	D	Walter	White Tail Feather	Poplar
31	D	Bridget	Smith	Wolf Point
31	D	Bill	Whitehead	Wolf Point
32	D	Tony	Belcourt	Box Elder
33	R	Kris	Hansen	Havre	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y
33	D	Brenda	Skornogoski	Havre
34	R	Wendy	Warburton	Havre	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y
34	D	Karen S.	Sloan	Havre
35	R	Mike L.	Lang	Malta
35	D	Floyd R.	Hopstad	Glasgow
36	R	Austin	Knudsen	Culbertson
37	R	Tami	Christensen	Sidney
37	R	David	Halvorson	Sidney	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
38	R	Alan	Doane	Bloomfield	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
38	D	Jim	Hicks	Glendive
38	R	Edward A.	Hilbert	Glendive
39	R	Lee	Randall	Broadus
40	D	Bill	McChesney	Miles City
41	D	Patricia Rae	Peppers	Lame Deer
41	R	Sterling	Small	Busby
42	D	Carolyn	Pease-Lopez	Billings
43	R	Duane	Ankney	Colstrip
43	D	Gary	Perkins	Hysham
44	R	Jonathan	McNiven	Huntley
44	D	Wallace	Yovetich	Billings
45	R	Tom	Berry	Roundup
45	R	Mark	Higgins	Roundup	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
45	D	Carolee	Hagstrom	Roundup
46	R	Myron	Monsen	Broadview
46	R	Troy	Boucher	Billings
46	R	Clayton	Fiscus	Billings
47	R	Daniel	Zolnikov	Billings	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y	Y	Y
47	D	Dale E.	Rumph	Billings
48	R	Douglas "Doug"	Kary	Billings	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
48	D	Rita	Wells	Billings
49	D	Mary	McNally	Billings
49	R	Tim	Stark	Billings
50	R	Dennis Robert	Lenz	Billings
50	D	Deborah D.	Willis	Billings
50	D	Curtis	Harper	Billings
51	D	Kelly	McCarthy	Billings
51	D	Lita	Pepion	Billings
51	R	Taj	Mukadam	Billings
52	D	Virginia	Court	Billings
52	R	Kassidy	Olson	Billings
53	D	Joseph	Sands	Billings
53	R	Dave	Hagstrom	Billings
54	D	Margie	MacDonald	Billings
54	R	David	Lewis	Billings
55	R	Cary	Smith	Billings	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
56	R	Don	Jones	Billings
56	R	George	Day	Billings
57	R	Debra	Bonogofsky	Billings
57	R	Sarah	Laszloffy	Laurel
57	D	Sean	Whiting	Billings
58	R	Krayton	Kerns	Laurel
58	D	Cole	Olson	Laurel
59	R	Joanne G.	Blyton	Joliet
59	D	Paul	Beck	Red Lodge
60	R	David	Howard	Park City
60	R	Kathy	Haman	Park City	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
60	R	Dale	Milligan	Columbus
60	D	Jim	Dickey	Columbus
61	R	Debra	Lamm	Livingston	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
61	R	Daniel	Burmeister	Big Timber
61	R	Alan	Redfield	Livingston
62	D	Reilly	Neill	Livingston
62	R	Dan	Skattum	Livingston
62	R	Juanita	Lux	Livingston
63	R	Tom	Burnett	Bozeman
63	D	Marty	Livingston	Bozeman
64	D	Tom	Woods	Bozeman
64	R	Clint	Field	Belgrade
65	D	Kathleen	Williams	Bozeman
65	R	Nick	Mahan	Bozeman	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
66	D	Jennifer	Pomnichowski	Bozeman
66	R	Dave	Ponte	Bozeman	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y+
67	R	Gordon "Gordy"	Vance	Bozeman
68	R	Kelly	Flynn	Townsend
69	R	Ted	Washburn	Bozeman
69	R	William	Bennett	Belgrade
70	D	April	Buonamici	Bozeman
71	R	Bob	Wagner	Harrison	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
71	R	Ray L.	Shaw	Sheridan
71	R	Robert	Kennedy	Cameron
72	R	Jeffrey	Welborn	Dillon
72	D	Norma J.	Duffy	Dillon
73	D	Pat	Noonan	Ramsay
73	R	Gary	Wold	Butte
74	R	Max	Yates	Butte
74	D	Ed	Zimpel	Butte
74	D	Ryan	Lynch	Butte
75	D	Edith	McClafferty	Butte
75	R	Greg	Miller	Butte	Y	Y	Y+	Y+	Y	Y	Y
76	D	Amanda	Curtis	Butte
76	D	Douglas	Shidler	Butte
77	R	Alan L.	Hale	Basin	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y+
77	R	Kirk B.	Wagoner	Montana City
77	D	Adam	Lythgoe	Clancy	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	N
78	R	Steve	Gibson	East Helena
78	D	Joe	Cohenour	East Helena
79	D	Chuck	Hunter	Helena
79	R	Mark	Diaz	Helena
80	R	Liz	Bangerter	Helena
80	D	Kelsen	Young	Helena
81	D	Galen	Hollenbaugh	Helena
81	R	Ronald	Lassle	Helena	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
82	D	Jenny	Eck	Helena
82	D	Donald	Jones	Helena
82	D	Don	Judge	Helena
82	R	Samuel J.	Hunthausen	Helena
83	R	Wylie	Galt	Martinsdale
83	R	Jonathan R.	Jackson	East Helena
83	D	Marla C.	Clark	East Helena
84	R	Mike	Miller	Helmville	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
84	D	Everett G.	Sheets	Deer Lodge
85	R	John	Perkins	Deer Lodge
85	D	Gordon	Pierson	Deer Lodge
86	D	Kathy	Swanson	Anaconda
86	R	Elena	Gagliano	Philipsburg
87	R	Pat	Connell	Hamilton
87	R	Scott	Boulanger	Darby
87	R	Jeff	Burrows	Hamilton
87	D	Jan	Wisniewski	Hamilton
88	R	Ron	Ehli	Hamilton
88	R	Marlin	Foss	Hamilton
88	D	Pam	Erickson	Hamilton
89	R	Nancy	Ballance	Hamilton
89	R	Josh	Hennes	Stevensville
89	R	Russ	Vogel	Stevensville	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
89	D	Peggy	Steffes	Stevensville	Y+	Y+	N	Y	Y	Y+	Y
90	R	Edward	Greef	Florence
90	R	Ron	Pifer	Stevensville	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
90	D	John D.	Meakin	Stevensville
91	R	David	Moore	Missoula
91	D	Chuck	Erickson	Milltown
92	D	Bryce	Bennett	Missoula
92	R	Paul	Varkuza	Missoula
93	D	Douglas	Coffin	Missoula
93	R	Brandon	Simpson	Missoula
93	D	Coy	Harwood	Missoula
94	D	Ellie	Hill	Missoula
94	R	Lyn	Hellegaard	Missoula
94	D	Pete	Burridge	Missoula
94	D	Lou Ann	Crowley	Missoula
95	D	Tom	Steenberg	Missoula
95	R	Karen K.	Meyer	Missoula
96	D	Carolyn	Squires	Missoula
96	R	Jon	Baker	Missoula
97	D	Nancy	Wilson	Missoula
97	R	Gary E.	Sanders	Lolo	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y	Y+
98	D	Jenifer	Gursky	Missoula
98	R	Larry	Jones	Missoula
98	D	David J.	Crowley	Missoula
99	R	Gary	Marbut	Missoula	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
99	D	Kimberly	Dudik	Missoula
99	D	Jonathan	Dunbar	Missoula
100	R	Champ	Edmunds	Missoula
100	D	Dave	Andrews	Missoula
Senate
2	R	Bill	Beck	Whitefish	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
2	R	Dee L.	Brown	Hungry Horse
2	D	David B.	Fern	Whitefish
2	R	Suzanne	Brookes	Whitefish	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y
3	R	Bruce	Tutvedt	Kalispell
3	R	Jayson	Peters	Lakeside
3	D	Shannon D.	Hanson	Whitefish
3	R	Rollan	Roberts	Whitefish
6	R	Carmine	Mowbray	Polson	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
6	R	Michael	Larson	Polson
6	R	Janna	Taylor	Dayton	Y	Y	Y	Y+		Y	Y
7	R	Jennifer	Fielder	Thompson Falls	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
7	R	Rick	Seemann	Superior	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
7	D	Mark	Sheets	Thompson Falls
9	R	Rick	Ripley	Wolf Creek
9	D	Ron	Szabo	Great Falls
10	D	Brad	Hamlett	Cascade
10	R	Wendy	McKamey	Great Falls
16	D	Jonathan Windy	Boy	Box Elder
16	D	Frank	Smith	Poplar	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y
17	R	Don	Richman	Harlem	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y
17	D	Greg	Jergeson	Chinook
17	R	Douglas	Stuart	Harlem
18	R	John	Brenden	Scobey	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
18	D	Julie E.	French	Scobey
19	R	Matthew M.	Rosendale	Glendive
19	D	Fred	Lake	Sidney
21	D	Sharon S.	Peregoy	Crow Agency
22	R	Taylor	Brown	Huntley
22	D	Jean L.	Dahlman	Forsyth
24	R	Roger	Webb	Billings	Y+	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y
24	D	Wanda	Grinde	Billings
26	D	Robyn	Driscoll	Billings
26	R	Malcolm	Long	Billings
27	D	Gary	Branae	Billings
27	R	Elsie	Arntzen	Billings
33	D	Mike	Phillips	Bozeman
33	R	Tom	Tuck	Belgrade	Y	Y	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
34	R	Kurt	Bushnell	Belgrade
34	R	Scott	Sales	Bozeman	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y
34	D	Michael B.	Comstock	Bozeman	N	Y	Y		N		Y
34	R	Debra	Brown	Winston
36	R	Debby	Barrett	Dillon
36	D	Richard	Turner	Dillon
37	D	Jon C.	Sesso	Butte
37	R	Daniel	O'Neill	Butte
38	D	Jim	Keane	Butte
41	D	Christine	Kaufmann	Helena
41	R	Mark	Perea	Helena
43	D	Gene	Vuckovich	Anaconda
43	R	Jonathan L.	Arnold	Philipsburg	Y	Y	Y+	Y+	Y	Y	Y+
43	R	Paul O.	Bean	Deer Lodge
45	R	Gary	MacLaren	Victor
45	R	Fred	Thomas	Stevensville	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y+
45	D	Richard	Marcus	Stevensville
46	R	Kevin	Kerr	Missoula
46	D	Tyler	Gernant	Missoula
46	D	Sue	Malek	Missoula
46	R	Kevin	Blackler	Missoula
47	D	Dick	Barrett	Missoula
47	R	Fred	Carl	Missoula
50	D	Cliff	Larsen	Missoula
50	R	Niles	Brush	Lolo