2025-2026 Biennium
Montana Lobbying Activity
Public data from the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices covering registered lobbyists, principals, and reported lobbying expenditures. Spanning 2017-2026, sourced from politicalpractices.mt.gov.
Registered Lobbyists (2026)
368
1,044 unique since 2017
Active Principals (2026)
551
1,201 unique since 2017
Total Reported Spending
$39,813,351
59,260 payment line items
Reports Filed 2017-2026
6,997
3,584 lobbyist-principal relationships
Top Principals by Spend
2017-2026 totalRAI Services Company
31 reports
BCBSMT
63 reports
AARP Montana
33 reports
AT&T
35 reports
Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
26 reports
Principal's name
1 reports
Westmoreland Mining Holding, LLC
14 reports
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
28 reports
Top Contract Lobbyists
Principals reppedLuther, Jessie
principals represented
Baker, Mark
principals represented
Taylor, Mark
principals represented
Scanlon, Shane
principals represented
Myhre, Aidan S
principals represented
Wade, Steven T
principals represented
Grmoljez, Aimee
principals represented
Thompson, Brian P
principals represented
Spending by Category
2017-2026 totalTOTAL REPORTABLE PAYMENTS TO LOBBYISTS (From Section A)
0 line items
TRAVEL EXPENSES
0 line items
ENTERTAINMENT (including all food and refreshments)
0 line items
ADVERTISING (including production costs)
0 line items
COMMUNICATION (including telephone, fax, e-mail)
0 line items
OTHER OFFICE EXPENSES
0 line items
PRINTING
0 line items
POSTAGE
0 line items
Spending by Biennium
2017 - 2018
Session 2018
414 lobbyists
464 principals
$4,847,261
2019 - 2020
Session 2020
108 lobbyists
232 principals
$4,154,270
2021 - 2022
Session 2022
344 lobbyists
411 principals
$8,185,547
2023 - 2024
Session 2024
362 lobbyists
453 principals
$9,823,890
2025 - 2026
Session 2026
368 lobbyists
551 principals
$12,802,383
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