2024 Endorsed Candidates

Wondering which candidate will protect our rights at work and our freedom to bargain a fair contract? Below are Montana AFL-CIO's union endorsed candidates.

The following candidates were endorsed by the Montana AFL-CIO at convention in June. These endorsements were ratified by union members from across Montana at convention based on recommendations by the Montana AFL-CIO (Committee on Political Education) following in-depth interviews and questionnaires completed by candidates. This year’s COPE committee was comprised of 28 union members from a dozen unions, including electricians, miners, teachers, nurses, first responders, firefighters, plumbers and pipe fitters, and boilermakers.

Whether a candidate is endorsed or not we hold every candidate for political office to the same standard - both before and AFTER that endorsement. The goals of the recommendations made by the COPE committee at convention are to identify candidates who share the values and priorities of working families across all of our unions, across sectors and job sites, and regardless of party affiliation.

In short, an endorsement is not a blank check for future action.

Together, we will hold candidates accountable to our communities during elections and during the legislative process. This is part of an ongoing conversation between working Montanans and our elected officials.

For more info on voting in your community, including how to register to vote and how to find your House and Senate district, visit: votemt.gov.

To look up your legislative district using a map of Montana click here.

U.S. Senate

Jon Tester

Western Congressional District (MT 01)

Monica Tranel

Governor & Lieutenant Governor

Ryan Busse & Raph Graybill

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Shannon O’Brien (MFPE)

Auditor

John Repke

Attorney General

Ben Alke

Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court

Jerry Lynch

Montana Supreme Court Justice

Katherine Bidegaray

Clerk of Supreme Court

Erin Farris-Olsen

PSC District 2

Brad Molnar (LiUNA)

PSC District 3

Lenny Williams (IBEW) & Jeff Welborn

PSC District 4

Elena Evans (MFPE)

Ballot Measures

CI-126 & CI-127

STATE HOUSE

HD 3 - Debo Powers (MFPE)

HD 4 - Lindsey Jordan

HD 8 - Beth Sibert

HD 11 - Jennifer Allen

HD 13 - Shirley Azzopardi

HD 15 - Thedis Crowe

HD 16 - Tyson Running Wolf

HD 17 - Leonard Bates

HD 18 - Llew Jones

HD 19 - Jane Weber

HD 20 - Melissa Nikolakakos (MFPE) & Rina Moore

HD 21 - Ed Buttrey

HD 22 - George Nikolakakos

HD 23 - Eric Tilleman (MFPE)

HD 27 - Paul Tuss

HD 31 - Frank Smith

HD 32 - Mike Fox

HD 35 - Gary Parry

HD 36 - Stan Taylor

HD 37 - Andrea Payne (MFPE)

HD 39 - Melissa Smith

HD 41 - Jade Sootkis

HD 42 - Sidney Fitzpatrick

HD 43 - Larry Brewster

HD 45 - Denise Baum (MFPE)

HD 46 - Emma Kerr-Carpenter

HD 47 - James Reavis (AFSCME)

HD 48 - Curtis Schomer (USW)

HD 49 - Rudolf Haden

HD 50 - Shawn Giesick

HD 51 - Janna Hafer

HD 55 - Brad Barker

HD 57 - Scott Rosenzweig

HD 58 - Jamie Isaly (MFPE)

HD 59 - Ed Stafman

HD 60 - Alanah Griffith

HD 61 - Becky Edwards

HD 62 - Josh Seckinger

HD 63 - Peter Strand (MFPE)

HD 64 - Kelly Kortum

HD 65 - Brian Close

HD 66 - Eric Matthews (MFPE)

HD 67 - Carl Anderson

HD 68 - Alex Colafrancesco

HD 71 - Scott DeMarois (IAFF)

HD 72 - Donavon Hawk

HD 73 - Jennifer Lynch (MFPE)

HD 74 - Marc Lee (IAFF)

HD 76 - John Fitzpatrick

HD 79 - Luke Muszkiewicz

HD 80 - Melissa Romano (MFPE)

HD 81 - Mary Caferro (IBEW)

HD 82 - Pete Elverum

HD 83 - Jill Cohenour (MFPE)

HD 84 - Julie Dooling

HD 86 - David Bedey

HD 88 - Evan Schroedel (BLET)

HD 89 - Mark Thane (MFPE)

HD 90 - Curtis Cochran

HD 91 - Shelly Fyant

HD 92 - Connie Keogh (MFPE)

HD 93 - Katie Sullivan

HD 94 - Marliyn Marler (MFPE)

HD 95 - Zooey Zephyr (MFPE)

HD 96 - Bob Carter

HD 97 - Melody Cunningham (MFPE)

HD 98 - Jonathan Karlen

HD 99 - Tom France

HD 100 - SJ Howell

STATE SENATE

SD 2 - Dave Fern

SD 3 - Angela Kennedy

SD 5 - Link Neimark

SD 16 - Jonathan Windy Boy

SD 20 - Linda Auch

SD 21 - Sharon Stewart Peregoy

SD 24 - Mark Nicholson (SEIU)

SD 26 - Karen Lyncoln

SD 30 - Cora Neumann

SD 33 - Chris Pope

SD 36 - Sara Novak (MFPE)

SD 37 - Derek Harvey (IAFF)

SD 38 - Jeffrey Benson

SD 39 - Bruce Schultz (USW)

SD 40 - Laura Smith

SD 45 - Denley Loge (AFSCME)

SD 46 - Jainda Morigeau

SD 47 - Ellie Boldman

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