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Candidate
KA

KURT ALME

Running for U.S. Senate · Montana

NationalRepublican

Candidate
AB

ALANI BANKHEAD

Running for U.S. Senate · Montana

NationalDemocrat

KURT ALMECandidateALANI BANKHEADChallenger

Job fit

KURT ALME

Offices held

  • Kurt previously served as Montana’s United States Attorney, after being nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, twice. 1
  • Kurt also served as Montana’s Budget Director under Governor Gianforte 1

Other work

  • Kurt served as Vice President and General Counsel, and later President of Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation. 1

ALANI BANKHEAD

Other work

  • I became a certified professional coach and founded Mighty Sparrow Coaching. 2
  • I served twenty-one years in the United States Air Force and retired as a lieutenant colonel. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

KURT ALME

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    As revenue director I spearheaded the largest income tax cut in state history, and as budget director I helped cut wasteful spending, balance the budget, and make Montana debt-free. 3
  • Guns
    I'm running to protect our Montana way of life with common-sense policies. That means taking care of our veterans, defending the Second Amendment, and protecting public lands. 3
  • Crime & safety
    In Montana, we don't defund the police — we back the blue and lock up violent criminals. 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Climate & energy

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ALANI BANKHEAD

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Nobody working full-time in Montana should live in poverty. Work should pay enough to keep a roof overhead and food on the table. 4
  • Health care costs
    We already know universal healthcare works... we can pay to expand access by cutting Pentagon waste, not anyone's care, and keep rural hospitals open by protecting Medicare and Medicaid payments. 4
  • Climate & energy
    Montana's environment is being bullied. My husband spent his career as a federal agent, including with the EPA, and refused to be part of rolling those protections back. I bring that same conviction. 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

KURT ALME

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politicianscompaniesindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$88Klarge donors$933Kotherpoliticians$281Kcompanies$165Kindustryassociations$82KOther kinds ofdonors$104K$1.7M raised
$88,3105Small individual donors
$932,8105Large individual donors

ALANI BANKHEAD

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$19Klarge donors$27K$59K raised
$18,7276Small individual donors
$26,9536Large individual donors

Checks

KURT ALME

No voting record to check yet

ALANI BANKHEAD

No voting record to check yet

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Sources

  1. Meet Kurt - Alme for Senate (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Alani Bankhead · U.S. Senate, Montana (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. bozemandailychronicle.com used in: Top issues
  4. alaniformt.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

KURT ALME

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.7M raised, 54% from large donors, 33% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $577,500.00 (33% of $1,726,500.28 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $630,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns, tougher sentences and more police.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Kurt - Alme for Senate (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

4 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

5 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

JAMI DEE WOODMAN

Party not on file

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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AB
Candidate C

ALANI BANKHEAD

DemocratShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $59K raised, 46% from large donors, 11% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $6,627.29 (11% of $58,829.06 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Alani Bankhead · U.S. Senate, Montana (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement

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Candidate D

KYLE AUSTIN

Libertarian

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $216K raised, 0% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Kyle | Kyle Austin for US Senate (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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Candidate E

SETH BODNAR

Independent

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $3.6M raised, 78% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $93,050.00 (3% of $3,554,032.47 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $74,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, protecting the right to own and carry guns, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 Background: About Seth Bodnar | An Independent Voice for Montana (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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