Party committee · MT

Montana Republican State Central Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00008086.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $78K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Aaron FlintRepublican$78K

Run by Bill Lussenheide (treasurer) · Katie Wenetta (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Grow the Majority $368K · NRSC Victory $178K · Trump 47 Committee $177K More

On the record

Type
Party committee1
Based in
Helena, MT1
Registered
March 10, 19752

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Bill Lussenheide2
Custodian of records
Katie Wenetta Compliance2
Connected to
Zinke Victory Fund1
Website
MTGOP.ORG2

Who funds it

It reported raising $1.4M: $409K from individuals and $61K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Grow the MajorityPAC6 gifts$367,739
NRSC VictoryPAC7 gifts$177,916
Trump 47 CommitteePAC1 gift$176,929
Republican National Committee - RNCParty committee7 gifts$80,000
Steve Daines for MontanaCandidate's campaign2 gifts$35,000
Zinke Victory FundCommittee1 gift$27,614
Sheehy Victory CommitteePAC1 gift$13,650
Zinke for CongressCandidate's campaign4 gifts$11,300
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PACPAC1 gift$5,000
BNSF RailpacPAC1 gift$2,500
Troy Downing for CongressCandidate's campaign2 gifts$2,000
Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PACPAC1 gift$1,000
Leadership in ActionPAC1 gift$1,000
Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PACPAC1 gift$1,000
The Mac-pacPAC1 gift$1,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $187K from 699 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 17% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Montana $176K, Arizona $4,400, California $2,893, Idaho $1,540, Florida $6007

Where its donors work7

Kootani Resources1 gifts$10,000
State of Montana8 gifts$3,441
State of MT4 gifts$3,150
Oakland and4 gifts$2,968
Blacktail Law Group5 gifts$2,775
Harken Supply2 gifts$2,000
Montana Republican Party1 gifts$1,698
Tanner J Smith Construction9 gifts$1,575
Placer Subaru1 gifts$1,500
Freelance Marketing Group7 gifts$1,347

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$1.4M
Spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$244K
  • From individuals $409K
  • From other committees $61K
  • Other $937K

Outside spending in races

Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to October 14, 2026, later than the summary above.4

Spent to help: $78K

Aaron Flint RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026)$77,764

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Montana Republican State Central Committee (C00008086)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008086/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Montana Republican State Central Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008086/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Montana Republican State Central Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008086/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: independent expenditures by Montana Republican State Central Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00008086&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Montana Republican State Central Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00008086&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Montana Republican State Central Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00008086&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026