Corporate PAC · MT

Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00068056.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $6,000 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. Troy DowningRepublican$2,000
  2. Aaron FlintRepublican$2,000
  3. Kurt AlmeRepublican$2,000

Run by George J Horvath (treasurer) · Paul Babb (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Butte, MT1
Registered
October 12, 19762

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
George J Horvath2
Custodian of records
Paul Babb President2
Affiliated with
Northwestern Energy2

Who funds it

It reported raising $39K: $39K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

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

  • $31K from 76 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 26% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Montana $11K, South Dakota $10K, Minnesota $4,000, New Jersey $4,000, California $1,0007

Where its donors work7

Northwestern Energy74 gifts$30,342

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$39K
Spent$23K
Cash on hand$33K
Given to candidates and committees$14K
  • From individuals $39K

Who it gives to

3 candidates, $6,000 in direct gifts.4

Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026)$2,000
Aaron Flint RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026)$2,000
Kurt Alme RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$2,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAC (C00068056)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00068056/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00068056/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00068056/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00068056&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · 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 Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00068056&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Northwestern Energy Montana Employee PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00068056&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026