| # | Donor | Aggregate contributions | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swank, Dean | $2,230 | 8 |
| 2 | Goodwin, William | $1,700 | 5 |
| 3 | Molen, Gerald | $1,470 | 4 |
| 4 | Arnlund, Bert | $1,380 | 6 |
| 5 | Hollinger, Scott | $1,330 | 5 |
Aggregated across all filed reports. Donor party affiliation is not captured in COPP filings.
| Candidate | Office | Year | From Bigfork | Contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Bob | Governor | 2004 | $22,422 | 120 |
| Brown, James | Supreme Court Justice No. 02 | 2022 | $5,120 | 31 |
| Brown, Bob | House District No. 13 | 2016 | $3,100 | 20 |
| Arntzen, Elsie | Superintendent of Public Instruction | 2020 | $1,710 | 12 |
| Bennett, Bryce | Secretary of State | 2020 | $1,510 | 17 |
| Brown, James | State Auditor | 2024 |
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Bob | Governor | — | $897,732 |
| Brown, James | Supreme Court Justice No. 02 | — | $528,282 |
| Bennett, Bryce | Secretary of State | — | $435,728 |
| Bucy, Pam | Attorney General | — | $388,838 |
| Alke, Ben | Attorney General | — |
This page is built from itemized Schedule A (contributions received) records filed by Montana candidates and committees with the Commissioner of Political Practices via the CERS system at cers-ext.mt.gov/CampaignTracker/public.
"Top contributors from Bigfork" aggregates by donor name across every filed contribution where the donor self-reported a Montana address in this city. "Candidates who received the most money from Bigfork" joins the same contributions to the candidate who received them — so amounts reflect only itemized records, not aggregate/unitemized totals.
Donor party affiliation is not captured on COPP filings. Recipient party is captured when the candidate reports it on registration; where it's missing, we show "—". We will treat an upcoming feed from COPP as authoritative once available.
| $1,500 |
| 9 |
| Bucy, Pam | Attorney General | 2012 | $1,470 | 15 |
| Allen, Jennifer | House District No. 11 | 2024 | $1,300 | 14 |
| Allen, Jennifer | House District No. 10 | 2020 | $1,160 | 17 |
| Alke, Ben | Attorney General | 2024 | $1,000 | 7 |
Derived from itemized contribution records filed with the Commissioner of Political Practices. This is the feature discussed on the 4/13 call — top candidates funded by a specific city.
| $278,936 |
| Brown, Bob | House District No. 13 | — | $189,560 |
| Bennion, Jon | Attorney General | — | $189,221 |
| Brown, James | State Auditor | — | $160,194 |
| Baker, Elizabeth | Supreme Court Justice No. 04 | — | $156,992 |
| Arntzen, Elsie | Superintendent of Public Instruction | — | $133,025 |
Party filter applies to recipients, not donors. Party affiliation is attached to candidate records where the Commissioner has captured it; the filter falls back to "no party on record" otherwise.
