| # | Donor | Aggregate contributions | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana Democratic Party | $48,735 | 6 |
| 2 | Montana Republican State Central Cmte. | $31,625 | 21 |
| 3 | Montana Republican Party | $22,553 | 5 |
| 4 | Montana GOP PPC | $18,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Bucy, Pam D | $14,749 | 11 |
Aggregated across all filed reports. Donor party affiliation is not captured in COPP filings.
| Candidate | Office | Year | From Helena | Contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Bob | Governor | 2004 | $156,785 | 765 |
| Bucy, Pam | Attorney General | 2012 | $152,360 | 1016 |
| Bennett, Bryce | Secretary of State | 2020 | $58,906 | 646 |
| Alke, Ben | Attorney General | 2024 | $48,005 | 312 |
| Baker, Elizabeth | Supreme Court Justice No. 04 | 2010 | $46,163 | 440 |
| Brown, James | Supreme Court Justice No. 02 | 2022 |
| 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 Helena" 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 Helena" 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.
| $45,989 |
| 211 |
| Brown, James | State Auditor | 2024 | $37,605 | 86 |
| Bennion, Jon | Attorney General | 2020 | $36,380 | 241 |
| Brown, Bob | House District No. 13 | 2016 | $33,949 | 229 |
| Arntzen, Elsie | Superintendent of Public Instruction | 2020 | $24,355 | 81 |
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.
