Zinke, Rosendale maintain fundraising leads in Montana congressional races

HELENA — Republican nominees Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale have retained their fundraising leads in Montana’s two congressional races.

The most recent congressional fundraising studies, submitted by campaigns final week, cowl a few month and a half – simply earlier than and simply after the June major. They offer the primary replace on the monetary image in these races for the reason that candidates for the final election have been finalized.

In Montana’s 1^st Congressional District – protecting western Montana – Zinke, a former U.S. consultant and Secretary of the Inside, raised $791,742 from Could 19 to June 30. That brings his complete for the election cycle to $3,784,564. Initially of July, Zinke’s marketing campaign had $918,632 in “money readily available” – cash accessible in his marketing campaign account.

Democratic nominee Monica Tranel, an lawyer from Missoula, introduced in $372,229 throughout the identical interval. General, she’s raised $1,254,460 for the reason that begin of the marketing campaign. Tranel reported $216,960 in money readily available.

Within the 2^nd Congressional District – which incorporates a lot of central and japanese Montana – incumbent congressman Rosendale introduced in essentially the most. He raised $139,502, bringing his complete to $1,741,404 on this election cycle. His marketing campaign maintains $1,063,716 in money readily available.

Impartial candidate Gary Buchanan, a monetary advisor from Billings, raised the second-most throughout the interval: $40,801. He has collected $127,124 since beginning his effort to qualify for the final election – which he completed final month. Buchanan at present has $68,962 in money readily available.

Penny Ronning, the Democratic nominee and a former Billings metropolis councilmember, raised $15,944 within the final interval. That brings her complete for the election cycle to $63,309. Her marketing campaign studies $10,762 in money readily available.

There may be additionally a Libertarian candidate operating in every of the 2 congressional districts. Within the japanese district, Sam Rankin of Billings has reported utilizing solely his personal cash on the marketing campaign. He has spent $20,696 to date, however solely $270 of that in the latest interval.

As of Monday, there was no fundraising report accessible for John Lamb of Bozeman, the Libertarian candidate within the western district.