Super PAC · MT · C00868604
Montanans for Public Lands
Treasurer: John Todd. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Raised (2025-26)$214,646
- Spent$142,788
- Cash on hand$73,063
- Outside spending$254,688
Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.
Donors and outside spending
- Raised from its largest donors
- Outside spending for
- Outside spending against
Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- Sam Forstag (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MT-01
- Seth Bodnar (I) (opens in a new tab)Senate · MT
- Aaron Flint (R) (opens in a new tab)House · MT-01
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $248,618 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.
It also gave $20,000 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab).
Who funds it
Biggest donors by total given
Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.
| Donor | Type | Contributions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Organization | 1 | $50,000 |
| Kenneth Kaufman | Person | 1 | $50,000 |
| Liz Juliette Cole | Person | 1 | $20,000 |
| Montana Freedom PAC | Committee | 1 | $11,000 |
| Roy O'Connor | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| Iver Edward Sondeno | Person | 2 | $515 |
| Mayo Schmidt | Person | 2 | $258 |
| Mark Jungerman | Person | 2 | $258 |
| Mary Sexton | Person | 2 | $258 |
Largest single contributions
Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Organization | Washington, DC | June 16, 2026 | $50,000 |
| Kenneth KaufmanOwner, Kaufman Hall | Person | Kenilworth, IL | May 11, 2026 | $50,000 |
| Liz Juliette ColeRetired, N/A | Person | Bozeman, MT | June 17, 2026 | $20,000 |
| Montana Freedom PAC | Committee | Washington, DC | May 21, 2026 | $11,000 |
| Roy O'ConnorRetired, N/A | Person | Missoula, MT | June 15, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Iver Edward SondenoRetired, N/A | Person | Bozeman, MT | May 6, 2026 | $500 |
| Mary SextonRancher, Self-Employed | Person | Choteau, MT | May 5, 2026 | $250 |
| Mayo SchmidtRetired, N/A | Person | Augusta, MT | May 5, 2026 | $250 |
| Mark JungermanEngineer, Oracle | Person | Whitefish, MT | May 5, 2026 | $250 |
| Iver Edward SondenoRetired, N/A | Person | Bozeman, MT | May 6, 2026 | $15 |
| Mayo SchmidtRetired, N/A | Person | Augusta, MT | May 5, 2026 | $8 |
| Mark JungermanEngineer, Oracle | Person | Whitefish, MT | May 5, 2026 | $8 |
| Mary SextonRancher, Self-Employed | Person | Choteau, MT | May 5, 2026 | $8 |
See every contribution to Montanans for Public Lands on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.