Hybrid PAC · WI · C00890905
Montana Way
Treasurer: Thomas C Datwyler. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Raised (2025-26)$29,765
- Spent$29,765
- Cash on hand$0
- Outside spending$14,943
Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering June 16, 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 June 16, 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
- Christi Jacobsen (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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Zinn | Person | 1 | $15,000 |
| Dennis Menholt | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| Clay Leland | Person | 1 | $2,000 |
| Richie Melby | Person | 1 | $2,000 |
| Angela Nunn | Person | 2 | $2,000 |
| John Eckmeyer | Person | 1 | $1,000 |
| Julie Lake | Person | 2 | $1,000 |
| Lisa Riedlinger | Person | 1 | $500 |
| Ryan Watson | Person | 1 | $500 |
| RMC | Organization | 1 | $489 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray ZinnRetired, Retired | Person | Helena, MT | May 22, 2026 | $15,000 |
| Dennis Menholt | Person | Billings, MT | June 4, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Clay Leland | Person | Spokane, WA | May 19, 2025 | $2,000 |
| Richie MelbyRetired, Retired | Person | Helena, MT | Dec. 31, 2025 | $2,000 |
| Angela Nunn | Person | East Helena, MT | March 16, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Angela Nunn | Person | East Helena, MT | Feb. 28, 2025 | $1,000 |
| John EckmeyerSelf Employed, Self Employed | Person | Richmond, VA | Oct. 17, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Lisa Riedlinger | Person | Helena, MT | March 30, 2025 | $500 |
| Julie Lake | Person | Helena, MT | May 19, 2025 | $500 |
| Ryan WatsonCmo & Coo, Mtntough | Person | Missoula, MT | Dec. 18, 2025 | $500 |
| Julie LakeSelf Employed, Self Employed | Person | Helena, MT | Nov. 10, 2025 | $500 |
| RMC | Organization | Las Vegas, NV | May 27, 2026 | $489 |
See every contribution to Montana Way on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.