- Kurt AlmeRepublican✓ Verified$2.9M raised
- Alani BankheadDemocratic✓ Verified$191K raised
- Seth BodnarIndependent✓ Verified$4.7M raised
- Kyle AustinLibertarian✓ Verified$262K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Kyle Austin proposes eliminating tariffs to lower construction costs and improve housing affordability and supports a healthcare overhaul called "Healthcare 2.0" to cut insurance-industry waste for lower premiums with no annual deductibles 16. Seth Bodnar supports fighting trade wars and corporate monopolies to lower costs for Montanans and protect local families and ranchers and opposes unpredictable tariff policy that raises costs and destabilizes Montana's farm and ranch exporters 23. Alani Bankhead says venture capital should be removed from healthcare, which she says is run like a profit-first business instead of people-first, and opposes the current immigration policy, stating that the legal process is bogged down in bureaucracy and needs to be revamped 59. Kurt Alme cut taxes as Montana's state revenue director and helped deliver a balanced budget as the state's budget director and spoke approvingly of President Trump's war in Iran in an April interview 1115.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 16, 2026.
| Issue | Kurt AlmeRepublican | Alani BankheadDemocratic | Seth BodnarIndependent | Kyle AustinLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bodnar supports fighting trade wars and corporate monopolies to lower costs for Montanans and protect local families and ranchers. Bodnar opposes unpredictable tariff policy, saying it raises costs and destabilizes Montana's farm and ranch exporters. | Austin proposes eliminating tariffs to lower construction costs and improve housing affordability. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Kyle Austin proposes eliminating tariffs to lower construction costs and improve housing affordability 1. Seth Bodnar supports fighting trade wars and corporate monopolies to lower costs for Montanans and protect local families and ranchers 2. He also opposes unpredictable tariff policy, saying it raises costs and destabilizes Montana's farm and ranch exporters 3. | ||||
| Healthcare | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bankhead supports universal healthcare coverage built on existing systems like TRICARE, expanding the ACA with a public option, and reducing waste to lower costs for families. Bankhead says venture capital should be removed from healthcare, which she says is run like a profit-first business instead of people-first. | Bodnar supports restoring health care tax credits, protecting Medicaid expansion, and capping insulin costs to lower health care expenses. Bodnar says a recent federal budget bill will cause roughly 30,000 Montanans to lose health coverage and cost rural hospitals billions in resources. | Austin proposes a healthcare overhaul ("Healthcare 2.0") to cut insurance-industry waste so patients get lower premiums with no annual deductibles. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Alani Bankhead says venture capital should be removed from healthcare, which she says is run like a profit-first business instead of people-first 1. Kyle Austin proposes a healthcare overhaul called "Healthcare 2.0" to cut insurance-industry waste so patients get lower premiums with no annual deductibles 2. Seth Bodnar says a recent federal budget bill will cause roughly 30,000 Montanans to lose health coverage and cost rural hospitals billions in resources 3. | ||||
| Immigration | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bankhead opposes current immigration policy, saying the legal process is bogged down in bureaucracy and needs to be revamped. | Bodnar supports securing the border and enforcing immigration laws to protect Montana. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Alani Bankhead opposes the current immigration policy, stating that the legal process is bogged down in bureaucracy and needs to be revamped 1. Seth Bodnar supports securing the border and enforcing immigration laws to protect Montana 2. | ||||
| Public Safety & Crime | Alme says he is running for Senate to make communities safer and support law enforcement. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bodnar supports defending reproductive freedom and a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Alme cut taxes as Montana's state revenue director and helped deliver a balanced budget as the state's budget director. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bodnar supports banning insider stock trading by members of Congress and ending dark money in elections to reduce corruption and government self-dealing. | Austin proposes cutting government spending, deregulating businesses, and lowering taxes. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Kurt Alme cut taxes as Montana's state revenue director and helped deliver a balanced budget as the state's budget director 1. Kyle Austin proposes cutting government spending, deregulating businesses, and lowering taxes 2. Seth Bodnar supports banning insider stock trading by members of Congress and ending dark money in elections to reduce corruption and government self-dealing 3. | ||||
| Energy & Environment | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bodnar opposes data centers that drive up power bills and supports protecting public lands and regulating AI development. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Alme spoke approvingly of President Trump's war in Iran in an April interview, though he otherwise rarely comments on administration actions. | Bankhead opposes the war in Iran, citing her background as a counterintelligence officer. | Bodnar supports ending the costly and unauthorized war in Iran to reduce unnecessary military engagement. Bodnar says Congress, not the president alone, holds the constitutional authority to declare war. | Austin supports enforcing the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which lets a president act militarily for up to 60 days before requiring congressional authorization. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Alani Bankhead opposes the war in Iran, citing her background as a counterintelligence officer 1. Kurt Alme spoke approvingly of President Trump's war in Iran in an April interview, though he otherwise rarely comments on administration actions 2. Kyle Austin supports enforcing the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which lets a president act militarily for up to 60 days before requiring congressional authorization 3. Seth Bodnar supports ending the costly and unauthorized war in Iran to reduce unnecessary military engagement and says Congress, not the president alone, holds the constitutional authority to declare war 45. | ||||