Candidates & officials
Sam Forstag
Sam Forstag: candidate for U.S. House, MT-01 in 2026.
Roles
- 2026 Candidate for U.S. House, MT-01 (Democrat), general election Nov. 3, 2026.
- FEC candidate ID
- H6MT01137
- Name on FEC filing
- FORSTAG, SAMUEL KELLEY
Campaign money · U.S. House, MT-01
The campaign
- Raised
- $1,383,098
- From individuals
- $1,218,649
- From PACs and other committees
- $140,775
- From the candidate (gifts + loans)
- $1,267
- Cash on hand
- $550,079
- Debts
- $0
FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside groups
Outside groups spent $1,064,871 to support and $3,601,030 to oppose.
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $3.4M
- MONTANA VOTERS PACfor $396K
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTfor $362K
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONagainst $196K
- MONTANANS FOR PUBLIC LANDSfor $103K
- VOTEVETSfor $72K
- MOVING MONTANA FORWARDfor $54K
- MONTANA RURAL VOTERS (WORC)for $36K
- CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC.against $24K
- MAGA INC.against $21K
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.
PACs and committees
67 committees reported giving $218,325 in all.
- ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC$22,500
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000
- PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA$10,000
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY$7,000
- BIG SKY VALUES$5,000
- COURAGE TO CHANGE$5,000
- FAIR SHOT PAC$5,000
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC$5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC$5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$5,000
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$5,000
- WAY BACK PAC$5,000
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Financial disclosure
Filing confirmed in the House Clerk’s index, filed 5/11/2026. Open the filing. Assets, income and debts are in the filing itself; this page does not summarize them yet.