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2026 Montana U.S. Senate — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Montana Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List
Office: U.S. Senate
Candidate: Kyle Austin
Party: Libertarian
Status: FILED
Filed: 2026-07-10T11:35:51-06:00
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Born and raised on Montana's Hi-Line, Kyle Austin has dedicated his life to serving his community through agriculture, healthcare, and public leadership.
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Born and raised on Montana's Hi-Line, Kyle Austin has dedicated his life to serving his community through agriculture, healthcare, and public leadership.
Austin, who was born and raised on the Hi-line, grew up and currently owns his grandfather's farm. Austin understands the stress, the challenges, and the problems our American farmers and ranchers face.
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Austin, who was born and raised on the Hi-line, grew up and currently owns his grandfather's farm. Austin understands the stress, the challenges, and the problems our American farmers and ranchers face.
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Austin is a gun owner, and a hunter understands the importance of gun rights in America. Austin believes everyone American should un-restricted access to bear arms.
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Austin is a gun owner, and a hunter understands the importance of gun rights in America. Austin believes everyone American should un-restricted access to bear arms.
Supports withdrawing the roughly $66.9 million in federal funding he says flows to Montana's Department of Labor and Industry as a way to reduce government and taxes.
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Cut Federal Funding to Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Supports overhauling USDA agriculture programs, including 0% financing for agricultural producers and investment in railways, highways, and domestic fertilizer production.
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Agriculture Financing and Infrastructure
Supports broad individual access to firearms and strong protection of Second Amendment rights.
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Second Amendment Rights
Prioritizes a major overhaul of the healthcare system intended to improve healthcare access and quality.
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Healthcare System Overhaul
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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: S6MT00261
Name: AUSTIN, KYLE
Office: Senate
State: MT
District: 00
Party: LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $262194.97
Total disbursements: $242362.46
Cash on hand: $8750.55
Debts owed by committee: $46081.96
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Montana Secretary of State
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Federal Election Commission
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