Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Monica Tranel
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Montana District 1
- Filing address
- Missoula, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- TRANEL, MONICA
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Montana, District 1
FEC candidate ID H2MT02092 · Principal campaign committee: MONICA TRANEL FOR MONTANA
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Montana District 1 | $6,225,655.30 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Montana District 1 | $3,088,634.59 | Lost the general election (46.49%) |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 21, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,957,337.8496%
- PACs and other committees$86,756.253%
- Party committees$2,600.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$40,000.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,940.500%
Self-funding: $40,000.00 (1% of money raised): $10,000.00 given and $30,000.00 lent by the candidate. $30,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
27 committees reported giving $80,390.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$6,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TREASURE STATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BIG SKY VALUESHybrid PAC$2,900.00
- WAY BACK PACHybrid PAC$2,900.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$2,090.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$1,000.00
- ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Show all 27 committees
- BACKROADS PACPAC$500.00
- NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Monica Tranel$9,500.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Monica Tranel$941,680.00
- Company and union communications to members about Monica Tranel$2,206.60
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENTOpposing$939,180.00
- MONTANANS AGAINST CORRUPTION IN CONGRESSSupporting$9,500.00
- MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEOpposing$2,500.00
The race
Montana U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Tranel (D) | $3,088,634.59 | $0.00 | 2022-12-21 |
| Ryan K Zinke (UNK) | $6,713,975.60 | $110,048.12 | 2022-12-31 |
| Cora Neumann (D) | $1,449,799.79 | $1,541.89 | 2022-12-31 |
| Al Olszewski (R) | $911,660.01 | $17,373.99 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mary Brooks Todd (R) | $455,003.17 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Thomas Winter (D) | $178,195.20 | $0.00 | 2022-11-07 |
| Mitch Heuer (R) | $45,000.00 | $7,832.50 | 2022-07-07 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU Billings | October 3–14, 2022 | <343 (V) | ± 5.9% | Ryan Zinke 34% · Monica Tranel 25% · John Lamb 17% |
| Victoria Research (D) | September 14–19, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 3.4% | Ryan Zinke 41% · Monica Tranel 40% · John Lamb 8% |
| Impact Research (D) | September 14–19, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Ryan Zinke 45% · Monica Tranel 43% · John Lamb 3% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MONICA TRANEL FOR MONTANA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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