Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Ryan K. Zinke
- Office
- U.S. representative for Montana’s 1st district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Whitefish, MT
- Born
- 1961
- In Congress
- House since 2015 · 5 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- ZINKE, RYAN K
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Montana, District 1
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4MT01041 · Principal campaign committee: COMMANDER ZINKE LEADERSHIP FUND
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Montana District 1 | — | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Montana District 1 | $10,117,220.53 | Won the general election (52.29%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Montana District 1 | $6,713,975.60 | Won the general election (49.65%) |
No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.
The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Voting record, 119th Congress
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10529 A River Runs Through It Act
Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Latest action Sep 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - H.R. 8665 Allied Defense Sales Act
Introduced May 4, 2026 · Latest action Jun 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - H.Res. 932 Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Christopher Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan for attempting to sow disallegiance amongst members of the United States military and intelligence community and encouraging them to act against the Commander in Chief and President of the United States and violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Introduced Dec 4, 2025 · Latest action Dec 4, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined … - H.R. 6120 SROS Act
Introduced Nov 18, 2025 · Latest action Nov 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - H.R. 5102 Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement And Tourism Act
Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Latest action Sep 2, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - H.R. 4871 COVID–19 Military Backpay Act of 2025
Introduced Aug 1, 2025 · Latest action Aug 1, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in… - H.R. 4870 Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement And Tourism Act
Introduced Aug 1, 2025 · Latest action Aug 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - H.R. 4753 LEAD Act of 2025
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Latest action Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 3613 Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025
Introduced May 23, 2025 · Latest action Jul 22, 2025: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23. - H.R. 1762 Forest Service Accountability Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Latest action Mar 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- East Asia and Pacific
- Middle East and North Africa
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
The race
Montana U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Kelley Forstag (D) | $4,312,110.49 | $726,125.80 | 2026-10-14 |
| Aaron Flint (R) | $2,856,138.55 | $408,152.75 | 2026-10-14 |
| Ryan Busse (D) | $790,340.30 | $1,590.59 | 2026-09-30 |
| Christi Jacobsen (R) | $552,743.46 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Russell Tyler Cleveland (D) | $457,635.36 | $0.04 | 2026-06-30 |
| Albert Olszewski (R) | $426,972.59 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Matthew Rains (D) | $272,760.69 | $33,903.94 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 12–14, 2026 | 541 (LV) | – | Aaron Flint 45% · Sam Forstag 48% |
| American Pulse | September 19–24, 2026 | 314 (LV) | Aaron Flint 46% · Sam Forstag 45% · Nick Sheedy 5% | |
| Impact Research (D) | September 20–23, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 3.4% | Aaron Flint 44% · Sam Forstag 47% · Nick Sheedy 2% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 9–10, 2026 | 536 (RV) | ± 4.2% | Aaron Flint 43% · Sam Forstag 45% |
| Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics | August 27 – September 7, 2026 | 375 (RV) | ± 6.0% | Aaron Flint 42% · Sam Forstag 41% · Nick Sheedy 5% |
| Impact Research (D) | June 22–25, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Aaron Flint 44% · Sam Forstag 44% · Nick Sheedy 5% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana (retrieved October 22, 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: COMMANDER ZINKE LEADERSHIP FUND.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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