Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Samuel Kelley Forstag
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Montana District 1
- Filing address
- Missoula, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FORSTAG, SAMUEL KELLEY
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Montana, District 1
FEC candidate ID H6MT01137 · Principal campaign committee: SAM FOR MONTANA
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$3,488,567.9281%
- PACs and other committees$400,050.009%
- Party committees$1,700.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,347.430%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$409,184.049%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$11,261.100%
Self-funding: $1,347.43 (0% of money raised): $1,347.43 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,074,752.5560%
- Contributions over $200$710,326.6240%
- Itemized from inside Montana$210,255.9828%
- Itemized from other states$531,981.9672%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $171,378.70 · New York $80,610.02 · Oregon $32,399.63 · Massachusetts $31,827.19 · Washington $28,555.81. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
69 committees reported giving $224,325.00 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.
- ZINC COLLECTIVE PACHybrid PAC$22,500.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$7,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE POWER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUILD OUR MOVEMENT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BIG SKY VALUESPAC$5,000.00
- WAY BACK PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FLIP THE CONGRESS PACPAC$5,000.00
- MCKENZIE RIVER PACLeadership PAC$4,500.00
- FIGHT PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,600.00
Show all 69 committees
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- UPLIFT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERSHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- MAC PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMON GOOD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- A LOVE SUPREME PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- ON THE MOVE PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROTECTING AMERICANS CHALLENGING OPPRESSION (PACO) PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AHORA PACPAC$1,000.00
- BACK THE BOLDPAC$1,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JUSTICE LEAGUE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- YINZER PACPAC$1,000.00
- MCBRIDE FOR DELAWARE INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- WILLAMETTE VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAXINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- HOUSE CALL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DE COLORES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREEN ON TOP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$225.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Samuel Kelley Forstag$410,634.62
- Independent expenditures opposing Samuel Kelley Forstag$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTSupporting$253,503.00
- FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$949.00
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: SAM FOR MONTANA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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