Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Aaron Flint
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Montana District 1
- Filing address
- Kalispell, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FLINT, AARON
- 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 H6MT01152 · Principal campaign committee: FLINT FOR MONTANA
Total raised$2,856,138.55
Total spent$2,447,985.80
Cash on hand$408,152.75
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
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$1,909,776.1867%
- PACs and other committees$599,249.9921%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$342,052.6712%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$59.710%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$519,374.3946%
- Contributions over $200$617,275.1954%
- Itemized from inside Montana$346,751.3149%
- Itemized from other states$358,030.3251%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $41,603.37 · Illinois $37,476.43 · Virginia $32,406.59 · Texas $30,813.96 · California $28,315.17. 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
118 committees reported giving $406,210.00 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.
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- SEND IN THE SEAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- FREEDOM FORCE PACLeadership PAC$7,000.00
- LEADERSHIP IN ACTIONHybrid PAC$6,110.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- FIELD OF DREAMS PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDJoint fundraising committee$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RESTORING OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RANGER PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC$4,500.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- YOUR OHIO REPUBLICAN TEAMLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- COMMANDER ZINKE LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- FEDORCHAK FOR NDCandidate committee$3,600.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PACPAC$3,000.00
- DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- FLORIDA FIRST PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- RAZOR PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PRAYERIE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENTHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL, INC. FEDERAL PACPAC$2,500.00
- US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.)PAC$2,500.00
- EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY MONTANA EMPLOYEE PACPAC$2,000.00
- BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- GW PACPAC$2,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- IMPACT COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COOL PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCECandidate committee$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RURAL AMERICA COUNTS PAC (RAC PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SMUCKER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- BURCHETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BOOTS ON THE GROUND - FEDERALConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CIRCLE THE WAGONS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- CELESTE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF TIM MOORECandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TIGER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HEBREW HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM KINGSTONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CHRIS GOBER FOR TEXASCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JACE YARBROUGH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CLAY FULLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPAC$1,500.00
- ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ULTRAGENYX PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL STRIPPER WELL ASSOCIATION PAC (NSWA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- A NEW NATION PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCONNIE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- OREGON FRONTIER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RESTORE AMERICA'S VOICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICHCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATIONPAC$1,000.00
- SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HEAL AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INDIANAENGRPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FOR OUR NATION'S GREATNESS, RESILIENCE, EXCELLENCE, STRENGTH, AND SECURITY (FONGRESS) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- THE MAJORITYPAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PACPAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Aaron Flint$1,202,592.03
- Independent expenditures opposing Aaron Flint$67,500.00
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.
- AMERICAN MISSIONSupporting$590,426.00
- LEADERSHIP IN ACTIONSupporting$263,666.00
- MAKE MONTANA GREATSupporting$228,494.00
- SEAL PAC USASupporting$100,000.00
- SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICASupporting$20,000.00
The race
Montana U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Flint (R) | $2,856,138.55 | $408,152.75 | 2026-10-14 |
| Samuel Kelley Forstag (D) | $4,312,110.49 | $726,125.80 | 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: FLINT 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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