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MONTANA SENATE DISTRICT 10

State Senator – the office of state senator serves in the Montana legislature’s upper house. There are 50 senators who are elected from districts made up of two House districts. Senators are elected to 4-year terms which are staggered so that half are elected every two years. Senators propose and vote on proposed laws during the legislative sessions that meet for 90 days in odd-numbered years, and provide oversight of state agencies and study issues through interim committees that meet between sessions. Senators are limited to two consecutive 4-year terms.

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    MAXIMUS DASCOULIAS
    (Rep)

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    JESSICA DYRDAHL
    (Rep)

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    MARGARET MITCHELL
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

Q1. Please briefly provide the following information: place (town or county and state) of birth, age as of election day 2026, place (town or county) of permanent residency, occupation/employer, and education. How do these and your other life experiences qualify you to be an effective Legislator?

Q2. What are the most important issues you expect to face if elected to the Montana Legislature, and what are your positions on those issues? How would you prioritize each of the issues you have identified?

Q3. What economic policies will you pursue to help Americans who are concerned about their economic prospects in the coming years, including the cost of medical insurance and care?

Q4. What measures do you support to ensure Montana elections are secure while facilitating the ability of all eligible voters to cast their ballots? What, if anything, should the state government do to reduce the role of money in American elections?

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Anaconda Montana, 61 Great Falls Montana Business Owner/Self Bachelors of Science in Computer Science Engineering Montana State University Masters in International Management Thunderbird School of Global Management - ASU My career spans 30+ years in IT executive leadership, leading large global teams and multimillion dollar projects for American Express and as the CIO for a Medical Technology company. I am a trained problem solver. I know how to bring people together to create and deliver solutions to solve tough problems within limited budgets and tight timelines. I will use my years of engineering, business, and leadership skills to address complex challenges for Montanans.
Create opportunities and jobs by increasing investment in public education and infrastructure to nurture Montana-grown businesses. Because businesses made in Montana stay in Montana.

Keep Montana affordable through creative solutions. I want to expand our public resources through economic growth, affordable healthcare and utilities, demand transparency and equitable taxes, and support unions' fight for workers.

Protecting our public resources and lands is not a luxury; it is an investment in what attracts people to move, work, and build businesses in Montana. It is a renewable resource that provides for our future by funding essential services, such as our public education.

My top priority is affordability through equitable taxation.

I will pursue two economic drivers, making life more affordable and creating opportunity in Montana. Making life affordable through lowering the cost of healthcare, equitable taxation, and lowering the cost of utilities. To lower health care costs, I will fight for Medicaid expansion, invest in public health, and increase access to health care. Equitable taxation by returning to a multi-tiered income tax that distributes the burden to those who can afford it. Move general funds down to the cities and counties to relieve the burden of proper tax. To lower utility bills, push for a punitive fee on excessive public resource usage of our water, land, and energy. Grow opportunity by investing in public education and Montana made business.
I will protect Montanans' right to mail-in ballots, partisan election offices, and reasonable voter identification. I support the Montana Plan to keep dark money out of Montana politics. I would also push for a reasonable cap on the amount individuals can contribute to their own campaigns. A citizen legislature that is accountable to the citizens they represent needs campaigns supported by citizens not corporations or individuals serving their own self interest.
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