MONTANA SENATE DISTRICT 49
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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WILLIS CURDY
(Dem)
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BRAD TSCHIDA
(Rep)
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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None of these criteria define who a person is or what their qualifications for holding office might be. I am old enough to have had significant life experiences and sufficiently well enough educated to effectively represent citizens of SD 49, and Montana, as I did during 4 terms as a state legislator, one of which I served as the House Majority Leader.
1. Excessive Taxation. Of the 32 offices in Missoula (City/County/State) only one city council position is NOT held by a Dem. The amount of taxation in the City (>population growth and inflation) exceeds $100 million and County (by same criteria) exceeds by $5 million. Bloated and wasteful city and County programs have made it virtually unaffordable for the average person to remain in Missoula and the excessive taxation of Dems holding office is the culprit. But voters know that Dems are going to raise taxes because they are focused on growing government, which requires an ever-expanding tax base. Voters need to look in the mirror and ask themselves why they continue to elect people who are taxing them into oblivion. Voters need to awaken.
Why is this question focused on people outside of Montana? Our state legislature is responsible for what happens here, not in other states. Policies that will spur economic growth and drive down costs cannot come from the Government. Government never simplifies nor solves problems. Government is the problem. If we wish to spur economic growth in MT, we must unleash our natural resource development, simplify regulations and make our state more open to businesses that will support families. A service economy has no chance of doing that.
I will also pursue the reduction of the size of government. If a job or task can be done in the private sector, then the public sector better clearly explain why they are competing with the private sector.
1. Paper Ballots
2. Hand Counted results
3. Ballots counted at every precinct.
4. Precincts limited to no more than 1,500 voters.
5. Government issues ID to register and vote.
6. No mail ballots except for the most extreme of circumstances.
7. No same day voter registrations
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