Our Fight
Affordability. Community safety. Fiscal responsibility. Save Our Kids. Four priorities for a better future here in Montana.
Realtor.com · Housing
#1
Montana has the lowest housing affordability score of all 50 states.
Realtor.com, 2026 report
2025 data · Affordability only, not the combined homebuilding ranking.
Montana DLI · Child care
67%
Licensed infant-care capacity covers just 33% of estimated statewide demand.
33% capacity67% gap
Montana DLI, 2025 presentation
2024 data · Demand estimates use children under two in working-parent households; not a waitlist count.
LendingTree · Groceries
#4 tied
Montana’s average grocery spending equals 9.4% of average household income, compared with 7% nationally.
Scale: 0–10% of household income
LendingTree, May 2026 study
2024 data · Tied with New Mexico. Spending relative to income, not a ranking of grocery prices.
The cost of keeping the lights on
An estimated 225,000
Montana adults in affected households
25.5% of adults represented in the survey
In a 2024 Census survey, an estimated 225,000 Montana adults lived in households that cut or went without necessities, such as food or medicine, to pay an energy bill during the preceding year.
Keeping the lights on shouldn’t mean going without the basics.
U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Housing Table 4 · Aug. 20–Sept. 16, 2024.
Rounded estimate of adults in affected households, not a count of households or bills. Experiences cover the preceding 12 months, not current 2026 conditions. Experimental survey estimates are subject to sampling and nonresponse limitations.
See the realities facing Montana families, where the gaps are, and what we’re working to change. Choose an issue below.
A home, care for our kids and room in the family budget.
Protect families. Prevent harm. Make room for recovery.
Invest smarter today. Protect our children’s options tomorrow.
Protect childhood. Reach families earlier. Give every child a safer future.
About four in five Montana registered voters say the cost of living and affordability are very important in deciding who to vote for.
Montana Free Press–Eagleton poll · Aug. 27–Sept. 7, 2026.
Percentages as reported by Montana Free Press, Sept. 17, 2026 .
Registered Montana voters were randomly invited by text message to complete an online survey. Results were weighted to reflect the state’s registered voters. The overall margin of error is ±4.2 percentage points; it does not describe the uncertainty of each party subgroup. These are statewide findings, not a House District 47 poll or a measure of support for any candidate.
I’ve had conversations with coworkers, family members, friends, and many of you who will vote this November. I know I wasn’t going crazy when things got harder to buy and maintain, and we watched what we used to afford slip out of reach, like taking our kids out to have fun.
The reality is clear to me, to those I know, and to you. This sh*t is out of hand. We are watching our standard of living diminish, and it appears that many in Helena care more about playing internal politics than about what’s happening to us.
It’s time someone gets loud and reminds them that WE have the real power. Party politics is dying, but democracy doesn’t need to die with it. Let’s make ourselves heard.
Join us
It’s time to take an actual stand.
Enough pathetic political rhetoric on campaign websites and in speeches that don’t do a damn thing. Help us win and join a movement that finally represents the rest of us.
