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RYAN BUSSE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Ryan Busse

FEC name:: BUSSE, RYAN
FEC ID:: H6MT01145
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: MT-01

2026 Montana 01 House 2026-H-MT-01 · Open seat

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Ryan Busse paid SWITCHBOARD for texting / phones, VIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC for tv / media, and DEFEO CONSULTING for strategy.

Spend: $708,049; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $483,984; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 53; this cycle

Recipient: THE STRATEGY DIVISION

Direct mailTHE STRATEGY GROUP LLC$55,5551 payee TV / mediaVIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC$127,8333 payees Digital adsTHE STRATEGY DIVISION$22,0001 payee PollingTULCHIN RESEARCH LLC$37,4942 payees Texting / phonesSWITCHBOARD$136,8602 payees ComplianceCFO COMPLIANCE LLC$17,7571 payee

Show 1 category without loaded payments

FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataNGP VAN, INC. · $5,663 LegalCAPLIN & DRYSDALE · $5,692

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $202,065 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

248 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2026-01-11 → 2026-06-30 · peak May 2026

2025

2026

Texting/phonesMedia buyingStrategy consultingPayroll/staffUnclear / otherRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $708,049.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$0	0
Jul 2025	$0	0
Aug 2025	$0	0
Sep 2025	$0	0
Oct 2025	$0	0
Nov 2025	$0	0
Dec 2025	$0	0
Jan 2026	$33,648	19
Feb 2026	$49,133	26
Mar 2026	$73,388	44
Apr 2026	$220,026	76
May 2026	$238,183	49
Jun 2026	$93,671	34
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-05-07	SWITCHBOARD	TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES	Texting/phones	$17,606
2026-05-28	VIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC	TELEVISION ADVERTISING	Media buying	$10,000
2026-06-04	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES	Strategy consulting	$588
2026-06-02	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES	Strategy consulting	$7,235

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

THE STRATEGY DIVISION

VIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC

Media services provider · 4 tx

$93,461

26%

COLLINS, ALICE

Unclassified recipient · 15 tx

$61,943

17%

THE STRATEGY GROUP LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 2 tx

$55,555

16%

DEFEO CONSULTING

Strategy consulting firm · 6 tx

$37,451

11%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

RYAN BUSSE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Ryan Busse

FEC name:: BUSSE, RYAN
FEC ID:: H6MT01145
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: MT-01

2026 Montana 01 House 2026-H-MT-01 · Open seat

Election year

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RYAN BUSSE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Ryan Busse

FEC name:: BUSSE, RYAN
FEC ID:: H6MT01145
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: MT-01

2026 Montana 01 House 2026-H-MT-01 · Open seat

Election year

Historical cycles are visible but locked on the free plan. The latest loaded cycle remains available; Premium unlocks prior cycles and all loaded years.

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Ryan Busse paid SWITCHBOARD for texting / phones, VIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC for tv / media, and DEFEO CONSULTING for strategy.

Spend: $708,049; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $483,984; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 53; this cycle

Recipient: THE STRATEGY DIVISION

Show 1 category without loaded payments

FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataNGP VAN, INC. · $5,663 LegalCAPLIN & DRYSDALE · $5,692

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $202,065 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

248 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2026-01-11 → 2026-06-30 · peak May 2026

2025

2026

Texting/phonesMedia buyingStrategy consultingPayroll/staffUnclear / otherRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $708,049.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$0	0
Jul 2025	$0	0
Aug 2025	$0	0
Sep 2025	$0	0
Oct 2025	$0	0
Nov 2025	$0	0
Dec 2025	$0	0
Jan 2026	$33,648	19
Feb 2026	$49,133	26
Mar 2026	$73,388	44
Apr 2026	$220,026	76
May 2026	$238,183	49
Jun 2026	$93,671	34
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-05-07	SWITCHBOARD	TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES	Texting/phones	$17,606
2026-05-28	VIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC	TELEVISION ADVERTISING	Media buying	$10,000
2026-06-04	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES	Strategy consulting	$588
2026-06-02	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES	Strategy consulting	$7,235

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

THE STRATEGY DIVISION

VIEWPOINT MEDIA LLC

Media services provider · 4 tx

$93,461

26%

COLLINS, ALICE

Unclassified recipient · 15 tx

$61,943

17%

THE STRATEGY GROUP LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 2 tx

$55,555

16%

DEFEO CONSULTING

Strategy consulting firm · 6 tx

$37,451

11%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-05-20	THE STRATEGY DIVISION	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$6,000
2026-05-08	THE STRATEGY DIVISION	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$8,000
2026-04-02	THE STRATEGY DIVISION	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$4,000
2026-03-20	THE STRATEGY DIVISION	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$4,000