Montana State House District 12

Current seat holder: Tracy Sharp (R).

Cindy Bruckner

Cindy Bruckner (Democratic) is a candidate for the Montana House of Representatives in District 12 (Flathead, Lake counties) in the November 3, 2026 general election. Cindy Bruckner qualified with the Montana Secretary of State to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for House District 12.

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“1963 - 1987 I was born in Los Angeles, grew up in Irvine, and graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1981. I attended UC Irvine for a couple years before I transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1987.” (Cindy Bruckner campaign website)
“I was born in Los Angeles, grew up in Irvine, and graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1981.” (Cindy Bruckner campaign website)
“I attended UC Irvine for a couple years before I transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1987.” (Cindy Bruckner campaign website)

Tracy Sharp

Tracy Sharp (Republican) is the incumbent member of the Montana House of Representatives representing District 12 (Flathead, Lake counties), running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Official legislative biography notes: Born 1957 in Stanley, Wisconsin; moved to Montana in 1966; M.S. in military science, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS; B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Purdue University; retired; served 29 years as an Air Force pilot, then five years as strategist for U.S. Africa Command; chair, Lake County Republican Central Committee and state’s regional chairs for the Montana Republican Party; regional chair, Montana Republican Party District 5; executive board of the MTGOP; U.S. Air Force, 1975-2007; served in House since 2025; spouse’s name is Laura; four grown children; seven grandkids.

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“I graduated from Hot Springs and enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 17.” (Tracy Sharp campaign website)
“I was awarded a scholarship by the Air Force, and sent to Purdue University where I earned a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.” (Tracy Sharp campaign website)
“I obtained a Master’s Degree from the Army Command and Staff College at Leavenworth, Kansas.” (Tracy Sharp campaign website)