Derek Peachey
Derek Peachey (Republican) Derek Peachey qualified with the Montana Secretary of State to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for House District 3.
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“We sat down and met each other before the campaign really got swinging after the primary because we wanted to have a personal connection with each other, and we made an agreement that we would not attack each other,.”
(flatheadbeacon.com) “There are other groups who will do the attacking, but he and I are good with each other in terms of that.”
(flatheadbeacon.com) “I’ve been in business for 25 years, and I feel like being in business there’s an importance to building trust, building relationships, and working with everyone to find creative solutions to complex problems,.”
(flatheadbeacon.com)Debo Powers
Debo Powers (Democratic) Official legislative biography notes: Born 1951 in Philadelphia Naval Hospital, but only lived in Pennsylvania for three weeks before family moved to a different Navy base; have lived in Montana during summers since 1979, became a fulltime resident in 2017; B.A. in history, government, and social studies education, Florida State University; public school teacher and principal, retired in 2011; board of directors for Wild Montana; member of Montana Federation of Public Employees retired; served in House 201920; one daughter; two grandchildren.
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“I now live in rural Montana next to Glacier National Park in a solar-powered house surrounded by public land. I have spent my life in public service. First, as a public-school teacher and principal. Second, as a conservation and public lands advocate and a volunteer for Glacier National Park (wilderness patrol) and the Flathead National Forest (fire lookout).”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “Quality Public Education. We need to change the state funding formula for public schools so that we can adequately fund quality public education and pay our teachers a living wage.”
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