Montana State Senate District 43

Current seat holder: Jason Ellsworth (R).

David Bedey

David Bedey (Republican) is a candidate for the Montana State Senate in District 43 (Ravalli County) in the November 3, 2026 general election. Official legislative biography notes: Born 1954 in Hamilton; B.S. in civil engineering, Montana State University; M.A. in national security and strategic studies, U.S. Naval War College; Ph.D. in space physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks; retired U.S. Army colonel 19782008; chief financial officer of small engineering firm since 2010; Hamilton school district trustee 2009-18; served in House since 2019; spouse’s name is Deborah; one child.

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“Now I go to the Clark Fork or somewhere else where I don't have to play bumper cars with folks,.” (yahoo.com)
“This is a useful study because I think there are some problems that may need to be solved,.” (yahoo.com)
“I do think that taking this particular action is a distraction from us doing our duties,.” (yahoo.com)

Stephen Leuchtman

Stephen Leuchtman (Democratic) is a candidate for the Montana State Senate in District 43 (Ravalli County) in the November 3, 2026 general election. Stephen Leuchtman qualified with the Montana Secretary of State to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for Senate District 43.