Bruce "Butch" Gillespie
Republican · Montana · 2026Running for Montana House District 18, Montana
Top priorities
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- Protecting ranchlands and rural economics
- Water resources and infrastructure
- Modernizing the Endangered Species Act
Per the campaign site, Butch Gillespie ranches in the Kevin and Ethridge area and is a past vice president of the Marias River Livestock Association. Bruce, who goes by Butch, is a fourth session Republican state senator from Ethridge who represents Senate District 9, covering Shelby, Conrad, Choteau, Wolf Creek and Lincoln, and is term limited from that seat, per the Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker. He has sponsored legislation on farmers markets, livestock boards, veterinary medicine and hail insurance.
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