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Steve Gist

Republican · Montana · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Montana House District 25, Montana

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Workers compensation coverage for volunteer fire departments and EMS first responders
  • Updating Montana's ethics laws
  • Addressing wasteful government spending
Biography

Steve is a Montana native who grew up on a farm and ranch and moved to Great Falls in 1985 to begin a health care career as an EMS first responder, paramedic and later registered nurse, per the campaign site. He and his wife also run a wildland fire contracting business based in Cascade, and in the legislature he chaired the Natural Resources Committee and was elected Majority Whip, per the campaign site.

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Montana House District 25Montana · 2026Cascade County sample ballot

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