2022 Republican candidate for Public Service Commission District 5

Annie Bukacek

Physician, former Flathead health board member

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Bukacek, 64, is an internal medicine physician who runs a private medical practice in Kalispell and served a partial term on the Flathead City-County Health Department. Bukacek was appointed to the board in January of 2020 and announced her resignation this March, citing her run for the PSC. Bukacek’s name will appear on the ballot as “Ann Bukacek.”

She serves on the Montana Shooting Sports Association’s board of directors and has been president of the Montana Pro-life Coalition since 2008. Bukacek is widowed with five children and 14 grandchildren.

This biography is based on information on Bukacek’s candidate website and media coverage.

MTFP coverage

Reporting on this candidate published by the Montana Free Press newsroom.

Ann Bukacek and John Repke: Two views vie for one seat on the PSC

10/20/22

Recounts results confirm Bukacek won utility board GOP primary

7/18/22

Bukacek presumptive winner of Republican PSC primary

6/14/22

Meet the PSC candidates who want to regulate your rates

5/26/22

Seven Republicans, two Democrats running for two Public Service Commission seats

3/15/22

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Campaign finance

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On the issues

The material shown below was solicted from candidates via a written questionnaire in September and October 2022. Responses were limited to 1,000 characters and edited lightly for punctuation and spelling. Responses have not been exhaustively fact-checked. Send questions to Eric Dietrich at edietrich@montanafreepress.org.

Q1: What are you uniquely positioned to accomplish as a commissioner?

Annie Bukacek: