Democrat for U.S. House
Rains, of Simms, is an Army veteran who owns a ranch. He filed to run for the U.S. House July 1, 2019, then announced he was withdrawing to run for the Montana House Jan. 21, 2020.
Race overview: 2020 U.S. House
Key coverage in the race for U.S. House
Race profile: Representing Montana in the U.S. House, who can bring a cure for health care?
U.S. House candidates Kathleen Williams and Matt Rosendale have made health care central to their campaigns. They may agree on a few details, but their proposed paths forward could hardly be more divergent.
Montana Lowdown: Matt Rosendale
State Auditor Matt Rosendale interviewed by MTFP Editor-In-Chief John Adams before the June 2020 primary
Montana Lowdown: Kathleen Williams
Former Rep. Kathleen Williams interviewed by MTFP Editor-In-Chief John Adams before the June 2020 primary
Montana PBS debate: U.S. House
Video of Williams and Rosendale at their Montana PBS debate Sept. 23
Campaign finance
As a federal candidate, Rains has a campaign committee that files financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Data shown here, current through 12/31/2019, is pulled from the FEC website for the 2019-20 election cycle.
$41,981
Total raised
$36,785
Total spent
$36,981
From individuals
$0
From committees
$0
Self-financing
Note: Fundraising components shown here don't necessarily sum to total fundraising because of miscellaneous receipts and accounting adjustments. Self-financing includes candidate contributions and campaign loans.
Contributions by zip code: Matt Rains (D)
No itemized data available from the FEC as of last election guide update.
0.0%
Portion of individual receipts from Montana
0
Itemized individual contributions reported
0
Number at $2,800 contribution limit
Note: Small individual donors totalling $200 or less in contributions aren’t necessarily reported in itemized data used for map. Individual contributions to federal candidates are limited to $2,800.
Media coverage
Stories tracked in our database of 2020 election coverage.
On the issues
No responses on file to questionnaire conducted before June primary. {ledeIn} All active candidates in the race were contacted repeatedly via phone numbers and emails included in election paperwork. Some didn't submit complete responses by deadline.
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