Students for Life Action Celebrates 35 Montana State Legislative Election Victories

Students for Life Action-backed candidates win 8 State Senate & 27 State House races as the organization builds support for pro-life legislation following Montana’s 2024 abortion amendment

“Montana voters have elected a broad slate of state lawmakers committed to protecting preborn children, including legislators who have already introduced and advanced our model legislation. After Montana voters adopted an abortion amendment in 2024, electing leaders who will continue fighting for Life became even more important. Students for Life Action is proud to have supported these victories and looks forward to working with these lawmakers to advance protections for the preborn,” said Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life Action.

Major Victories/Trends in Montana:

• SFLAction celebrated 35 state legislative election victories, including 8 State Senate and 27 State House races.
• Among the winning candidates, 33 signed SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge, and several have previously sponsored or advanced SFLAction-supported legislation.

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HELENA, MT (11-09-2026) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrated 35 victories in Montana’s general election, including 8 State Senate and 27 State House contests. SFLAction supported its candidates through text messaging, email, and social media outreach, emphasizing their pro-life commitments and legislative priorities.

Election Victories:

Montana State Senate

• Newly elected State Sen. Steve Gunderson (R): State Senate, District 1.
• Incumbent State Sen. Amy Regier (R): State Senate, District 4.
• Newly elected State Sen. Steven Galloway (R): State Senate, District 11.
• Newly elected State Sen. Eric Albus (R): State Senate, District 14.
• Newly elected State Sen. Greg Kmetz (R): State Senate, District 18.
• Newly elected State Sen. Chris Rindal (R): State Senate, District 19.
• Incumbent State Sen. Dennis Lenz (R): State Senate, District 25.
• Incumbent State Sen. Forrest Mandeville (R): State Senate, District 28.

Montana State House

• Incumbent State Rep. Braxton Mitchell (R): State House, District 5.
• Incumbent State Rep. Courtenay Sprunger (R): State House, District 7.
• Incumbent State Rep. Steve Kelly (R): State House, District 9.
• Newly elected State Rep. Finley Warden (R): State House, District 13.
• Newly elected State Rep. Trevor Funseth (R): State House, District 21.
• Incumbent State Rep. Eric Tilleman (R): State House, District 23.
• Incumbent State Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick (R): State House, District 24.
• Incumbent State Rep. Steve Gist (R): State House, District 25.
• Incumbent State Rep. Russell Miner (R): State House, District 26.
• Incumbent State Rep. Morgan Thiel (R): State House, District 30.
• Incumbent State Rep. Brandon Ler (R): State House, District 33.
• Incumbent State Rep. Jerry Schillinger (R): State House, District 34.
• Incumbent State Rep. Gary Parry (R): State House, District 35.
• Incumbent State Rep. Shane Klakken (R): State House, District 37.
• Incumbent State Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R): State House, District 39.
• Incumbent State Rep. Curtis Schomer (R): State House, District 48.
• Newly elected State Rep. Charlie Loveridge (R): State House, District 49.
• Incumbent State Rep. Jodi Etchart (R): State House, District 51.
• Incumbent State Rep. Stacy Zinn (R): State House, District 52.
• Newly elected State Rep. Troy Charbonneau (R): State House, District 53.
• Incumbent State Rep. Shannon Maness (R): State House, District 70.
• Incumbent State Rep. Mark Reinschmidt (R): State House, District 75.
• Incumbent State Rep. Trish Schreiber (R): State House, District 76.
• Incumbent State Rep. Randyn Gregg (R): State House, District 78.
• Newly elected State Rep. Roy Caldwell (R): State House, District 84.
• Incumbent State Rep. Terry Nelson (R): State House, District 87.
• Incumbent State Rep. Greg Overstreet (R): State House, District 88.

Significance:

Incumbent State Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe helped advance the “Clean Water for All Life Act” in 2025. SFLAction testified in support of the legislation, which addressed the disposal of abortion-related medical waste.

Incumbent State Rep. Morgan Thiel and incumbent State Rep. Stacy Zinn were identified as SFLAction legislative champions and bill sponsors. Incumbent State Rep. Randyn Gregg helped organize Montana’s pro-life legislative coalition and supported advancing the “Clean Water for All Life Act” and anti-coercion legislation.

SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge was signed by 35 winning candidates listed in this release:

• State Senate: Amy Regier, Steven Galloway, Eric Albus, Greg Kmetz, Chris Rindal, Dennis Lenz, and Forrest Mandeville.
• State House: Courtenay Sprunger, Steve Kelly, Finley Warden, Trevor Funseth, Eric Tilleman, Steve Fitzpatrick, Steve Gist, Russell Miner, Morgan Thiel, Brandon Ler, Jerry Schillinger, Gary Parry, Shane Klakken, Kerri Seekins-Crowe, Curtis Schomer, Charlie Loveridge, Jodi Etchart, Stacy Zinn, Troy Charbonneau, Shannon Maness, Mark Reinschmidt, Trish Schreiber, Randyn Gregg, Roy Caldwell, Terry Nelson, and Greg Overstreet.

These candidates committed to supporting SFLAction’s “Life at Conception Act”, “Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act”, and “Clean Water for All Life Act”.

These victories followed Montana voters’ 2024 approval of Constitutional Initiative 128, which established constitutional protections for abortion.

Recent SFLAction Election/State Engagement:

SFLAction conducted text messaging, email, and social media outreach to inform Montana voters about its supported candidates’ pro-life positions and legislative commitments.

SFLAction also continued its legislative engagement following the 2024 constitutional amendment, including testimony supporting Montana’s 2025 “Clean Water for All Life Act” proposals.

2026 State Engagement Numbers:

• SFLAction-supported general election victories listed: 35
• State Senate victories: 8
• State House victories: 27
• Pro-Life Candidate Pledge signers elected among those listed: 35
• Personal text messages sent: 3,220
• Emails sent: 5,233

2026 Total Nationwide Engagement Numbers

Since general election door-knocking began, SFLAction has knocked on 58,400+ doors and flyered 100 churches in 10 states.       

• 58,400+ doors knocked 
• 19,592 interactions 

OUR TRACK RECORD: SFLAction has engaged in the business of introducing and passing pro-life laws since Roe fell and has now worked in 36 states, passing 47 bills, with a state power base of more than 1,700 groups and more than 250,000 trained grassroots advocates. Committed pro-life voters represent the ground game of legislative results. Of the 47 bills, 14 were SFLAction measures, and 33 were SFLAction-inspired efforts. 

At the federal level, SFLAction has championed 6 unique bills and inspired a “Life at Conception Act,” with legal protections from the very beginning of a human being’s time on earth.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SFLACTION’S POLICY AGENDA HERE: The Pro-Life Generation’s Political Roadmap to Abolishing Abortion

READ MORE HERE: Students for Life Action Testifies in Montana’s “Clean Water for All Life Act”.

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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing cutting-edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501(c)(4), and its 501(c)(3) sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA). Together, they make up the nation’s largest pro-life youth organization, managing grassroots political and policy operations that engage Americans of all ages, with special emphasis on the largest segment of voters: the Youth Vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, PLG, SFLA, and SFLAction serve more than 1,700 groups on middle school, high school, college, medical school, and law school campuses nationwide. Our team has more conversations with the generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world. Each week, we reach more than 18 million people across social media platforms and average nearly 15 million video views. In addition to SFLA and SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives that serve the future of the pro-life movement, including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement. Over more than 20 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $25 million organization that is now preparing for an abortion-free America.