Alani Ines Bankhead

Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-28.

At a glance

PartyDemocrat
Running forU.S. Senate, Montana

Record

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Where they stand

In their own words, from their campaign website, summarised in plain English.

Economy and cost of living

Bankhead says she wants to bring the cost of living back down so a Montana paycheck can cover housing, groceries, and care.

“Bring the cost of living back to earth: housing, groceries, and care a Montana paycheck can actually cover.”
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Taxes and government spending

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Health care

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Social Security and Medicare

Bankhead says she wants to protect vulnerable people, including seniors, from being overlooked or taken advantage of.

“a fierce guard for those most easily overlooked.”
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Immigration and the border

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Abortion

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Energy and climate

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Guns

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Foreign policy and defense

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Elections and ethics in government

Bankhead says she wants accountability from elected officials, promising to answer for her work and put Montana ahead of donors and special interests.

“Show up, answer for the work, and put Montana ahead of donors and special interests, the way service taught her.”
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Money

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Alani Ines Bankhead (DEM)

Raised
$59K through 2026-06-30 individuals $46K · PACs $6,627 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $6,522 · cash on hand $21K
Outside spending
$248K opposing Bankhead · $3.5M supporting Bankhead · latest reported 2026-09-08
Largest outside spenders
PROGRESSIVE VET PAC — $2.6M supporting Bankhead Largest donors: CONTOURS, INC. $2.6M (93%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AMERICAN VALUES PROJECT PAC $200K (7%) MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT — $6,816 opposing Bankhead, $901K supporting Bankhead Largest donors: RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.0M (57%); CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $400K (11%); DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND $291K (8%) (its largest donors: WU, GARY $239K); Konstantin Sokolov $250K (7%), IJS Investments, Investor; RAI SERVICES COMPANY $200K (6%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) MONTANA FREEDOM PAC — $236K opposing Bankhead · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: WAY BACK PAC $900K (43%); WESTERN FUTURES FUND $825K (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); GLOBAL IMPACT SOCIAL WELFARE FUND $200K (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Scott Shenker $100K (5%), Icsi, Scientist WILD MONTANA ACTION FUND — $5,750 opposing Bankhead · 6 ads on this page
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-27
3 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • ACTBLUE $5,602
  • KATIE BANSIL FOR CONGRESS $25
  • YELLOWSTONE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Praise and criticism

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Controversies

None found that meet the bar: reported by two outlets, or in an official record.

From Semblen

Semblen analyzed 3 ads from Alani Ines Bankhead's campaign; 0 used at least one manipulation technique. See the ads, the money and every candidate in this race →

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