Legislative Candidate Survey – House Districts 81-93

Legislative Candidate Survey Responses, House Districts 81 – 93

To prepare for the 2025 legislative session, Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition invited the 2024 Montana Legislative Candidates to take part in a survey to share their views on important food and agriculture issues. The survey was sent electronically to all candidates who provided an email address in their legislative filings with the Montana Secretary of State. Seventy-eight legislative candidates provided answers to the survey.

A secondary purpose of the survey was to introduce candidates to Grow Montana’s priority areas and share a few resources for learning more about the issues the coalition works on.

Candidates were informed the results of this survey will be made available to coalition members and the public. Candidates were also informed their responses will be used solely for educational and informative purposes and will not be used as a scorecard or endorsement of individual candidates.

If you are unsure who your legislative candidate is, you can find out by entering your voting address in the search feature at the Montana Free Press’s Election Guide. If you would like assistance reaching out to your candidates, email the coalition using our Contact Form.

The full survey is available to read HERE.

HD81 Mary Caferro (D)HD82 John Looney, Sr (R)HD83 Jill Cohenour (D)HD83 Wes Feist (R)HD84 Julie Dooling (R)HD88 Evan Schroedel (D)HD89 Mark Thank (D)HD89 Lyn Hellegaard (R)HD91 Shelly Fyant (D)HD92 Connie Keogh (D)HD92 Ted Morgan (R)HD93 Roy Handley (R)

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes

In order to expand in-state processing of locally grown and raised food for residents, other states have created workforce training programs in food processing and expanded grant opportunities for small and mid-scale processors. Please select any of the following measures you think Montana should explore.

Create a state-funded grant program for building and expanding processing capacity for Montana-grown and raised foods., Develop a workforce training program for butchers and meat cutters in partnership with the Montana Department of Agriculture., Increase funding and capacity for food safety education and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HAACP) training through MSU course offerings.

Connect the jobs that the industry needs with the people who need the jobs through targeted workforce training. The infrastructure is already in place for workforce training for this population through SNAP that is a perfect fit. But also TANF, Work Comp, Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Displaced Homemakers, Veterans re-training, Expanded Medicaid, and more. MT just received a federal grant to retool workers who have lost their jobs due to the downturn in the natural resource industry. There are good jobs in the ranching industry. I would love to be a part of increasing much needed workforce capacity and I have sponsored numerous workforce training programs.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Create a state-funded grant program to support schools in purchasing Montana grown foods, Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food, Increase funding for wages for school nutrition staff to increase capacity for cooking high-quality meals, None of these options.

I so appreciate your priorities. Healthy food for students, and all kids, is one of my priorities. Federal funding does have a mechanism that would free up some funds and maybe could be applied to these efforts, I will look into it further. I worked as a grassroots organizer for a social and economic justice organization called WEEL that was made up of people who were low-in come. We were coalition members of Grow Montana in the 2000s. Partnering with AERO we started the Growing Communities project in Helena supporting neighborhood organic gardens. The gardens were planned, built and tended by the folks. The families that I worked with prioritized access to healthy, affordable food for their themselves and their children creating generational change. Examples of our work are the gardens at the Florence Crittenton Home, Food Share, and apartments where people who have mental illnesses reside.

As described above, Montana currently has successful agriculturally focused educational programs that involve students and community members to learn more about where their food comes from and the farmers who produce it. Would you like to see these programs, or something similar, increased to more school districts?

Yes I would. We worked with Project for Alternative Learning (PAL) on a student driven development of a community garden and fruit trees. The students surveyed the neighborhood to measure support and educate people on their vision. Based on the survey results they went forward and held community planning meetings. The students and neighbors built, tended, and harvested the gardens. Students asked the question, now what do we do with all of this food? So they put together classes on canning, freeze drying and cooking and made a tool kit to share with others. One of the student comments was-there is joy in getting my hands dirty and eating carrots that taste like carrots. I love the idea of educating students.

There are five basic practices that can support approaches to fostering the long-term productivity and sustainability of soil in Montana’s agricultural lands. Are you familiar with any of these practices? Check all that apply:

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity

Programs like the ones described above help Montanans access fresh, nutritious, locally grown products as a way to reduce healthcare costs. Please check the boxes of the programs you support/would like to expand:

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Double SNAP Dollars, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program.

Helena Food Share has a welcoming atmosphere that treats all people with respect and dignity. I have stood in the line as a single mother looking for help with holiday dinners and I have stood in line visiting with folks as a legislator. I am grateful for the SNAP program, in my everyday job I see the benefit of these programs, and have experienced first hand the impact on my children. In 2009 I was able to work with then State Senator Ryan Zinke and Food Bank Network BOD member Bob Brown to secure $1million/year for the Food Bank Network. For this work we received awards from the Food Bank Network.

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

I am running for office so if I win I would love to be included in legislation. Also, as a member of the budget committee I can be work hard to secure funding for the many priorities.

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

I appreciate your work and am so grateful for your commitment. I share in it as you can tell. Please forgive me for my long winded answers.

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Maybe – I would like more information.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Create a state-funded grant program to support schools in purchasing Montana grown foods

Yes.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Maybe – I would like more information

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Yes.

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.,

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Double SNAP Dollars, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

I don’t have any legislation in mind but would help with anything needed. I am from Havre in the Golden Triangle!

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Many of these programs exist through WIOA funding sources that are currently under utilized. Programs currently do exist and can be expanded upon. Additionally, youth and regular apprenticeship opportunities can be expanded.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food, Increase funding for wages for school nutrition staff to increase capacity for cooking high-quality meals, Additional combination programs among secondary and post secondary education to increase capacity and develop value added agriculture programs to grow your own food. Additionally, adding in hunting and meat packaging from local cattle ranchers would also be of benefit for school lunch programs. Incentivizing them to utilize local is of interest.

Yes.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Maybe – I would like more information.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Maybe – I would like more information.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food.

Yes

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity.

Double SNAP Dollars

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Maybe – I would like more information.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Maybe – I would like more information

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Develop a workforce training program for butchers and meat cutters in partnership with the Montana Department of Agriculture.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Maybe – I would like more information.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Create a state-funded grant program to support schools in purchasing Montana grown foods.

Yes.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Maybe – I would like more information.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food, A top priority would be to fund programs to feed all students at no charge.

Yes.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Double SNAP Dollars, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

No.

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Maybe – I would like more information

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Create a state-funded grant program to support schools in purchasing Montana grown foods, Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food.

Yes.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Double SNAP Dollars, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

not at this timeAre you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

not at this time

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Maybe – I would like more information

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

I believe we also need to curtail non-profits from buying farm land which takes it out of production

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Yes.

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Double SNAP Dollars, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program, Farm to Food Pantry program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

No but I would be willing to draft and/or support this legislation.

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

I serve as Food Sovereignty Chair of the Arlee CDC. Food security is my passion. Last year our community garden grew over 4K# of fresh, organic produce for our community. 75% of that went to the Arlee Food Pantry as fresh produce. We just received a grant to can, dehydrate and freeze some of the produce to be able to offer to our participants throughout the year, as well as to produce online videos on preparing the vegetables using 8 local Indigenous chefs/cooks from the Flathead Reservation.

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Yes.

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Double SNAP Dollars, Food Banks and Food Pantries, Montana Produce Prescription Program

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

Not at this time.

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Create a state-funded grant program to support schools in purchasing Montana grown foods, Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food, Our school in Condon has no hot lunch for our kids. I know we’d be honored to pilot a Montana Food Program.

Yes.

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity.

I see this issue being multi-pronged. As I stated, our school doesn’t have hot lunch, our students proficiency levels are also horrendous. Missoula County aging services ruined our towns meal program. We need to fix food inequality for our rural areas.

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

Secure Rural School Funds (SRS) are going to non rural schools currently. In Missoula County all taxpayers get a mill levy deduction using this money even those in center city, instead of it going to the rural areas and schools that generate it. I would work with DOA to retitle these funds. Also Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) money is currently used more in the city than in the rural areas it’s meant to help. I would look into retitling PILT in Montana to get it to the underserved rural communities. Wisconsin does this so it’s distributed to smaller towns rather than just counties. Both SRS and PILT are attached to USDA.

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Yes.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Rural voice is getting lost in Missoula County. I hope to be a voice for areas like Condon around the state.

Do you think Montana should expand processing of Montana-grown food for our citizens?

Yes.

Develop a workforce training program for butchers and meat cutters in partnership with the Montana Department of Agriculture., Increase funding and capacity for food safety education and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HAACP) training through MSU course offerings., Create low interest loan program for building and expanding processing for MT grown and raised foods.

Do you support the Country of Origin of Labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and pork, knowing that this is a requirement for other foods, including chicken and lamb?

Yes.

Are you supportive of allocating funds within the state budget to help Montana school authorities access locally sourced and processed foods?

Yes.

What suggestions do you have for supporting schools in offering higher-quality school meals?

Provide state-funded partial reimbursement for schools’ purchases of Montana grown food. Increase funding for wages for school nutrition staff to increase capacity for cooking high-quality meals.

Yes.

Maximize Presence of Living Roots: Encourage continuous plant growth by having living roots in the soil as much as possible. This enhances soil structure and nutrient cycling.

Minimize Disturbance: Avoid excessive tilling or other practices that disrupt the soil. Minimizing disturbance helps maintain soil structure and prevents erosion.

Maximize Soil Cover: Keep the soil covered with vegetation, crop residues, or cover crops. Soil cover protects against erosion, conserves moisture, and supports microbial activity.

Maximize Biodiversity: Diverse plant species and beneficial organisms contribute to a healthy soil ecosystem. Biodiversity improves nutrient cycling and resilience.

Integrate Livestock: Grazing animals can enhance soil health by cycling nutrients, breaking up compacted soil, and promoting plant diversity.

Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program, Food Banks and Food Pantries, I would support the programs checked above as long as participation is based on proven financial need.

Do you support the continued funding of the Montana Food & Agriculture Development Centers?

Yes.

Are you drafting any legislation in the agricultural sector for the 2025 legislative session? If so, please share the details below:

No, I have not been elected yet.

Are you interested in working with Grow Montana to draft and/or propose legislation during the 2025 legislative session?

Maybe – I would like more information.

Is there anything else you would like to share with Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition?

Candidates that did not complete survey, HD 81 – 93

HD81	Dustin	Scott	R
HD82	Peter	Elverum	D
HD84	Michele	Crepeau	D
HD85	Kathy	Love	R
HD85	Laura Mae	Jackson	D
HD86	David	Bedey	R
HD86	Jeff	Kempka	D
HD87	Ron	Marshall	R
HD87	Tammie	Milligan	D
HD88	Greg	Overstreet	R
HD90	Curtis	Cochran	R
HD91	Joe	Read	R
HD93	Katie	Sullivan	D

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