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Buttigieg Urges Corporate Money Ban, Montana Ballot Drive

5/19/2026

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Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addressed 1,000 listeners at Mother Lode Theatre, urging removal of corporate money from politics.
The Transparent Election Initiative reports it has collected half of the 30,000 signatures by June 19 to place the Montana Plan on the November ballot.
Buttigieg said 370,000 Montana ads in 2024 cost $487 per voter in the Senate race while former Governor Steve Bullock warned that corporate spending threatens democracy.

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Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addressed 1,000 listeners at Mother Lode Theatre, urging removal of corporate money from politics.
The Transparent Election Initiative reports it has collected half of the 30,000 signatures by June 19 to place the Montana Plan on the November ballot.
Buttigieg said 370,000 Montana ads in 2024 cost $487 per voter in the Senate race while former Governor Steve Bullock warned that corporate spending threatens democracy.