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Champ Edmunds

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Champ Edmunds
Image of Champ Edmunds
Prior offices
Montana House of Representatives District 100

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 2, 2020

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1984 - 1994

Personal
Profession
Mortgage consultant

Champ Edmunds (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 100. Edmunds assumed office in 2011. Edmunds left office in 2015.

Edmunds (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana Public Service Commission to represent District 4. Edmunds lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Edmunds was also a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Montana.[1] He was defeated by Steve Daines in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.

Biography

Edmunds earned a B.S. in business administration. His professional experience includes working as a mortgage consultant for Wells Fargo. Edmunds served in the United States Navy from 1984 to 1994.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Edmunds served on the following committees:

Montana committee assignments, 2013
Appropriations
Rules
General Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Edmunds served on the following committees:

Montana committee assignments, 2011
Appropriations
General Government

Elections

2020

See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2020

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 4

Jennifer Fielder defeated Monica Tranel in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Fielder
Jennifer Fielder (R)
 
52.1
 
64,726
Image of Monica Tranel
Monica Tranel (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.9
 
59,481

Total votes: 124,207
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 4

Monica Tranel defeated Daniel Carlino in the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica Tranel
Monica Tranel Candidate Connection
 
76.9
 
25,888
Image of Daniel Carlino
Daniel Carlino Candidate Connection
 
23.1
 
7,786

Total votes: 33,674
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 4

Jennifer Fielder defeated Will Deschamps and Champ Edmunds in the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Fielder
Jennifer Fielder
 
44.9
 
16,665
Will Deschamps
 
35.1
 
13,040
Image of Champ Edmunds
Champ Edmunds
 
20.0
 
7,412

Total votes: 37,117
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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Montana, 2014

Edmunds ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Montana. Edmunds sought the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to Steve Daines.

U.S. Senate, Montana Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Daines 83.4% 110,565
Susan Cundiff 9% 11,909
Champ Edmunds 7.7% 10,151
Total Votes 132,625
Source: Montana Secretary of State - Official Primary Results

Edmunds previously stated that if U.S. Rep. Steve Daines (R) decided to run for the U.S. Senate, he would instead run for the U.S. House.[2] However, Daines and Edmunds both ran for the U.S. Senate.

2012

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Edmunds won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 100. Edmunds ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and defeated Dave Andrews (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

Montana House of Representatives, District 100, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChamp Edmunds Incumbent 56% 2,606
     Democratic Dave Andrews 44% 2,049
Total Votes 4,655

2010

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Edmunds won election to the Montana House of Representatives. Edmunds did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. He faced Willis Curdy (D) in the November 2 general election.[5][6]

Montana House of Representatives, District 100 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Champ Edmunds (R) 1,884
Willis Curdy (D) 1,618

Campaign themes

2020

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2012

Edmunds' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "The big government Obamacare approach is not something the majority of Montanans want. It creates layers of new taxes, regulations, and bureaucracies that will ultimately make our problems worse, not better and cost our State millions of dollars. Montana needs to be able to opt out of this terrible program."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "With our abundant Natural Resources our state should have an abundance of good paying Jobs. Yet hard working families all across Montana are hurting. Our young people shouldn’t have to leave the state in order to support their families. If we truly want to create good jobs in Montana we need to have less, not more Government and allow our free enterprise system to work."

Energy

  • Excerpt: "Montana is the “Treasure State” with huge deposits of natural resourses that need to be and should be developed. Coal, gas, oil, wind, and timber are abundant. We can and should mine, drill and cut in an environmentally friendly manner. Let’s remove the bureaucratic restrictions on utilizing our natural resources."

Education

  • Excerpt: "While our state is doing well when compared to other states, it is not doing so well when compared to other countries. In an increasingly global economy that is where we need to base our comparisons. We need to move from a bureaucrat-dominated status quo to an innovative system that emphasizes accountability, transparency, and parental choice. Parents should be able to choose the right school for their child."

States’ rights

  • Excerpt: "The Tenth Amendment is clear. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The federal government has over stepped its Constitutional authority and it is the States that need to keep them in check. Utah, Arizona, and other states are challenging the Federal assumption of authority not given them and Montana needs to actively step forward and back those efforts."

Healthcare Compact

Edmunds introduced HB 526, an act entitled "An Act Authorizing an Interstate Healthcare Compact And Directing the Governor to Join the Compact" in the Montana House of Representatives on February 12, 2011.[8]

Campaign finance summary


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Champ Edmunds campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Montana House, District 100Won $16,667 N/A**
2010Montana House, District 100Won $10,212 N/A**
Grand total$26,879 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2014

In 2014, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session.


2013


2012

Personal

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Edmunds has two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Bill Nooney (R)
Montana House of Representatives District 100
2011–2015
Succeeded by
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