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Champ Edmunds
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 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Rules |
| • General Government |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Edmunds served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Fielder (R) | 52.1 | 64,726 |
 | Monica Tranel (D)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Monica Tranel | 76.9 | 25,888 |
 | Daniel Carlino | 23.1 | 7,786 | |
| Total votes: 33,674 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brett Rosenberg (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Fielder | 44.9 | 16,665 |
| Will Deschamps | 35.1 | 13,040 | ||
 | Champ Edmunds | 20.0 | 7,412 | |
| Total votes: 37,117 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Webb Brown (R)
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.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve 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 |
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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
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Champ Edmunds Incumbent |
56% | 2,606 | |
| Democratic | Dave Andrews | 44% | 2,049 | |
| Total Votes | 4,655 | |||
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 | |||
| Champ Edmunds (R)
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1,884 | |||
| Willis Curdy (D) | 1,618 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Champ Edmunds did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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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2014
In 2014, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2013
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In 2013, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 to April 27.
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2012
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In 2012, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
Personal
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Edmunds has two children.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Office website (63rd session)
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
Footnotes
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Montana - Summary Vote Results," accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republicans Wait on Daines’ Decision in Montana Senate Race," accessed August 21, 2013
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative Primary Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "Legislative Primary Canvass - June 08, 2010," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ champedmunds.com - Official campaign website
- ↑ Montana Legislature, "HB 526," November 22, 2014
- ↑ Montana Contractors' Association, "Stronger Together: Political Representation," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ Montana Weed Control Association, "2013 Legislative Report & Scorecard," accessed September 17, 2014
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