Devin Braaten

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Devin Braaten

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 4, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Jamestown, 2017

Personal

Birthplace

Juneau, Alaska

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Certified Nurses Assistant

Contact

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Devin Braaten (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Montana. He did not appear on the ballot for the Libertarian Party primary on June 4, 2024.

Biography

Devin Braaten was born in Juneau, Alaska. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Jamestown in 2017. Braaten's professional experience includes working as a certified nurses assistant.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Montana, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Montana

Tim Sheehy defeated incumbent Jon Tester, Sid Daoud, and Robert Barb in the general election for U.S. Senate Montana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Sheehy (R)	52.6	319,682
		Jon Tester (D)	45.5	276,305
		Sid Daoud (L)	1.2	7,272
	Submit photo	Robert Barb (G)	0.7	4,003

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 607,262
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Downey (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Incumbent Jon Tester defeated Michael Hummert in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Tester	97.0	104,279
		Michael Hummert	3.0	3,272

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 107,551
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Tim Sheehy defeated Brad Johnson and Charles A. Walking Child in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Sheehy	73.6	139,857
		Brad Johnson	19.4	36,926
		Charles A. Walking Child	7.0	13,229

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,012
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Madigan (R)
• Matt Rosendale (R)
• Jeremy Mygland (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Michael Downey defeated Robert Barb in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Downey	62.4	679
	Submit photo	Robert Barb	37.6	410

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,089
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Sid Daoud advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Montana.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Devin Braaten (L)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Braaten in this election.

2022

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 93

Incumbent Joe Read defeated Shirley Azzopardi and Devin Braaten in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 93 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Read (R)	57.1	2,419
	Submit photo	Shirley Azzopardi (D)	39.3	1,664
		Devin Braaten (L)	3.7	155

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,238
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 93

Shirley Azzopardi advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 93 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shirley Azzopardi	100.0	640

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 640
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 93

Incumbent Joe Read advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 93 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Read	100.0	1,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,504
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Devin Braaten advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana House of Representatives District 93.

2020

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 47

Incumbent Daniel Salomon defeated Chase Porter Gay and Devin Braaten in the general election for Montana State Senate District 47 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Salomon (R)	52.1	5,983
		Chase Porter Gay (D)	42.8	4,918
		Devin Braaten (L)	5.1	581

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,482
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gary Marbut (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 47

Chase Porter Gay advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 47 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chase Porter Gay	100.0	2,892

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,892
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 47

Incumbent Daniel Salomon advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 47 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Salomon	100.0	2,912

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,912
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Green primary election

Green primary for Montana State Senate District 47

Gary Marbut advanced from the Green primary for Montana State Senate District 47 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Marbut	100.0	14

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Devin Braaten advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana State Senate District 47.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Devin Braaten did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Devin Braaten did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Devin Braaten completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Braaten's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in a small town called Haines, Alaska. From there I traveled to Jamestown, North Dakota where I went to College and studied English Fine Arts in Theatre.

I became a Montana citizen in May of 2017. I currently work as a CNA at St. Josephs Medical Center in Polson, Montana.

I love being outside in the great Montana wilderness. I am an avid hunter and go every year with my Dad and Grandfather, time with whom I cherish deeply. This is truly God's country. We are blessed to live in such a beautiful state.

A few of my hobbies include beekeeping, and gardening. Beekeeping has been a fun and wholesome experience. Only been stung once... so far. Gardening is so much fun. Its something that I love to do with my Grandmother. Little does my Grandmother know I have planned out her entire yard. Don't tell her. My favorite plant/flower has to be Lavender. There is so much that you can do with lavender. Laundry sachet? Lavender. House ornamental? Lavender. Felling stressed? Lavender. It's my dream to one day have a lavender and flower farm. With an orchard. And bees. In Montana... Heaven! (I digress)

Magnificent are the dreams we are allowed to pursue in our beautiful State in our wonderful Country.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will De-regulate business and allow the free market to be free
• I will write criminal reform legislation, keeping non violent drug "criminals" out of our jails absorbing our tax dollars
• I will vote for a budget that decreases taxes and balances

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

While i feel strongly about criminal reform and decreasing taxes, I am most passionate about protecting and freeing the government oppressed market. New businessmen, farmers, and ranchers are faced with excruciating start up costs and taxes that put an unnecessary burden on the business man and the market. Ranchers, Farmers and Small businesses, and big businesses should be allowed to run their business their way the way that they see fit. This fosters innovation and growth not only to the businesses themselves but to the economy as a whole. It saddens me when I see a new farmer, rancher, or businessman flop at startup costs because of business regulations. costs that are easy for the established big business to cover, not so easy for the new businessman. I want to de-regulate the businessman, the rancher and the farmer so that they can create a product of their own volition. Let the free market undo what crony capitalism has done to damage this state and our country. This creates more innovation which creates more jobs and stimulates the economy. Government interference only prevents innovation and new ideas.

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Campaign finance summary

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Devin Braaten campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Montana House of Representatives District 93	Lost general	$15	$0
2020	Montana State Senate District 47	Lost general	$691	N/A**
Grand total			$706	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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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Footnotes

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Montana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Steve Daines (R)

Tim Sheehy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Ryan Zinke (R)

District 2

Troy Downing (R)

Republican Party (4)