Kevin Leatherbarrow

Kevin Leatherbarrow

Republican Party

Candidate, Montana House of Representatives District 22

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Graduate

State University of New York, Buffalo, 2010

Personal

Birthplace

Jamestown, N.Y.

Profession

Business owner

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Kevin Leatherbarrow (Republican Party) is running for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 22. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Biography

Kevin Leatherbarrow was born in Jamestown, New York. He earned a master's degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2010. Leatherbarrow's career experience includes working as a business owner.

Elections

2026

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 22

Kevin Leatherbarrow is running in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kevin Leatherbarrow (R)

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2024

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 23

Eric Tilleman defeated Sandor Hopkins and Kevin Leatherbarrow in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 23 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Tilleman (R)	56.2	2,504
		Sandor Hopkins (D)	40.7	1,811
		Kevin Leatherbarrow (L)	3.1	137

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,452
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 23

Sandor Hopkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 23 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandor Hopkins	100.0	838

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 838
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 23

Eric Tilleman defeated Pete Anderson, John Proud, and Josh Denully in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 23 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Tilleman	61.0	822
	Submit photo	Pete Anderson	21.7	293
	Submit photo	John Proud	13.7	185
	Submit photo	Josh Denully	3.6	48

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,348
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kevin Leatherbarrow advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana House of Representatives District 23.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leatherbarrow in this election.

Pledges

Leatherbarrow signed the following pledges.

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2020

See also: Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2020

General election

General election for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Elsie Arntzen defeated Melissa Romano and Kevin Leatherbarrow in the general election for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elsie Arntzen (R)	52.2	310,111
		Melissa Romano (D)	43.7	259,886
		Kevin Leatherbarrow (L)	4.1	24,202

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 594,199
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction

Melissa Romano advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Romano	100.0	132,792

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Elsie Arntzen advanced from the Republican primary for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elsie Arntzen	100.0	178,156

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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kevin Leatherbarrow advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction.

2018

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 13

Incumbent Brian Hoven defeated Bob Moretti and Kevin Leatherbarrow in the general election for Montana State Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Hoven (R)	53.2	3,315
		Bob Moretti (D)	44.0	2,738
		Kevin Leatherbarrow (L)	2.8	176

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,229
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 13

Bob Moretti advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 13 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Moretti	100.0	1,739

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,739
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 13

Incumbent Brian Hoven advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 13 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Hoven	100.0	1,204

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2020

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Kevin was raised in western New York where he received his Master's in Education from University at Buffalo and taught in the inner cities. He has taught in Charter Schools, and many others. He has always been drawn to Montana and so he took a teaching position on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in 2015. Kevin's life revolves around education, and the outdoors. He moved his family to Great Falls later in 2016 where they now reside. He and his wife opened a tutoring center in 2017 where they also advocate for homeschoolers and children receiving Special Education services. His main platforms are school choice and fiscal responsibility.

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?

• School Choice
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Accountability

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Advocate free-market education where parents, teachers, and students, not the government, should make their own choices on education.

One-size-fits-all education, as mandated by the Department of Education, is holding America's children back.

Every child is different. Every community is different.

Education should be chosen to fit the needs of each child and situation and teachers, parents, and students should be able to make their own choices. They are far better able to assess the needs of a particular child than an agency far off in Washington.

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Kevin Leatherbarrow campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Montana House of Representatives District 23	Lost general	$15	$0
2018	Montana State Senate District 13	Lost general	$15	N/A**
Grand total			$30	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 from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Montana House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Brandon Ler

Majority Leader:Steve Fitzpatrick

Minority Leader:Katie Sullivan

Representatives

District 1

Neil Duram (R)

District 2

Tom Millett (R)

District 3

Debo Powers (D)

District 4

Lyn Bennett (R)

District 5

Braxton Mitchell (R)

District 6

Amy Regier (R)

District 7

Courtenay Sprunger (R)

District 8

Lukas Schubert (R)

District 9

Steven Kelly (R)

District 10

Terry Falk (R)

District 11

Ed Byrne (R)

District 12

Tracy Sharp (R)

District 13

Linda Reksten (R)

District 14

Paul Fielder (R)

District 15

Thedis Crowe (D)

District 16

Tyson Running Wolf (D)

District 17

Zachary Wirth (R)

District 18

Llew Jones (R)

District 19

Jane Weber (D)

District 20

Melissa Nikolakakos (R)

District 21

Edward Buttrey (R)

District 22

George Nikolakakos (R)

District 23

Eric Tilleman (R)

District 24

Steve Fitzpatrick (R)

District 25

Steve Gist (R)

District 26

Russ Miner (R)

District 27

Paul Tuss (D)

District 28

Eric Albus (R)

District 29

Valerie Moore (R)

District 30

Morgan Thiel (R)

District 31

Frank Smith (D)

District 32

Mike Fox (D)

District 33

Brandon Ler (R)

District 34

Jerry Schillinger (R)

District 35

Gary Parry (R)

District 36

Greg Kmetz (R)

District 37

Shane Klakken (R)

District 38

Greg Oblander (R)

District 39

Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)

District 40

Mike Vinton (R)

District 41

Jade Sooktis (D)

District 42

Sidney Fitzpatrick (D)

District 43

Larry Brewster (R)

District 44

Katie Zolnikov (R)

District 45

Denise Baum (D)

District 46

Denise Joy (D)

District 47

James Reavis (D)

District 48

Curtis Schomer (R)

District 49

Sherry Essmann (R)

District 50

Anthony Nicastro (R)

District 51

Jodee Etchart (R)

District 52

Bill Mercer (R)

District 53

Nelly Nicol (R)

District 54

Lee Deming (R)

District 55

Brad Barker (R)

District 56

Fiona Nave (R)

District 57

Scott Rosenzweig (D)

District 58

Jamie Isaly (D)

District 59

Ed Stafman (D)

District 60

Alanah Griffith (D)

District 61

Becky Edwards (D)

District 62

Josh Seckinger (D)

District 63

Peter Strand (D)

District 64

Kelly Kortum (D)

District 65

Brian Close (D)

District 66

Eric Matthews (D)

District 67

Jedediah Hinkle (R)

District 68

Caleb Hinkle (R)

District 69

Kenneth Walsh (R)

District 70

Shannon Maness (R)

District 71

Scott DeMarois (D)

District 72

Donavon Hawk (D)

District 73

Jennifer Lynch (D)

District 74

Marc Lee (D)

District 75

Mark Reinschmidt (R)

District 76

John Fitzpatrick (R)

District 77

Jane Gillette (R)

District 78

Randyn Gregg (R)

District 79

Luke Muszkiewicz (D)

District 80

Melissa Romano (D)

District 81

Mary Caferro (D)

District 82

Pete Elverum (D)

District 83

Jill Cohenour (D)

District 84

Julie Darling (R)

District 85

Kathy Love (R)

District 86

David Bedey (R)

District 87

Terry Nelson (R)

District 88

Greg Overstreet (R)

District 89

Mark Thane (D)

District 90

Curtis Cochran (R)

District 91

Shelly Fyant (D)

District 92

Connie Keogh (D)

District 93

Katie Sullivan (D)

District 94

Marilyn Marler (D)

District 95

Zooey Zephyr (D)

District 96

Bob Carter (D)

District 97

Melody Cunningham (D)

District 98

Jonathan Karlen (D)

District 99

Tom France (D)

District 100

SJ Howell (D)

Republican Party (58)

Democratic Party (42)