Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Shane Klakken
2025 - Present
2027
0
Shane Klakken (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 37. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Klakken (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 37. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Biography
Shane Klakken was born in Lewistown, Montana. He served as a commissioned officer and pilot in the U.S. Army for nine years, spent 14 years in the Montana Army National Guard, worked as a firefighting pilot for the USDA Forest Service for nine years, and served as a law enforcement pilot for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 11 years. His career includes teaching classes on the U.S. Constitution and taking care of his family ranch.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 37
Incumbent Shane Klakken is running in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 37 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Shane Klakken (R) | |
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
2024
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 37
Shane Klakken defeated Andrea Payne in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 37 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shane Klakken (R) | 74.4 | 4,684 |
 | Andrea Payne (D) | 25.6 | 1,614 | |
| Total votes: 6,298 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 37
Andrea Payne advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 37 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Payne | 100.0 | 664 |
| Total votes: 664 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 37
Shane Klakken advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 37 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shane Klakken | 100.0 | 2,478 |
| Total votes: 2,478 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Klakken in this election.
Pledges
Klakken signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shane Klakken has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. Send a message to Shane Klakken asking him to fill out the survey. If you are Shane Klakken, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?
Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 22,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here.
You can ask Shane Klakken to fill out this survey by using the buttons below or emailing ShaneKlakkenForHD37@proton.me.
2024
Shane Klakken did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Montana scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
|
Candidate Montana House of Representatives District 37 |
Officeholder Montana House of Representatives District 37 |
Personal |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 37 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
