State Representative District 27 in Montana State House District 27, Montana

2026 Primary Election

• Jordan Ophus — Student in MT

  Jordan Ophus, a 31-year-old native of Havre, Montana, is running in the Libertarian Party primary for the Montana House of Representatives District 27 in 2026. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served from 2012 to 2021, Ophus is currently a student at Montana State University Northern. He is dedicated to a life of service and believes public office should be non-partisan. He has expressed that he does not seek power or view office as a means for grander ambitions, and is unwilling to accept campaign donations from corporate PACs, stating his lack of ambition is a chief qualification.

• Paul Tuss — Incumbent Montana State Representative in MT

  Paul Tuss is a Democratic politician currently serving as a Montana State Representative for District 27. He assumed his current office on January 6, 2025, with his term concluding in January 2027. Tuss is running for re-election in the 2026 Montana Primary Election for District 27, where he is unopposed. He initially won election to the House in November 2022 for District 28. Following redistricting, he successfully campaigned for re-election to District 27 in 2024. A native of Anaconda, Montana, Tuss grew up in Opportunity and graduated from the University of Montana in 1988 with a political science degree.