State Representative District 92 in Montana State House District 92, Montana

2026 Primary Election

• Reggie Spaulding — Scientist in Missoula, MT

  Reggie Spaulding, an environmental chemist with a PhD, works for a small business developing scientific instruments and mentors students. She built her multiracial family's life in Missoula, Montana, 25 years ago. A political outsider, she seeks to bring science policy expertise to the legislature, prioritizing affordable housing, healthcare (including reproductive care), and education. Her platform includes a healthy environment, accessible public lands, clean energy, and wildfire readiness. She also advocates for veterans' benefits, an increased minimum wage, lower taxes for middle/low-income Montanans, and stronger gun safety measures, committed to bipartisan solutions.

• Monica Tranel — Supervisor attorney at the public defender's office in Missoula, MT

  Monica Tranel, born in 1966 in Wyoming and raised across Montana, is an American lawyer, former Olympic rower (1996, 2000), and political candidate. A graduate of Billings Central Catholic High School, she previously ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Montana's 1st congressional district in both 2022 and 2024. In February 2026, Tranel announced her candidacy for the Montana House of Representatives, seeking to represent the 92nd district. She works as a supervisor attorney in the public defender's office in Missoula, though she faced scrutiny in February 2026 for submitting an AI-generated legal filing without disclosure.