Public Service Commission candidates file for office

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 396

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Four candidates so far have filed to run for the Montana Public Service Commission, and all are Republican.

Two seats are up for grabs, in Districts No. 1 and No 5.

District No. 1 is a huge but uneven swath of eastern Montana, and District No. 5 is an area in northwest Montana.

In District No. 5, Commissioner Annie Bukacek, also a medical doctor, will try to hold off challenger David Sanders. Bukacek is serving …

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