John is the president of the Montana Bail Agents Association and the executive vice president of the National Association of Bail Agents. He has a wife and 4 children.

John served in the U.S. Army, serving as an LRS team leader and a military police officer. He also worked with the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office. Beyond his law enforcement career, John is a business owner and entrepreneur.

John Looney Sr.'s campaign for state representative is his first entry into politics.

Wants to empower entrepreneurs and small businesses through tax relief and elimination of bureaucratic obstacles.

- Supports limited government.
- Wants to empower entrepreneurs and small businesses through tax relief and elimination of bureaucratic obstacles.

Economy

Wants to keep public lands accessible for activities such as recreation, hunting, and fishing.

Supports using the state's natural resources as a main source of energy, and believes that this is only possible through eliminating regulatory constraints.

- Wants to keep public lands accessible for activities such as recreation, hunting, and fishing.
- Supports using the state's natural resources as a main source of energy, and believes that this is only possible through eliminating regulatory constraints.

Energy & the Environment

Advocates for "policies that encourage competition and dismantle unnecessary regulatory barriers, providing more healthcare options at lower costs."

- Advocates for "policies that encourage competition and dismantle unnecessary regulatory barriers, providing more healthcare options at lower costs."

Healthcare

Plans to ensure that law enforcement have the necessary resources to properly protect the community.

- Plans to ensure that law enforcement have the necessary resources to properly protect the community.
- Opposes "bail reform" initiatives.
- Supports the Second Amendment.

Public Safety

As of June 9, 2025, John Looney Sr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Pete lives in the Helena and East Helena Valley area of Montana. He graduated from Montana State University and later attended Gonzaga Law School. Pete has a wife, and 4 children. The family attends Saint John’s Lutheran Church.

Pete has served as a city attorney and command judge advocate in the Montana National Guard. He has previously worked for the Montana Department of Labor as an analyst in the Unemployment Insurance Division and taken criminal defense clients for the Helena Public Defender's office. He served as an Army Ranger and served in Afghanistan, where he received the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

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Pete Elverum's campaign for state representative is his first entry into politics.

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The candidate's website says, "Prices and property taxes continue to rise while the ‘leadership’ currently running Montana attempts to shift the blame to anyone but themselves. We need accountability and solutions that support working class families instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy."

Said, "We need accountability and solutions that support working class families instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy."

Supports responsible development in East Helena, contributing to housing solutions and economic foundations for the city's future through collaboration with developers and local partners under Mayor Harris's leadership.

- Said, "We need accountability and solutions that support working class families instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy."
- Supports responsible development in East Helena, contributing to housing solutions and economic foundations for the city's future through collaboration with developers and local partners under Mayor Harris's leadership.

Said, "Access to Montana’s public lands is part of what makes Montana our home. I will fight any attempt to limit access to these lands, to sell them to private corporations, or to transfer their management to the state."

- Said, "Access to Montana’s public lands is part of what makes Montana our home. I will fight any attempt to limit access to these lands, to sell them to private corporations, or to transfer their management to the state."

Said, "Abortion care is healthcare. Healthcare decisions should be made between the individual and their doctor without government interference. Having had a life-threatening ruptured ectopic pregnancy, my wife, McCall, and I know this issue personally."

Said, "Access to affordable healthcare and insurance in Montana is increasingly difficult to secure... I’ll fight to protect Medicaid expansion and for increased access to mental health services throughout Montana."

Supports Medicaid expansion and increased access to mental health services.

- Said, "Abortion care is healthcare. Healthcare decisions should be made between the individual and their doctor without government interference. Having had a life-threatening ruptured ectopic pregnancy, my wife, McCall, and I know this issue personally."
- Supports Medicaid expansion and increased access to mental health services.

As of June 9, 2025, Pete Elverum’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "We’ve failed to commit the resources our public schools and teachers need to educate our kids... It’s time to stop shifting resources to private and religious charter schools and fund our public schools."

Opposes directing resources towards private schools and wants to give more funding and resources towards public education.

- Opposes directing resources towards private schools and wants to give more funding and resources towards public education.

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- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 100 members of the Montana House of Representatives. The Montana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Montana State Legislature (the state's lawmaking body).
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