Tim Garrison (Montana)

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Tim Garrison

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Years of service

1992 - 2020

Personal
Birthplace
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Profession
Military

Tim Garrison (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 100. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.

Garrison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Tim Garrison was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Garrison served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1992 to 2020. His career experience includes working as a cultural anthropologist and diversity champion, as well as in the military. He has been affiliated with Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts USA, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Marine Corps League.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 100

Incumbent SJ Howell defeated Christopher Paul Buckles in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 100 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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SJ Howell (D)
 
77.7
 
4,440
Image of Christopher Paul Buckles
Christopher Paul Buckles (R)
 
22.3
 
1,274

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,714
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100

Incumbent SJ Howell defeated Tim Garrison in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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SJ Howell
 
72.1
 
1,230
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27.9
 
477

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,707
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100

Christopher Paul Buckles advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Christopher Paul Buckles
 
100.0
 
353

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 353
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Tim Garrison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garrison's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Fifth generation Montana, Married for 21 years, Father, Grandfather, 28 years of military service, volunteer for Girl Scouts USA and Boy Scouts of America.
  • House District 100 Democrat candidate fighting for our daughters’ rights to medical privacy.
  • House District 100 Democrat candidate fighting for pre-k funded education.
  • House District 100 Democrat candidate fighting for state funding in support of our houseless population.
Balancing the budget… Montana has a $2.6 billion budget surplus and raised property taxes again.
Mike Mansfield was a Marine that came home to Montana to serve our state for many years in politics.
The most important principles of a Montana elected official should revolve around supporting the majority of the constituents, not a national agenda. Your constituents send you to represent them and no other agenda should supersede that.
Integrity, over a century of family origins in Montana, and a lifetime of demonstrated commitment to our way of life.
The core responsibility is to represent the majority of the district you were sent to represent.
I would like to leave a legacy of responsible resource management, and a state that respects the rights of medical privacy for our daughters.
I remember the space shuttle challenger catastrophe when I was 10 years old.
I had many part time jobs in high school to include summers on Christmas tree farms and once working as a School Janitor. My first real job was over 28 years of service to the Marine Corps from 17-46 years old.
Checks and balances… we all work to support and protect the same population.
Our state has a long history of processing natural resources. Challenges will be to either continue to improve our processes or retrain our employed constituents.
Yes. The very basic need for understanding proper etiquette in public meetings is essential to having your voice heard while representing your constituents. Understanding what your role can accomplish and what you cannot promise is essential to the integrity of the representative and the system.
Mentors are important to the process of doing business efficiently, but collaboration on agendas that your constituents don’t support lead to a compromise of your integrity.
Mike Mansfield
I heard a story at a Neighborhood Committee meeting, that a lady could not afford her rent & her utilities. She chose to pay her rent, but lost her utilities to her house. Although it was outside the scope of the neighborhood committee, it was interesting to note that City Council members in the neighborhood did not attend neighborhood committee meetings. It was also interesting to note that HD Representatives in the neighborhood did not attend neighborhood committee meetings. We did connect the lady with support, but it highlights the lack of actual community engagement by those elected to represent the district. Understood, they can’t make every meeting, but the impact is two years and never attending a meeting leaves a void in their first hand knowledge and understanding of the concerns in the neighborhoods.
No. It should review continued support after the fact, but the additional delay in emergency support would be potentially catastrophic.
Wildlife, taxes, houseless populations, veterans, and medical privacy.
I have strong views supporting transparency, especially in justifying raising property taxes, lowering income tax, and maintaining a $2.6 billion budget surplus. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Stop meddling in meaningless tasks.
I oppose changes at this time. No process introduced at this time causes me any great concern or alarm. Our system has been working and with future technology, there might be a better process in the future. I don’t think we are there today.

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Campaign finance summary

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Tim Garrison campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Montana House of Representatives District 100Lost primary$291 $0
Grand total$291 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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