Ray Curtis
Ray Curtis
MT-01 Republican nominee?
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JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleEducator (American government/civics teacher)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationMontana
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BackgroundEducator (American government/civics teacher)
EducationUniversity of Montana — MIS in American Constitutional history and education
Notable personal detailsRay Curtis is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Montana’s 1st Congressional District (western Montana) in the 2026 cycle. He is a retired American government teacher and James Madison Fellow who has taught civics/government for decades, including at the University of Montana and Missoula College. He has also presented civic-education programs with Humanities Montana focused on the U.S. Declaration of Independence and American democracy.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports limited government, fiscal discipline, and policies to strengthen the middle class while criticizing a tax system that rewards the wealthiest; emphasizes bringing discipline back to the federal budget.
Climate & Energy
The candidate’s campaign materials express general support for protecting the environment and natural resources and mention concern about how young people will inherit the environment, but they do not provide specific climate or energy policies (no explicit targets, support for/against fossil fuel production, or detailed clean-energy proposals are given).
News
Ray Curtis is being mentioned in connection with a Montana public-lands fight that is spilling into the 2026 race for the state’s 1st Congressional District. The dispute centers on the Trump administration canceling grazing permits for about 900 bison on public lands in northern Montana, a move backed by ranchers and some Republican officials and opposed by conservation groups and Native American tribes. The reporting suggests this land-use conflict is becoming a political issue in the district, but it does not give many direct details about Curtis’s own actions.
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