Biography
Brad Tschida is the Republican candidate for Montana State Senate District 49 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Democrat Willis Curdy.[1][2] A former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives who represented District 97 from 2015 to 2023, he lost to Curdy in the 2022 Senate race.[1]
Brad Tschida took office in the Montana House of Representatives on January 5, 2015, succeeding Democrat Todd Mowbray, and left office on January 2, 2023.[1] Ballotpedia lists his profession as salesman, educator and business owner.[1] He won re-election to House District 97 in 2016, 2018 and 2020, and did not run for re-election to the House in 2022.[1]
Tschida’s committee assignments included the Appropriations and Rules committees, and he was listed as chair of General Government in the 2017 session; in 2021-2022 he was vice chair of Appropriations.[1] In 2022 he defeated Nancy Burgoyne in the Republican primary for Senate District 49 and lost the general election to Willis Curdy.[1] He advanced from the Republican primary for the same seat on June 2, 2026.[1]
- 1.Brad Tschida · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Montana State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Montana Senate District 49
Brad Tschida is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Montana Senate District 49 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.