Biography
Kyle Waterman is the Democratic candidate for Montana State Senate District 4 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Amy Regier for a seat with no incumbent.[1][4] An executive director from Kalispell who has been elected to the city council, Waterman has run for the state Senate in two earlier elections.[1][3]
Kyle Waterman was born in Helena, Montana, and earned a bachelor’s degree from Evergreen State College.[1] In a 2020 Ballotpedia survey, Waterman said he has more than 20 years of nonprofit management experience, including as a founding executive director of Friends of Ebey’s and as a senior development officer at Intermountain Children’s Services in the Flathead.[3] He said he was elected to the Kalispell City Council in 2018 and served on the Flathead County Health Board.[3]
Waterman was the Democratic nominee for Montana State Senate District 2 in 2020, losing to Carl Glimm, and for Senate District 4 in 2022, losing to John Fuller.[1] He advanced from an uncontested Democratic primary for District 4 on June 2, 2026.[1] In his 2026 survey responses, Waterman listed his campaign messages as keeping Kalispell Kalispell, investing in local solutions and keeping water clean, and named funding for mental health services as a policy priority.[2]
- 1.Kyle Waterman · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Kyle Waterman - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 3.Kyle Waterman - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2020) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 4.Montana State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Montana Senate District 4
Kyle Waterman is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Montana Senate District 4 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.