Biography
Lyn Hellegaard is the Republican candidate for the Montana House of Representatives, District 89, in the November 3, 2026 general election, challenging incumbent Democrat Mark Thane. A former state representative who served in the 2023-2024 session, she lost to Thane in the 2024 general election.[1]
Lyn Hellegaard was born in Moab, Utah, and earned a high school diploma from Sentinel High School, according to Ballotpedia.[1] Her career experience includes working as an executive director and in the financial industry, and Ballotpedia lists her as affiliated with transportation and veterans service organizations in western Montana, including the Missoula Ravalli TMA and the Valley Veterans Service Center.[1]
Hellegaard was the Republican candidate for Montana House of Representatives in 2012, when she lost to incumbent Ellie Hill, 64.1 percent to 35.9 percent, and again in 2014, when she lost to incumbent Andrew Person, 52 percent to 48 percent.[1] She won House District 97 in the 2022 general election, defeating Democrat Devin Jackson, 56.0 percent to 44.0 percent, and her 2023-2024 committee assignments were Appropriations and Legislative Audit.[1] In 2024 she ran for re-election in House District 89 and lost to incumbent Mark Thane, 55.6 percent to 44.4 percent.[1]
In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, Hellegaard said that while serving as a city councilperson and legislator she practiced fiscal restraint and advocated for lower taxes.[2] She listed reducing taxes and regulations, promoting school and parental choice, and prohibiting local government from violating constitutional rights as her key messages that year.[2]
- 1.Lyn Hellegaard · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Lyn Hellegaard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Montana House District 89
Lyn Hellegaard is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Montana House District 89 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.