Yellowstone County Democrats

06/24/2026

June is PTSD Awareness Month, and it matters in a state like ours.

Montana is home to one of the highest shares of veterans in the country, and PTSD also touches first responders, survivors of violence, and people who have lived through trauma of every kind. Awareness is not the whole answer. Access is.

Montana Democrats believe our veterans and our neighbors deserve timely, effective mental health care close to home, including the crisis support and treatment that can be hard to find in rural communities. Caring for those who served, and for anyone carrying an invisible wound, is not a partisan idea. It is a Montana value.

If you or someone you love is struggling, the Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7: dial 988, then press 1. You are not alone.

06/22/2026

PROUD to be at Billings Pride this weekend! 🤩🏳️‍🌈👋

Photos from the annual Pride Parade in Downtown Billings on Saturday, June 20.

06/22/2026

Ready to knock some doors and win votes for Montana?

WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ARE!

06/22/2026

They'll tell you a pause is playing it safe. Don't believe it.

This weekend, Montana Democratic Party made a genuinely bold call. We said that *before* some of the most powerful corporations in the world reshape our power grid and draw down our water, they answer to Montanans *first*.

The win: a platform call to action on a two-year moratorium on approving the largest new data centers, until our state sets real rules that protect family electric bills, our water, and our right to decide what gets built here.

That is a line in the sand. The easy thing is to wave these projects through. The bold thing, the move that puts power back in the hands of regular Montanans, is to hit pause and make billion-dollar industry wait for the people who actually live here.

It started right here in Yellowstone County. Now it is the position of Democrats across the state.

Bold looks like winning.

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to the dads, granddads, stepdads, and father figures across Yellowstone County.

Thank you for the early mornings, the long drives, the patient lessons, and the example you set. The Montana we work for is the one we want to hand to the next generation: good schools, good jobs close to home, and the freedom to build a life here.

To every father holding down a family today, we appreciate you.

06/20/2026

Montana Democrats believe in public education, not as a talking point, but as the foundation of everything else.

An adequately funded system of public schools, colleges, and universities is one of the clearest commitments in the Montana Democratic Party platform. That means competitive pay and benefits that attract and keep quality teachers. It means a school funding formula that keeps pace with inflation and doesn't shift the burden to local taxpayers. It means early childhood education, career and technical programs, and support for students with special needs.

In Yellowstone County, this matters directly. Billings Public Schools serves thousands of students. When school funding falls short, class sizes grow, programs get cut, and teachers leave for better pay elsewhere. The effects ripple through the whole community.

Public education is also an equity issue. Every child in Montana, regardless of zip code or family income, deserves access to a quality education. That is what the platform commits us to, and it is what Yellowstone County Democrats are fighting for.

06/20/2026

Happy Pride, Billings.

Today Billings Pride brings our community together, and Yellowstone County Democrats are proud to stand with our LGBTQ+ neighbors, friends, and family.
The Montana Democratic Party platform is clear: we respect and protect all gender identities, and we support nondiscrimination ordinances that make Montana welcoming for Montanans of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Those values don't begin and end in June, but today we say them out loud and with joy.

Whoever you are and whoever you love, you belong here. Happy Pride.

06/19/2026

November 3 is the general election, and Yellowstone County Democrats want you thinking about it now.

Here's what's on the ballot this fall: state house seats across Billings and Yellowstone County, a county commissioner race, the Public Service Commission District 1 seat, and statewide races that will shape Montana's direction for years to come.

These are real choices with real consequences for your property taxes, your schools, your healthcare, and the public lands you hunt and fish. Democrats have candidates in races up and down the ballot, and they need your support between now and November.

Here's how you can help right now: get registered or verify your registration, talk to your neighbors about what's at stake, and connect with a campaign. Find everything you need at yellowstonedemocrats.org/voter-action-center/.

06/19/2026

Today is Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth is a day of celebration, but it is also a day of honesty. Freedom delayed is freedom denied. The gap between what was promised and what was delivered is a thread that runs through American history, and the work of closing that gap is not finished.

The Montana Democratic Party platform commits us to equal treatment under the law regardless of race, to social justice reforms for historically marginalized communities, and to the ongoing, unfinished work of building a more perfect union. Those are not abstract ideals. They are a direction.

On Juneteenth, we honor the resilience and contributions of Black Americans and recommit to the work that the promise of this country demands of all of us.

06/18/2026

This weekend, Yellowstone County Democrats head to Billings for the Montana State Democratic Platform Convention.

This is the moment the work of our county platform convention, held May 20 at the IBEW union hall, moves to the statewide stage. Our delegation will join Democrats from every corner of Montana to debate and vote on the platform that guides the party's values and priorities for the next two years.

The issues our county worked through this spring, housing, public education, labor rights, energy, public lands, emerging technology, and more, are the same issues that matter to families across this state. We're bringing Yellowstone County's voice into that conversation.

Want to follow along? Watch this page this weekend for updates from the convention floor.