Ballotpedia: Kaiser Leib

Kaiser earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana. He was born in Kalispell.

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Kaiser is a software engineer and the CEO of Stage, a monetization platform based in Helena. 

Kaiser Leib's campaign for governor is his first entry into politics.

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The candidate's website says, "Governor Gianforte and the Republicans in the legislature... instead of fixing property taxes. Fundamentally taxes should be abolished; it'd be impractical to do that tomorrow, but working within the existing framework to reduce property taxes is certainly the purview of the Governor's office and the legislature."

Aims to reduce property taxes, believing all taxes should ultimately be abolished. 

- Aims to reduce property taxes, believing all taxes should ultimately be abolished. 

Economy

As of June 16, 2025, Kaiser Leib’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

The candidate's website says, "If people want to come to this country to get jobs, why would you want to stop that? ... maybe getting rid of the social programs is a better way to prevent any negative externalities associated with immigration than putting troops on the border."

Believes that in order to reduce immigration, we should get rid of social programs rather than put more troops on the border.

Supports the Defend the Guard Act, which would require a congressional declaration of war before sending our National Guard troops overseas.

- Believes that in order to reduce immigration, we should get rid of social programs rather than put more troops on the border.
- Supports the Defend the Guard Act, which would require a congressional declaration of war before sending our National Guard troops overseas.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Voting & Elections

The candidate's website says, "Yes. Kaiser taught rifle marksmanship with Project Appleseed for many years, and was briefly the state coordinator. Further restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms are unnecessary, and many existing restrictions do not serve the public interest."

Says, "Further restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms are unnecessary, and many existing restrictions do not serve the public interest."

Said, "I don't like drugs. Whether I like drugs or not is irrelevant to whether or not there ought to be restrictions on their use."

Says his opinion on drugs is "irrelevant to whether or not there ought to be restrictions on their use."

- Says, "Further restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms are unnecessary, and many existing restrictions do not serve the public interest."
- Says his opinion on drugs is "irrelevant to whether or not there ought to be restrictions on their use."

Public Safety

Energy & the Environment

The candidate's website says, "Pro-choice... you've got the unstoppable force (hypothetical human baby life) versus the immovable object (mother's right to her own body)... the mother's right to control her own body wins out."

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports LGBTQ+ rights.

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Kaiser Leib

- The Governor is the chief executive of the state and is tasked with faithfully carrying out the laws of the state. 
- The Governor prepares the annual state budget, meaning they recommend how money gets divided between various government divisions, such as police, education, healthcare, and roads. This budget must be approved by state lawmakers.
- The Governor has significant power over what laws get made in the state. They advocate for their legislative agenda. They also can veto legislation passed by the state legislature. 
- The Governor is elected for a four-year term, with a limit of 2 terms every 16 years.

The chief executive of the state, who plays a significant role in the laws made every year

Montana Governor, Libertarian Primary

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