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Link graduated from the University of Wisconsin and obtained degrees in Psychology and Zoology. He then completed a master’s degree in Oceanography at the University of Alaska.

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Link owns Whitefish’s Rock Climb Montana. He has previously worked as a ski instructor at Whitefish Mountain Resort and also worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

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Link Neimark ran for Congress in the At-Large Congressional District of Montana special election in the 2017 but did not win.

Authored a bill on housing finance reform.

Said, "To make our country safer, we must invest in our economy and our workforce."

Believes national security comes from a secure economy.

Opposes the reduction or privatization of social security.

- Wants to support the middle class.
- Authored a bill on housing finance reform.
- Said, "To make our country safer, we must invest in our economy and our workforce."
- Believes national security comes from a secure economy.
- Opposes the reduction or privatization of social security.

Economy

Said, "Over half of all tax dollars...[go] to the military.  We currently have enough nuclear weapons to nuke the entire planet about three times over.  Let's make our citizens our priority and invest in health care, education, and infrastructure instead of more weapons of mass destruction."

Supports the LGBTQ+ community and wants to protect the community from housing discrimination and discrimination in the workplace.

- Said, "Over half of all tax dollars...[go] to the military.  We currently have enough nuclear weapons to nuke the entire planet about three times over.  Let's make our citizens our priority and invest in health care, education, and infrastructure instead of more weapons of mass destruction."
- Supports the LGBTQ+ community and wants to protect the community from housing discrimination and discrimination in the workplace.

Public Safety

- Listed healthcare as a top priority.
- Opposes "big Pharma."

Healthcare

Opposes the privatization of Montana public schools.

Opposes charter schools and voucher programs.

Believes a standard K through 12 education is "no longer sufficient in our modern technological society."

Wants to convert high schools to technical high school training facilities to prepare students for jobs in the skilled trades as soon as they graduate from 12th grade.

Supports providing a free college education to students.

Said, "Let’s loan students tuition money at the same rate that we loan banks money - 1, 2, or 3%, instead of the 6, 7, or 8% interest that most students are currently paying."

Wants to seek federal funding for Montana colleges and universities to expand their online course offerings and make them available at nominal cost.

- Listed education as a top priority.
- Opposes the privatization of Montana public schools.
- Opposes charter schools and voucher programs.
- Believes a standard K through 12 education is "no longer sufficient in our modern technological society."
- Wants to convert high schools to technical high school training facilities to prepare students for jobs in the skilled trades as soon as they graduate from 12th grade.
- Supports providing a free college education to students.
- Said, "Let’s loan students tuition money at the same rate that we loan banks money - 1, 2, or 3%, instead of the 6, 7, or 8% interest that most students are currently paying."
- Wants to seek federal funding for Montana colleges and universities to expand their online course offerings and make them available at nominal cost.

Education

Said, "I am fed up with the inaction, corruption, and petty party politics that have unfortunately become the norm in Washington."

- Said, "I am fed up with the inaction, corruption, and petty party politics that have unfortunately become the norm in Washington."

Voting & Elections

Wants to bring high speed broadband internet to rural areas in Montana.

Said, "I will fight for Infrastructure money to develop alternative clean energy which can utilize existing Colstrip transmission lines and create energy sector jobs."

Said, "We Montanans get to enjoy the National parks, forests and wilderness areas, while the Federal government foots the bill. If these lands were transferred to the state, the costs of fighting fires and managing resources would be a significant burden on Montanans."

- Listed "clean energy" as a top priority.
- Wants to bring high speed broadband internet to rural areas in Montana.
- Said, "I will fight for Infrastructure money to develop alternative clean energy which can utilize existing Colstrip transmission lines and create energy sector jobs."
- Opposes land privatization.
- Said, "We Montanans get to enjoy the National parks, forests and wilderness areas, while the Federal government foots the bill. If these lands were transferred to the state, the costs of fighting fires and managing resources would be a significant burden on Montanans."

Energy & the Environment

Link Neimark

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Matt is from the Flathead Valley in Montana. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Montana. 

Matt is a real estate investor and owns his own business, the Stillwater Sod Corporation. 

Matt Regier is a member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 4. He was elected to this position in 2017, and has served for three terms. 

Opposes gun control, saying "Our second amendment gives Americans and Montanan’s the ability to protect themselves and the power..."

- Opposes gun control, saying "Our second amendment gives Americans and Montanan’s the ability to protect themselves and the power..."

Opposes using state tax revenue to fund abortions.

Opposes expanding Medicaid, saying "We already have traditional Medicaid..."

- Opposes using state tax revenue to fund abortions.
- Opposes expanding Medicaid, saying "We already have traditional Medicaid..."

Supports parental control over their children's education, and supports House Bill 676, which establishes "parental rights, including " the right to educate their child, the religion they raise their child in, and the biometric data of their child...free from government interference..."

Wants to "Protect our Youth", saying "The radical Left has stated men can get pregnant, tax payer funded schools should teach different sexualization activities to grade schoolers, and the girls locker room should accept biological males. These notions defy logic and decency."

- Supports parental control over their children's education, and supports House Bill 676, which establishes "parental rights, including " the right to educate their child, the religion they raise their child in, and the biometric data of their child...free from government interference..."
- Wants to "Protect our Youth", saying "The radical Left has stated men can get pregnant, tax payer funded schools should teach different sexualization activities to grade schoolers, and the girls locker room should accept biological males. These notions defy logic and decency."

As of June 7, 2025, Matt Regier’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Opposes distributing Montana water to other states or entities.

- Opposes distributing Montana water to other states or entities.

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