Greg Hertz is a lifelong resident of Montana, born in Malta and raised in Lake County. He graduated from Ronan High School in 1976 and later attended the University of Montana, where he earned a degree in Business Administration and passed the Certified Public Accounting exam. Greg has been married to Kate for 46 years, and they have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Greg is a business owner who became the majority owner and President/CEO of Moody's Market Inc in 1998, a company that operates six grocery stores and employs approximately 225 employees. He started his own accounting practice in Polson in 1983 after working for accounting firms in Kalispell and Billings. 

Greg Hertz served in the Montana House of Representatives during the 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 legislative sessions, and was the Speaker of the House in 2019. He was elected to the Montana Senate in 2020.

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The candidate's website says, "State spending should not exceed the growth of our population and per capita income in Montana. The more money we take from Montana taxpayers to fund government operations, the less capital is available for investment in our economy and families."

The candidate's website says, "Greg has first-hand knowledge of how complicated Montana’s tax structure is... As a member of the Legislative Taxation Committee, Greg opposed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increases and supported rights for taxpayers."

The candidate's website says, "Greg knows what it takes to create jobs... Private industry creates jobs! We need to create an environment to foster private industry’s ability to create jobs and spark economic growth."

- The candidate's website says, "State spending should not exceed the growth of our population and per capita income in Montana. The more money we take from Montana taxpayers to fund government operations, the less capital is available for investment in our economy and families."
- The candidate's website says, "Greg has first-hand knowledge of how complicated Montana’s tax structure is... As a member of the Legislative Taxation Committee, Greg opposed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increases and supported rights for taxpayers."
- The candidate's website says, "Greg knows what it takes to create jobs... Private industry creates jobs! We need to create an environment to foster private industry’s ability to create jobs and spark economic growth."

Economy

As of September 17, 2024, Greg Hertz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Supports a robust, well-funded public education system crucial for Montana's economic growth, advocates for local control and parental choice in education, and emphasizes aligning educational objectives with economic needs for children's future success.

- Supports a robust, well-funded public education system crucial for Montana's economic growth, advocates for local control and parental choice in education, and emphasizes aligning educational objectives with economic needs for children's future success.

Education

Voting & Elections

Supports environmental conservation for future generations while advocating for responsible natural resource development to boost Montana's economy and reverse the decline in median household income since the 1970s.

- Supports environmental conservation for future generations while advocating for responsible natural resource development to boost Montana's economy and reverse the decline in median household income since the 1970s.

Energy & the Environment

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Greg Hertz

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