Press Release Archive
Busse surges in late polling
#MTGOV ‘narrowly within margin of error’ Gianforte’s ‘extremely unpopular’ tax...
Violating Constitution, Gianforte votes in Bozeman
Law: Governor must reside in Helena, yet voting records show Gianforte...
Ryan Busse: Montana is the most expensive it’s ever been. Here’s how to Lower costs.
Contact: [email protected] & Producers: We respectfully...
Busse: Time for Montana to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Contact: [email protected], Mont. — Former firearms executive...
Busse for Montana announces #MTGOV debate details
Debate between Gianforte and Busse will air live online on October 16, and...
Busse to Gianforte: Extend tax rebate deadline
Candidate also calls on gov to allow 66,000 households that didn’t get rebates...
Gianforte caught violating ethics law
Unpopular governor using taxpayer-funded photo in campaign ads Busse for...
RADIO AD: ‘Gianforte is pouring gas on the fire’
Busse for Montana spot highlights unpopular governor’s record tax increase...
Gianforte’s tax increase forces Bozeman retiree to consider working again
Homeowner’s property taxes shot up 52% ‘You could literally get taxed out of...
BREAKING: Busse outraises Gianforte AGAIN
Former firearms exec raises $46k more than unpopular governor Contact:...
Busse on Hunt Talk: Montana’s outdoor values ‘in peril’ under Gianforte
Candidate, an avid outdoorsman and former firearms exec, talks hunting,...
Busse: ‘Never forget’ what happened to Indigenous children
Candidates honor the lives of three children coming home to the Aaniiih Nation...
Report: Gianforte’s Montana is nation’s most unaffordable state
Construction workers have to work 85 hours per week to afford homes in...
Gianforte officially cancels two debates
‘Most inaccessible, least transparent’ governor formally says no to MTN and...
Busse stands with Stillwater miners ‘as America puts the squeeze on Russia’
Candidate for governor also calls on Gianforte to release details of his...
Gianforte still dodging two debates
After publicly committing to debate Ryan Busse, Governor has not responded to...
Former Fish Chief: ‘We need a change at the top’
In video, Dr. Eileen Ryce says Gianforte has ‘done a lot of damage to this...
Montana home slapped with Gianforte’s 111% tax hike
Gallatin County home paid a staggering $10k in unpopular Governor’s property...
#MTGOV debates are ON after Busse releases taxes
Gianforte says he ‘welcomes a debate’ after former firearms exec provides ten...
Busse, Graybill earn ‘enthusiastic endorsement’ from Montana NOW
Montana Chapter of National Organization for Women cites candidates’...
Gianforte’s refusal to debate is ‘whiney, wimpy and almost as embarrassing’ as his failure as governor
Former firearms exec blasts unpopular governor for ‘harebrained excuses’...
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Fast Facts
- Ryan Busse (BUSS’-ee) is an author and former firearms executive who helped build Kimber, a firearms manufacturer, between 1995 and 2020. Over his 25-year career Busse directed the sales of nearly three million Kimber firearms. His memoir, Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America, was published by PublicAffairs (Hachette) in 2021. Busse was born near the Kansas cattle ranch homesteaded by his great-grandfather. He is an avid hunter, angler and champion of public lands, and has held leadership positions with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Montana Conservation Voters. Busse and his wife Sara have lived in Kalispell for almost 30 years and have two teenage sons.
- Home: Kalispell, Mont.
- DOB: 2/23/70
- Occupation: Writer, Consultant, Firearms Expert and Former Executive (Vice President of Sales, Kimber: 1995-2020)
- Family: Married to Sara; two sons
- Alma Mater: Bethany College (Kansas)