This story has been updated since 2023 however much of the information is still relevant today.
Don’t kid yourself. Courtenay Sprunger’s yard sign tells it all. They are rose colored pinkish tone (and pink is closer to purple than red); meaning Sprunger is closer to being a Democrat than a Republican. Let me prove this point. (See below)

Courtenay Sprunger’s voting record has been recorded and evaluated by various groups. Sprunger voted with Democrats and unsurprisingly her record via ‘legislatorloyality’ is identical to Llew Jones’s who heads up the R.I.N.O. party in the Helena legislature. (For those of you who don’t know R.I.N.O. spells out to “Republican In Name Only). Sprunger and Jones are two peas in a pod; see the evidence by clicking below. (The ‘donkey’ figure shows when they voted with the Democrats in Helena and Sprunger did so 32 times while Jones was 1 vote ahead of the ‘Freshman Legislator’ where he voted with the Democrats a whopping 33 times. And they voted exactly the same (don’t think that’s by accident) as Sprunger is Jones’s prodigy. Don’t buy for one second that Sprunger is a ‘conservative’ because she most certainly is not. (Take a look below)
You can view how Sprunger voted by clicking here and here.
But there’s more.
Sprunger was also evaluated via the “freedomindex”. This group doesn’t mess around and you can click here to see how Sprunger fared in the line-up. The politician scored a whopping 50% on her voting; in school that’s a “F” or flunk rating. And she voted against some of the very things she now pretends to uphold.
Let’s take a look.
“Sheriffs First” BillHB604 (On March 2, 2023, Sprunger voted AGAINST supporting sheriff’s and ‘We the Peoples’ rights) and yet in her recent mailer (now older mailer) she’s pictured with the local Flathead County Sheriff! And in fact, now in the spring primary which concludes with voting on June 2, 2026, Sprunger has teamed up with Heino; what a mess!
A Vote for Freedom
HB604 would require federal employees to obtain the county sheriff’s written permission prior to making an “arrest, search, or seizure” in the state, with exceptions, and would also invalidate any federal law purporting to give federal employees the authority of a county sheriff.
The House failed to pass HB604 on March 2, 2023, by a vote of 32 to 68. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because upholding the authority of local law enforcement is a basic premise of self-government under the U.S. Constitution’s federal system, which decentralizes power and protects state sovereignty. The 10th Amendment makes it explicit that any power not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the States by the Constitution is “reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Read below (Obviously Sheriff Heino wasn’t paying attention to Sprunger’s unconstitutional votes).

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And there’s more.
“Defend the Guard Act” HB527 (Also on March 2, 2023, Sprunger voted in opposition of “Defend the Guard Act” (It’s unfathomable to think that she voted against this bill)
We Support. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution expressly asserts that “Congress,” not the President, “shall have power…to provide for the common defense.” Only Congress—as explained and limited by succeeding Clauses 11, 12, and 15—is granted the specified powers to “declare war,” “raise and support Armies,” and “provide for calling forth the Militia.”
A Vote for Freedom
HB527 would prevent any member of the Montana National Guard from being deployed for active-duty combat without Congress passing an “official declaration of war” or taking an “official action” otherwise pursuant to the U.S. Constitution to “execute the laws of the country, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection.” The House failed to pass HB527 on March 2, 2023, by a vote of 40 to 60. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution expressly asserts that “Congress,” not the President, “shall have power…to provide for the common defense.” Only Congress—as explained and limited by succeeding Clauses 11, 12, and 15—is granted the specified powers to “declare war,” “raise and support Armies,” and “provide for calling forth the Militia.”
Sprunger just can’t seem to figure out what the Constitution means by the way she votes. And for the life of us we can’t figure out why Heino would be so behind a RINO.
In case you missed it above you can read fully how she voted by clicking here. (Be prepared it will floor you).
Now you know far more about Courtenay Sprunger’s voting records.
P.S. There’s a good reason the Flathead County Republican Central Committee did not endorse either of these candidates. So, when you see these yard signs teamed up together think again before casting your vote for those who disregard the Constitution.
