Tyson Running Wolf

Running Wolf first ran for the Montana House of Representatives in 2018. He defeated K. Webb Galbreath with 61% of the vote.^[3] In 2020 and 2022, he was unopposed.^[4][5] He faced challenger Elaine Utterback Mitchell during the 2024 election. Running Wolf received 59% of the vote.^[6]

Running Wolf was assigned to the same three committees in 2019, 2021, and 2023:^[7]

• Education
• Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
• State Administration

In 2025 he was again assigned to Fish, Wildlife and Parks and State Administration. He was also on the House Rules committee.^[1]

One important issue for Running Wolf is protecting the Badger-Two Medicine, an area of the Lewis and Clark National Forest sacred to the Blackfeet Nation.^[8]

In 2025, he successfully brought a bill to create a special revenue account for the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force.^[9] Montana's rate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is one of the worst in the country.^[10]

At age 21, Running Wolf became a professional outdoor guide.^[8] He worked for Smoke Elser, owner of Wilderness Outfitters, and later created his own guide business. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forest research management from the University of Montana in 2001. Running Wolf and his wife are co-founders of Blackfeet Eco Knowledge, where he is CEO.^[11]

Running Wolf is a member of the Blackfeet Nation.^[8]