Duane Ankney
Bio | Instantly recognizable with his woolly walrus mustache and Montana cowboy hat, State Senator Duane Ankney is a hardliner advocate for natural energy production, having spent time as plant foreman at Spring Creek Coal plus twenty-five years with Western Energy Company. After graduating high school, Ankney bypassed college and spent his formative years with the US Navy, 1964-1969. |
Status and Position | Former State Senator of Montana |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Montana |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Ankney raised a total $52,906 for all six of his campaigns. https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6668903 |
Voting Rights | Ankeny's stance on voting rights is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Ankeny's stance on universal healthcare is nuance. Ankeny supported a medicare bill with restrictions but part of his reasoning with the bill was to bring light on other bills. https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/montana-senate-passes-bill-to-continue-medicaid-expansion/article_91d8001a-09ac-5c7f-9b13-47c2577e612f.html |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on socialized healthcare is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on private healthcare is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Ankeny suports LGBT rights. Ankeny spoke out in the support repealing the law that made gay sex a crime, saying the bill made his daughter a criminal. https://missoulian.com/news/local/law-that-made-gay-sex-a-crime-in-montana-is-repealed/article_0549451e-a88f-11e2-bf9f-0019bb2963f4.html |
| Taxes | Unknown | Ankney's stance on taxes is unknown. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on flat rate taxes is unknown. |
| Abortion | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on abortion is unknown. |
| Gun Control | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on gun control is unknown. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on assisted suicide is unknown. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Ankeny's stance on government interference is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | Nuance | In a statement by Planned Parenthood, they showed the support for the unliekly senator who does not support 100% but still showed his support on the floor for the organization. https://www.facebook.com/ppamt/posts/rep-duane-ankney-a-republican-from-colstrip-changed-the-debate-forever-on-lgbt-r/10152107198987923/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | Ankney's stance on welfare is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Ankney's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Ankney's stance on the death penalty is unknown. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Ankney's stance on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Ankney's stance on military spending is unknown, |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Ankney's stance on the war on terrorism is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Ankney's stance on Foreign Policy International Interaction is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Ankney's stance on united nations is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Ankney's stance on nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Ankney's stance on free markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Ankney's stance on brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Ankney's stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Ankney's stance on government spending is unknown. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Ankney's stace on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Ankney's stance on common core is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Ankney's stance on clean energy is unknown. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Ankney's stance on religious freedom is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Ankney's stance on seperation of church and state is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Ankney's stance on slavery reparations is unknown. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Ankney's stance on border control is unknown. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Ankney's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | Unknown | Ankney's stance on DACA is unknown. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Ankney's stance on sanctuary cities is unknown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Ankney's stance on legalizing marijuana is unknown. |