They don’t get to watch you. Or raise your rates.
Cameras that record where you go. Data centers that want Montana’s cheap power. I’ll fight both.
Four commitments. Write them down.
01
A one-year pause.
Time to write our data center rules before a proposal arrives. Not a ban — a year to make sure that we aren’t on the hook for increased utility costs.
02
No county tax break for a data center.
The county has no business giving tax breaks to multi-billion dollar corporations and moving the difference onto your property tax bill.
03
No Flock cameras in Flathead County.
They log where everybody goes, every day. I’ll fight for your right to privacy and against any AI-powered government surveillance.
04
County data stays in the county.
No county agency joins a camera network that hands off sensitive data without a warrant.
A Flathead we can afford to call home
Here’s the math.
$646,000
Typical Flathead home
$76,000
Typical family income
~8.5×
Home price vs. local income
+88%
Home price since 2019 (income: +25%)
Home prices are up 88% since 2019. Paychecks are up 25%. That gap is why people who work here can’t afford to live here.
Home values: Zillow ZHVI, Flathead County (September 2026 and December 2019). Income: U.S. Census SAIPE, Flathead County (2024 and 2019). The 2010s ratio range is estimated using the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index for Flathead County. Mortgage figures assume 20% down, 30-year fixed, principal and interest only; current rate 7.32% (Freddie Mac, week of October 22, 2026), pandemic-era rate 3.0%. Sources: Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau (SAIPE), FHFA, Freddie Mac.
For renters
$2,025
Typical Flathead rent, per month
+3.6%
Rent change, past year
+45%
Median rent, 2019 to 2024 (Census)
28%
Typical renter income spent on rent
The typical Flathead renter now spends about 28% of their income on rent — the standard cost-burden line is 30%.
Rent updated monthly (latest: September 2026); the 2019 rent comparison and renter income from the latest Census ACS (2024) · Sources: Zillow (ZORI, Flathead County), U.S. Census (ACS).
Where I stand
Put affordability first
A home here runs about $646,000 — about 8.5 times what a family earns. What a family earns here should be enough for a home here.
More homes for locals, not sprawl for billionaires
Homes for locals closer to town. Landowners who want to keep their land open can sell the right to build elsewhere. Not trophy estates for billionaires.
Show up and tell the truth
I’ll meet you where you are. Weekly Neighborhood Office Hours across the valley — no appointment, no drive to Kalispell.
Seniors and aging in place
A disciplined budget that doesn’t squeeze a fixed income, and the meals, rides and in-home checks seniors count on.
An economy that works in January, not just July
The trades and steady, year-round jobs. County contracts to local businesses first.
A reliable partner for our towns
Combine services where combining is cheaper, and get the county and our towns pointed the same direction on where new homes go.
I’ll come to you.
You shouldn’t have to take a day off work to talk to your county government. Every week, I’ll hold Neighborhood Office Hours somewhere in the valley, a coffee shop, a community center, after work if that’s what it takes. Bring your questions. I’ll be there.
Know a good spot? Tell me where to come.
Upcoming stops
New stops are added regularly. See all upcoming events →
Hey, I’m Nathan.
I’m running for Flathead County Commissioner to put my experience as a physical therapist and community builder to work for the people of this valley.
I’m a home health physical therapist. My work takes me into living rooms all over this valley, and I see what people are actually up against.
My job is to walk in, figure out what’s wrong, and build a plan to fix it. That’s what I’ll do at the courthouse.
I founded local nonprofits focused on housing affordability, and in 2022 I was appointed to Montana’s bipartisan Housing Task Force, working across party lines on the state’s housing shortage.
Leadership isn’t a desk in Kalispell. It’s showing up. That’s why I hold Neighborhood Office Hours across the county, and why I’ll keep holding them in office.
Call or text me at (406) 213-5145 or email nathan@electdugan.com anytime. And maybe I’ll catch you on the baseball diamond this summer, I founded the Flathead Adult Men’s Baseball League in 2025 to give folks across the valley the chance to play ball again.
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