Champ Edmunds

Richard Champion Edmunds, Jr. (born September 9, 1963) was a Republican member of the Montana Legislature and is running for Montana State Auditor in 2016.

Edmunds served as a submariner in the United States Navy for 10 years from 1984-1994. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Montana in Accounting and Finance. He has two children, one of whom previously served in the United States Army. Edmunds is a mortgage consultant at Wells Fargo Bank in Missoula, where he specializes in Military mortgages.

Edmunds Elk Hunting

2010 Election

Edmunds was elected to the Montana Legislature to represent House District 100 which represents a portion of the Missoula area on November 2, 2010 and was officially sworn into office on January 3, 2011. He had no primary opponent and beat the Democratic challenger in the general election.

2012 Election

Edmunds was re-elected to the Montana Legislature in 2012, he was unopposed in the primary and beat the Democratic challenger earning 56% of the vote.

2014 U.S. Senate Election

Edmunds unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat then held by John Walsh.

Edmunds officially announced his run for U.S. Senate at a press conference at Bitterroot Motors in Missoula on February 28, 2013. He spoke to about 50 supporters, party leaders and residents from Missoula and the Bitterroot.

Edmunds said that if elected, he was ready to start fixing Washington. “First with a balanced budget amendment, and then with a prohibition of legislative riders, changing those two things alone in Washington would solve most of the problems they have there.” Edmunds concluded, “I am ready to reduce the size of the Federal Government and stand for Montana as your civil servant.”

Edmunds characterized himself as a "fighter" telling how he had worked throughout life to counter the facial palsy that afflicted him at birth. He said he wants to see a new face in Washington D.C.

2016 Montana State Auditor Election

On April 2, 2015, Edmunds announced he was running for Montana State Auditor in 2016.