Elena Gagliano
Libertarian · MT
Elena Gagliano is a retired New York Telephone worker and former union secretary who has lived in Philipsburg since 2000. A former Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority director, Gagliano favors limited government, property rights and more local control.
Where Elena Gagliano stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sent written public comment urging Granite County to rejoin the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, which works to restore passenger trains. She said she kept volunteering after the county left in 2024.
October 7, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Was allowed again, by a unanimous Granite County Commission vote, to give spoken public comment over Zoom. The rest of her one-year in-person ban stayed in place.
September 15, 2026
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Filed a minority report on the Granite County study commission's final report. She backed four-year commissioner terms and nonpartisan elections but faulted the review for missing records and other process failures.
July 15, 2026
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Urged state legislators at a Granite County meeting to consider changing Montana laws on recalling elected officials and on open meetings.
July 14, 2026
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Argued at a study commission meeting that voters wanted nonpartisan county elections. The draft ballot question on nonpartisan elections stayed in the proposal.
April 29, 2026
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Was appointed to the Granite County local government study commission by a 2-1 county commission vote. The county attorney had urged commissioners to reject her application.
July 1, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Ran as the Libertarian candidate for Montana House District 76 in the November 2024 general election. In Granite County she got 446 votes to Republican John Fitzpatrick's 1,556.
November 5, 2024
Source: electionresults.mt.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Was barred for one year from attending Granite County Commission meetings in person, by a 2-1 commission vote. The commission cited disruptive conduct; she could still send written comments.
August 11, 2026
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Past race Elena Gagliano ran in:
- County Commissioner District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Granite County, Montana