Danny Choriki
Democratic · MT
Danny Choriki was born and educated in Montana and attended MSU Bozeman. He promotes a prevention-first approach to county government that supports families and youth and spends taxpayer dollars wisely.
Where Danny Choriki stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted with the 7-3 majority for Billings to join the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. The motion set aside $6,000 to join the group planning passenger rail through southern Montana.
November 27, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to put a parks, trails, and recreation bond on the ballot, including a recreation center. He opposed splitting it into two votes and said Billings needed year-round recreation. It passed 7-4.
July 10, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted no on city grants of up to $210,000 for winter sheltering and $76,700 for Montana Rescue Mission data and administration costs. The council approved them 7-3.
September 26, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Proposed using $200,000 in recreational marijuana tax money to help the YWCA finish its Gateway Horizons domestic violence shelter. The council agreed unanimously to schedule it for a vote.
May 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Proposed using $200,000 in recreational marijuana tax money to help the YWCA finish its Gateway Horizons domestic violence shelter. The council agreed unanimously to schedule it for a vote.
May 9, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted with the 7-3 majority for Billings to join the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. The motion set aside $6,000 to join the group planning passenger rail through southern Montana.
November 27, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to put a parks, trails, and recreation bond on the ballot, including a recreation center. He opposed splitting it into two votes and said Billings needed year-round recreation. It passed 7-4.
July 10, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted no on Billings' city budget for fiscal year 2024, which passed 9-2. Before the vote, he moved to delay it to hear funding needs from Substance Abuse Connect; that failed 5-6.
June 12, 2023
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Voted no on the final version of changes to the city law on weapons and firearms. He said it changed where people could carry guns and compared that to brandishing a weapon. It passed 8-3.
May 22, 2023
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Cast the only no vote on buying an armored vehicle for the police bomb squad. He said the trend toward using more weaponry was worrisome. The council approved it 9-1.
January 23, 2023
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Voted no on Billings joining national opioid settlements with drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson. He said Billings' share was too small to help its drug problem. The council approved joining 7-4.
December 20, 2021
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Cast the only no vote on a first-reading ordinance banning recreational marijuana stores inside Billings. The council passed it 10-1.
November 22, 2021
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Voted no on sending a ban on recreational marijuana businesses in Billings to the November 2021 ballot. He said marijuana should be regulated. The council passed it 6-3.
August 9, 2021
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Moved to adopt Billings' city budget for fiscal year 2021 as city staff recommended. The council passed it 7-4.
June 22, 2020
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Past race Danny Choriki ran in:
- County Commissioner, District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Yellowstone County, Montana