Jacob "Jake" Strissel
Democratic · MT · Hill County Commissioner, District 1
Jake Strissel, a Rudyard native, has been a Hill County commissioner since 2021 and sits on Montana's Opioid Abatement Committee. He pushed for county employee raises and lists fiscal responsibility, infrastructure, and public safety as priorities.
Where Jacob "Jake" Strissel stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted to give the Hill County Health Department up to $100,000 in federal pandemic relief money for COVID-19 work. The vote was 2-0, with one commissioner abstaining.
February 22, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: havredailynews.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Publicly criticized Governor Greg Gianforte's veto of Senate Bill 442, which sent more state money to counties for roads. He had testified for the bill several times in the Legislature.
May 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: havredailynews.com
Argued against holding a 2023 special election on a tax increase to raise county wages, saying it would cost more than waiting until 2024. Health department staff had pressed for faster raises.
March 2, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: havredailynews.com
Voted to give the Hill County Health Department up to $100,000 in federal pandemic relief money for COVID-19 work. The vote was 2-0, with one commissioner abstaining.
February 22, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: havredailynews.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Publicly criticized Governor Greg Gianforte's veto of Senate Bill 442, which sent more state money to counties for roads. He had testified for the bill several times in the Legislature.
May 8, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: havredailynews.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Abstained from the opioid trust committee's vote on a $149,450 grant for a recovery program in Havre, his home area. The grant passed unanimously without him.
April 21, 2026
Source: montanaopioid.org
Joined the Montana Commission on Community Service, a state board that supports volunteer and service programs, as a new commissioner.
October 2, 2025
Source: serve.mt.gov
Was reappointed to a three-year term on the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust advisory committee, representing multi-county regions. The committee decides how to spend opioid settlement money.
April 10, 2025
Source: montanaopioid.org
Became chair of the Hill County Commission after Commissioner Mark Peterson left office.
January 2, 2025
Source: hilinetoday.com
Voted with Commissioner Mark Peterson to pass a formal censure resolution against fellow Commissioner Sheri Williams over her conduct toward staff and colleagues. The vote was 2-0; Williams was absent and denied the claims.
December 26, 2024
Source: havredailynews.com
Voted with the full commission to cut the county's state school equalization levy from 95 mills to 77.9 mills. This went against the state Department of Revenue's order to collect all 95 mills.
October 5, 2023
Source: havredailynews.com
Drafted a county resolution asking voters to approve a 3% local tax on medical and recreational marijuana sales in one ballot question. The commission passed it 3-0.
July 28, 2022
Source: hilinetoday.com
Won election as Hill County Commissioner for District 1, defeating Republican Mark Wicks 3,586 to 3,379.
November 3, 2020
Source: havredailynews.com
Past race Jacob "Jake" Strissel ran in:
- County Commissioner District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Hill County, Montana · incumbent