Nathan Dugan
Democratic · MT
Nathan Dugan is a home health physical therapist who founded local housing nonprofits and was appointed to Montana's Housing Task Force in 2022. Dugan's priorities are housing that local workers can afford, a one-year pause on data centers, and limits on warrantless license-plate cameras.
Where Nathan Dugan stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (5 records)
Track record
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 5 support
Released a Livable Flathead survey of county voters on housing, as the group's director. He urged cities to use it in their land use plans.
March 2, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Wrote a newspaper opinion piece urging Whitefish to plan for faster growth. He argued a low growth estimate leads to sprawl and higher housing costs.
November 28, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Led Shelter WF in asking to join a lawsuit to defend Montana's 2023 laws that make it easier to build more housing.
January 17, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Urged the Whitefish City Council, as Shelter WF president, not to roll back its rules for backyard cottages and in-law units, and proposed expanding them.
January 16, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofwhitefish.gov
Co-founded Shelter WF, a Whitefish nonprofit that pushes for more affordable housing through changes to city housing and zoning rules.
June 28, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Was named by Gov. Greg Gianforte to the state Housing Task Force, which advised on making Montana housing more affordable.
July 26, 2022
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Past race Nathan Dugan ran in:
- County Commissioner District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Flathead County, Montana