Blanche McLure
Republican · MT · Granite County Commissioner
Blanche McLure has served on the Granite County Commission since January 2021. On the three-member board, McLure has handled county business such as leases for the county hospital and the Drummond clinic.
Where Blanche McLure stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (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
Moved to set aside $100,000 in federal land payments for Philipsburg's water line project and $50,000 for Drummond's police costs. It passed unanimously.
December 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to eliminate the paid solid waste manager job and have commissioners take over the duties, saving about $26,000 a year. It passed 2-1.
June 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to adopt Granite County's 2023-2024 budget, which set officials' salaries and a cost-of-living raise for employees. It passed unanimously.
September 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to give county elected officials an 8% cost-of-living pay raise. It passed unanimously.
June 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to set aside $100,000 in federal land payments for Philipsburg's water line project and $50,000 for Drummond's police costs. It passed unanimously.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Seconded and voted for Granite County's nuisance dog ordinance (Ordinance 2022-1) for areas outside the towns. It passed 2-1.
December 20, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to join Montana's Community Reinvestment Plan, which offered local down payment loans for home buyers. No one seconded, so the motion failed.
December 31, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to set aside $100,000 in federal land payments for Philipsburg's water line project and $50,000 for Drummond's police costs. It passed unanimously.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to adopt a resolution asking to rejoin the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, a group working to restore passenger trains. It passed unanimously.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Moved to keep county road ownership details off the public online county map and use them only inside the county. It passed unanimously.
January 13, 2026
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Voted against appointing Bryan Senn to the county study commission, saying she preferred applicant Jackie Butler. The appointment passed 2-1.
July 15, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Seconded and voted to remove Dr. Gary Snyder from the county study commission after the county attorney said he disrupted meetings. It passed unanimously.
July 8, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Voted against rejecting two applicants to the county's local government study commission. She then moved to appoint Elena Gagliano, which passed 2-1.
July 1, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to appoint Undersheriff Rico Barkell as Granite County sheriff after Sheriff Scott Dunkerson retired. It passed unanimously.
June 17, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to give up county ownership of part of the North Fork of the Lower Willow Creek Road. It passed 2-1.
May 20, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to pass a resolution opposing state bills that limited the Montana Association of Counties from lobbying for counties. It passed unanimously.
February 11, 2025
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Moved to accept Granite County's share of new national opioid settlements with drug makers and pharmacies, including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart. It passed unanimously.
March 7, 2023
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Voted against cutting the Georgetown Lake dam outflow to 6 cubic feet per second, saying the lake was still rising. The cut passed 2-1.
January 10, 2023
Source: granitecountymt.gov
Past race Blanche McLure ran in:
- County Commissioner District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Granite County, Montana · incumbent