25 Facts About Corey Stapleton

Corey Stapleton was born on September 17,1967 and is an American politician and musician who served as the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021.

In 2020, Stapleton ran to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, but lost the Republican primary to Matt Rosendale.

Corey Stapleton served as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy and the Aegis cruiser USS Hue City.

Corey Stapleton voluntarily resigned his naval commission in 1997 to work in Billings, Montana, as a financial advisor.

Corey Stapleton was elected Minority Whip in 2006 until term-limited out of office in 2008.

Corey Stapleton served as Senate Minority Leader in the 2007 legislative session, which ended without a budget compromise between the Democratic-controlled senate and Republican-controlled House.

Corey Stapleton sponsored several pieces of legislation including Otter Creek Coal development the attempted creation of a Montana medical school the Montana National Guard Relief Act and the demand for reorganization and replacement of the Montana Department of Revenue's computer system POINTS.

Corey Stapleton served as chairman of the Montana Republican Legislative Campaign Committee, and advocated for the party's "Handshake with Montana" plan which he compared to the 1994 Republican Party "Contract with America".

Corey Stapleton ran for Governor of Montana with former state senator Bob Keenan as running mate in 2012.

Corey Stapleton won only two counties in the state: Yellowstone and Treasure.

Corey Stapleton criticized Baucus's record and started a petition to repeal Obamacare.

On June 15,2019, Corey Stapleton announced his 2020 candidacy for the US House of Representatives.

Corey Stapleton initially been a candidate in the crowded 2020 Montana gubernatorial election.

On March 10,2022, Corey Stapleton announced that he was "testing the waters" for a 2024 presidential campaign.

Corey Stapleton later confirmed he was running on November 11,2022.

Corey Stapleton has been described as a "long-shot candidate" due to his lack of polling representation and media coverage.

Corey Stapleton has raised $7,717 total for his campaign, all through individual contributions, as of March 31,2023.

Corey Stapleton withdrew from the election on October 13,2023.

In July 2017, Corey Stapleton said that there had been 360 cases of voter fraud in Montana in the 2017 special congressional election.

In October 2018, Corey Stapleton came under scrutiny after it was revealed that a Voter Guide written, published, and mailed by the Montana Secretary of State office had failed to distinguish what changes proposed ballot initiatives would make to existing laws through underlining additions and striking deletions, instead printing the new laws without these distinguishing marks.

Corey Stapleton's office awarded the $265,000 contract to print and mail the corrections to all Montana voters to Ultra Graphics, a firm run by former state Republican Party Executive Director Jake Eaton.

Corey Stapleton claimed that Eaton's company was awarded the contract because it had submitted the lowest bid.

In February 2019, Corey Stapleton was fined $4,000 by Montana's Commissioner of Political Practices for four separate violations of State law in using resources from his secretary of state office to announce his gubernatorial campaign.

Corey Stapleton married his wife Terry in 1992 in Great Falls.

Corey Stapleton has served on various community boards including Montana Manufacturing Extension board, Rotary, American Legion, and the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind foundation.