MONTANA'S FUTURE
MONTANA VALUES
February 28, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kyle Austin, Candidate for US SENATE, defends the rights of Montanans
Billings, MT - I am pleased to announce that I represented the Kratom industry during the Montana Department of Labor, board of pharmacy meeting this past Friday. The Department of Labor has a history of manufacturing socialism, violating laws, violating civil rights, and destroying the economy in our great state.
As a small business owner and candidate for United States Senate, it was my privilege to defend the rights of the people from the continued government overreach by the Department of Labor and Industry. Our laws are very clear; MCA 37-7-201 clearly states that the board of pharmacy does NOT have the authority to regulate botanicals. MCA 50-2-116 is also very clear that Riverstone Health does not have the authority to regulate business and/or deny consumer access to goods or services. This was a win for the Kratom industry, a win for Montana business owners, and a HUGE WIN to protect the civil liberties of ALL Montanans.
As your next United States Senator, I will work hard on ending government corruption and government overreach to protect our rights as Montanans. It is my campaign promise to deregulate and defund agencies such as the Department of Labor and Industry.
Sincerely,
Kyle Austin, PharmD
Candidate for United States Senate
My Fellow Montanans,
Small businesses are under attack by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Slowly every year the DLI has created more regulations over small businesses and has squeezed small businesses out of business in our state. This is the opposite of what has been promised by our republican party and Governor Gianforte. The red tape agenda has been nothing more than empty promises and nothing more than big government overreach. This is a great example of why Montana voters should look at a 3rd party candidate for this coming election!
Furthermore, I have personally witnessed the Montana Department of Labor and Industry siding with large corporate competitors to use the DLI as a mechanism to harass and attack small businesses in this state. The DLI does not follow rules of civil procedures and consistently violates Montanans’ constitutional rights when impeding on the rights of business owners in this state.
The Montana Board of Pharmacy is also included within the Montana Department of Labor. As a pharmacist and pharmacy owner, I have seen the executive director and the board misdirect the legislature into passing a woke liberal agenda views, driving socialism in the private industry in our state. This agenda has limited marketplace competition, restricted market entry of new entrepreneurs, created barriers to affordable and accessible healthcare, and increased the costs of doing business in our state. I have also witnessed the board of pharmacy attacking private for-profit business’s for requiring payment for services provided to consumers.
I also want to include that the DLI has overtaxed small business’s stockpiling a trust fund amounting to over $643 million dollars. This is unacceptable, these funds need to be returned to the businesses who paid them.
As a candidate for the United States Senate, it is my number one priority when elected to pull the roughly $66.9 million federal dollars that is provided to the DLI. Doing so will downsize the big government, reduce taxes, create economic stability, and allow small businesses to thrive once more in our great State of Montana. I encourage Montana state legislators to do the same!
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Sincerely,
Kyle Austin, PharmD
Candidate for United States Senate