MSGA Board of Directors Elections
MSGA Seeks Candidates for the Organization’s Board of Directors
This year, the following offices and districts director positions are open for election:
President
First Vice President
Second Vice President
Northeastern District
Southeastern District
South Central District
Western District
Those interested in running for a Board position, please contact Raylee Honeycutt at [email protected] for more information and to receive an application. All candidate applications are due by July 31, 2026. The nominating committee will meet with candidates in August.
Online District Voting
The election of the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) Board of Directors is done through electronic voting. Eligible voting members will have received an email and letter in the mail sharing their Voter ID and Voter Key, which allows members to vote for the candidates vying to represent their district, along with the offices of president, first vice president, and second vice president.
Online votes must be submitted by Friday, November 27, at 11:59 p.m., to vote for officer candidates and board candidates in your district. You may only vote once – if you plan to vote on all statewide candidates, please vote at MSGA’s Annual Convention on December 3-5, 2026.
How to Vote Online
Voting is simple and secure, follow these three easy steps: 1) Click on your district using the button above to launch the voting website. 2) Enter your Voter ID and Voter Key, then click Login to Vote. 3) Select your preferred candidates and then click on Submit to Vote.
What is the MSGA Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors are composed of the president, first vice president, second vice president, and ten elected district directors which represent the western, north central, south central, northeastern and southeastern districts of the state.
The Board of Directors have supervision, control, and direction of the affairs of the Association, shall actively pursue its purposes and have discretion in the disbursement of its funds. It may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as deemed advisable, and may, in the execution of the powers granted, appoint such agents as it may consider necessary.
District Board of Directors Elections
At each annual meeting, district directors can be elected or re-elected for a term of two years. Any district director will be eligible for re-election. However, neither the president, first vice president and second vice president nor district directors of the Board of Directors may serve no more than two consecutive terms. After serving two terms, a Board member must sit off the Board for at least four years before becoming a candidate for district director election again.
Members may vote by electronic ballot for a district director vacancy provided the member only votes for the director position from the member’s district, and provided the ballot is received at the offices of the Association on or before the Friday preceding the opening of the annual meeting. Members attending the Association annual convention are allowed to vote for director positions in any district provided they have not voted previously by mail.
Officer Positions
The elective officers of the Association consist of the president, first vice-president, and second vice-president.
These officers are elected annually by the members of the Association present at the annual meeting, or by electronic ballot. Elections are by ballot and a majority of the votes cast shall be elected. Anyone running for an officer position must have completed two terms as a district board member.
Candidates
Turk Stovall, Running for President
Location: Billings | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf, stocker/backgrounder, and feeder
Turk Stovall is a fifth generation Montana Rancher. Stovall Ranches LLC is a diversified ranch in Yellowstone and Big Horn counties on the Crow Indian Reservation operating as a cow/calf, hay production and backgrounding to grass operation. Before returning home to the ranch, Turk held management positions with Certified Angus Beef LLC, North Platte Feeders, Inc and ORIgen, Inc.
Monty Lesh, Running for 1st Vice President
Location: Miles City | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf and stocker/backgrounder
Monty and his family run an Angus commercial cow herd selling NHTC program feeder cattle after the calves have been backgrounded. They also develop heifers and breed them, selling bred heifers or three year old cows. As opportunity presents itself, the ranch will purchase feeder cattle to background, run on grass and sometimes feed to finish. Monty’s operation is located on native range, with a mixture of owned and leased ground. The ranch also has irrigated pasture or hay. Monty has been actively engaged in the cattle business most of his life. Monty’s wife, Sherry, and son, Wyatt, are involved with daily activities and Shayla helps with the books.
Kirk Donsbach, Running for 2nd Vice President
Location: Roy | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf and stocker/backgrounder
Kirk, his wife Leoma, and Kirk’s mother (silent partner) own/operate a cow/calf operation in Central Montana. The operation consists of one full time employee, Kirk, Leoma, and one seasonal employee. The ranch consists of irrigated deeded acres, private acres, state lands, and BLM. A large percentage of the Federal lands are within a Montana State Grazing District.
Chance Wilson, Running for Northeastern District Director (Second Term)
Location: Scobey | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf
Chance is the decision maker and operator his family’s cow/calf operation in Daniels County. Chance has been back on the ranch full time since 2014. In January of 2016, his father, DuWayne, got in an accident, falling off the front of a wagon. He was paralyzed and since then Chance has been responsible for most of the labor on the ranch. His father now has a lift on his pickup and can do some things regarding haying and feeding. Chance’s wife, Reagann, and his daughters get to help out as much as they can.
Ian Glennie, Running for South Central District Director (Second Term)
Location: Judith Gap | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf
Ian moved back to his family’s farm and ranch in the summer of 2020. He is a fifth-generation rancher, but the first generation to live on the place that the family currently has full time. Ian’s father has been in banking his whole life and has put the ranch together from scratch. Ian and his family run 500 head of commercial black angus cattle, crop 6,000 acres and sell hay. Ian manages the day-to-day operations and have started leasing his own places, adding to the family.
Tyrell McClain, Running for Southeastern District Director (First Term)
Location: Billings | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf
Tyrell, currently serves as the VP of Operations at Sunlight Ranch, which is a cow/calf and yearling ranch located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming. In his role, Tyrell works closely with a diverse team of employees and is passionate about developing people, building strong teams, and creating opportunities for others to grow both personally and professionally within the ranching industry.
Jim Garrison, Running for Western District Director (Second Term)
Location: Glen | Industry Segment(s): cow/calf
Jim’s family ranch has been in the Garrison family for over 100 years. His father, Bill, is a past president of MSGA. Jim and his family run about 280 spring calvers, 160 fall calves, and 100 yearlings. His three children all have a few head of registered herefords.
