Mike Kadas is an American politician. He served as Director of the Montana Department of Revenue from 2013 to 2018 under Governor Steve Bullock.[1] Prior to this, Kadas served as Mayor of Missoula from 1996 to 2006 and represented Missoula in the Montana House of Representatives from 1983 to 1996.[2]

Mike Kadas
Montana Director of the Department of Revenue
In office
January 7, 2013 – May 11, 2018
Preceded byDan Bucks
Succeeded byGene Walborn
49th Mayor of Missoula
In office
September 3, 1996 – January 2, 2006
Preceded byDaniel Kemmis
Succeeded byJohn Engen
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 95th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byAnn Mary Dussault
Succeeded byLes Fitselman
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1995
Preceded byMarjorie Hart
Succeeded byEdward J. Grady
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 2, 1995 – September 3, 1996
Preceded byBea McCarthy
Succeeded byDiane Sands
Personal details
Born(1956-11-20)November 20, 1956
Roseburg, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1996, 2013-2018)
Nonpartisan (1996-2006)
EducationUniversity of Montana (BA), (MA)
ProfessionBusiness owner, former politician

Early life and education

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Kadas was born in Roseburg, Oregon in 1956. He moved to Missoula in 1979 where he was employed as a carpenter from 1983 to 1986. He was also the owner of a small construction company from 1989 to 1996. He received a Bachelor's degree in economics-philosophy in 1992 and a Master's degree in economics in 1996, both from the University of Montana. Kadas worked as the director of special projects for Rivertop Renewables from 2008 to 2012. He and his partner Martha Newell have two sons.[3]

Political career

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Kadas was first elected into the Montana House of Representatives' 95th district (Missoula) in the 1982 elections as a Democrat. After redistricting, he was re-elected five times between 1984 and 1992 as the representative for the 55th district and then once again in 1994 for the 66th district following another redistricting. He won the 1996 Democratic primary for the 66th district but withdrew from the race after being appointed mayor of Missoula. Diane Sands was appointed Democratic nominee and won unopposed in November 1996.[4]

On September 3, 1996, incumbent Missoula mayor Daniel Kemmis announced his resignation, prompting the Missoula City Council to appoint Kadas to the role of mayor. He won the November 4, 1997, Missoula mayoral election and served until 2006.[5] He was credited with handling Missoula's growth with infrastructure improvements and with managing the city professionally.[6] John Engen was elected in November 2005 to succeed Kadas.[7]

Kadas was announced as the Director of the Montana Department of Revenue by Governor Steve Bullock in December 2012.[1] In April 2018, he announced he would be retiring after over five years in the position. His resignation came as the agency was closing half of its property assessment division offices and suspending new hires following budget cuts. He was credited with modernizing the state property tax appraisal process and negotiating the settlement of contested taxes.[8]

Electoral history

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1982

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 95, 1982[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 412 41.1%
Democratic Dan (Patrick) Norman 369 36.8%
Democratic John Lamb 144 14.4%
Democratic Kenneth (Knute) Thompson, Jr. 78 7.8%
Total votes 1,003 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 95, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 2,063 60.8%
Republican Marilyn Fernelius 1,165 34.3%
Libertarian Bryan Spellman 164 4.8%
Total votes 3,392 100.0%

1984

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 55, 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 771 70.1%
Democratic Gary Marbut 329 29.9%
Total votes 1,100 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 55, 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 2,854 100.0%
Total votes 2,854 100.0%

1986

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 55, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 644 78.9%
Democratic Richard (Dick) Turner 172 21.1%
Total votes 816 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 55, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 1,613 69.7%
Republican Martha Powell 701 30.3%
Total votes 2,314 100.0%

1988

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 55, 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 867 100.0%
Total votes 867 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 55, 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 2,227 75.2%
Republican Mavis Vaillancourt 735 24.8%
Total votes 2,962 100.0%

1990

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 55, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 787 100.0%
Total votes 787 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 55, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 1,898 100.0%
Total votes 1,898 100.0%

1992

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 55, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 1,101 100.0%
Total votes 1,101 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 55, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 3,267 100.0%
Total votes 3,267 100.0%

1994

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 66, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 1,079 79.6%
Democratic Robert Thornton 277 20.4%
Total votes 1,356 100.0%
Montana State House General Election District 66, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 2,149 72.5%
Republican Bradley Aipperspach 814 27.5%
Total votes 2,963 100.0%

1996

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Montana State House Democratic Primary District 66, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kadas 815 100.0%
Total votes 815 100.0%

1997

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City of Missoula Mayoral Primary Election, 1997[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Kadas 2,298 68.3%
Nonpartisan Edward (Ed) Childers 1,067 31.7%
Total votes 3,365 100.0%
City of Missoula Mayoral General Election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Kadas 6,703 60.1%
Nonpartisan Edward (Ed) Childers 4,446 39.9%
Total votes 11,149 100.0%

2001

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City of Missoula Mayoral Primary Election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Kadas 2,022 51.3%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey Jordan 973 24.7%
Nonpartisan Kandi Matthew-Jenkins 950 24.1%
Total votes 3,945 100.0%
City of Missoula Mayoral General Election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Kadas 5,697 57.1%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey Jordan 3,733 37.4%
Nonpartisan Kandi Matthew-Jenkins 548 5.5%
Total votes 9,978 100.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Charles (December 21, 2012). "Former Missoula Mayor Kadas named Revenue Department director". Ravalli Republic.
  2. ^ "About Mike Kadas". Montana Standard. December 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Drake, Phil (April 22, 2018). "Revenue director Kadas announces retirement". Great Falls Tribune.
  4. ^ a b Jacobsen, Christi. "Archived Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Past Mayors". City of Missoula. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Merriam, Ginny (December 29, 2005). "Missoula Mayor Mike Kadas prepares to leave office after almost 10 years". Missoulian.
  7. ^ Merriam, Ginny (November 9, 2005). "Engen garners more than 60 percent of the mayor's vote". Missoulian.
  8. ^ "Montana Revenue Director Mike Kadas retiring in May". Missoulian. April 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Archived 1892-2006". Missoula County Elections Office. Retrieved April 7, 2023.