This post is comprised of Facebook posts which appeared on Mayor Cory Reeves’ Facebook page. It begins with his tongue-in-cheek solicitation for campaign contributions for watching the Mayor take a shower ($5) or taking a shower with him ($10). I commented about the ad. Full disclosure- I mistakenly thought this was an official page from the city because the name of the page is Mayor Cory Reeves and is dominated by posts about city government. The page is categorized as “Public & Government Service.” He also has another page which is named “Cory Reeves.” Still, it was my mistake. I included that in my last comment to Mayor Reeves.
I have not copied other comments from individuals who are not public officials. But let me also say for the record that they were mostly supportive of the Mayor. I encourage anyone who is really curious to take a look at the Facebook page Mayor Cory Reeves. But, it appears that Tryon deleted his comments and my responses or maybe it was a Facebook algorithm. Our readers can decide what they think on their own.
Reeves’ campaign solicitation begins with the following statement above a photo. I deleted the address.
It’s already that time—campaign season is kicking off!
We’re excited to continue the work of moving our community forward, and as always, your support means the world. Whether it’s your encouragement, your time, your vote, or your donations, it all makes a difference.
If you’d like to contribute to the campaign, donations can be mailed to:
Cory Reeves
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Great Falls, MT 59405
Let’s keep the momentum going! (Max donation is $450)
Despite the fact that it was obviously a joke, I made the following comment on his post.
City Commissioner Rick Tryon responded with his usual vitriol to my comment and I replied. My post referenced an email he had sent to a Canadian citizen who complained to him about Trump’s tariffs. See our previous post. https://wtf406.com/2025/03/canadian-emails-reeves-and-tryon-just-dont-want-them/
Then Reeves responded to my comment.
Finally, I made the following response to Reeves.
After this back and forth appeared in comments on the Mayor Cory Reeves Facebook page, I received an email with a link to an Electric story about an ethics complaint filed against Commissioner Tracy Hauck for putting a notice on her Facebook page about a women’s march. The complaint was filed by Jeni Dodd who writes occasionally for E-City Beat along with Rick Tryon. The Electric wrote, “The Facebook page is not owned, provided, operated or maintained by the city, but when elected or appointed officials use a social media site in their official duties, they’re supposed to notify the city and the city has a software system that captures the posts to maintain a public record.” https://theelectricgf.com/2019/02/08/city-ethics-committee-hears-first-complaint-regarding-houcks-social-media-post/
In addition, Reeves has changed his Mayor Cory Reeves Facebook page cover to mimic the design of his campaign graphic. He also posted the complete campaign graphic with the words Re-Elect Mayor Cory Reeves
I am not a supporter of either Cory Reeves or Rick Tryon. In this exchange they do nothing to address the underlying issue of the mayor soliciting contributions on a Facebook page that has every appearance of a public official. In any other context (like a personal page) I wouldn’t have commented, though I don’t think it is particularly funny. Instead, both of them respond with personal attacks and sarcasm. Great Falls deserves better leadership.