Bruce Gillespie | |
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Member of the Montana Senate from the 9th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Llew Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Kevin,Montana |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Doreen |
Children | Kisten and Kent |
Alma mater | Montana State University,(BA) |
Occupation | Rancher |
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (born 1946) is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 9th district in the Montana State Senate. [1] [2]
In 2018,former 9th district Montana State Senator,Llew Jones,was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. [3] Gillespie ran for the open seat,won the Republican primary with 68.7% of the vote,and went on to win the general election with 73.2% of the vote. [2] [4]
As of June 2020,Gillespie sits on the following committees: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Gillespie | 2,550 | 68.7% | |
Republican | Charlie Brown | 1,161 | 31.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Gillespie | 6,347 | 73.2% | |
Democratic | Kurt Dyer | 2,318 | 26.8% |
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