Raymond Jon Tester is an American politician and farmer serving as the senior United States senator from Montana,elected in 2006. A member of the Democratic Party,Tester is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation and the only Democrat who holds statewide and/or congressional office in Montana. He served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007,and as its president for his last two years in the chamber.
Christine Kaufmann is a Montana politician. A member of the Montana Senate from January 2007 to 2016,she previously served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives. She last represented the 41st senate district,based in Helena,Montana.
Haysel Diane Sands is an American politician from Montana. As a Democrat,she served in the Montana State Senate,representing the 49th senate district in Missoula,Montana. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives representing first the 66th district and then the renumbered 95th district.
Super Tuesday 2008,Super Duper Tuesday,Mega Tuesday,Giga Tuesday,Tsunami Tuesday,and The Tuesday of Destiny are names for February 5,2008,the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state U.S. presidential primary elections in the history of U.S. primaries were held. Twenty-four states and American Samoa held either caucuses or primary elections for one or both parties on this date. Furthermore,the week-long Democrats Abroad Global Primary began on this day.
Mark Steven Ferrandino is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. Appointed to the legislature in 2007,Ferrandino represented House District 2,encompassing south central Denver from 2012 to 2014. He is the first openly gay male legislator in Colorado history. He did not seek re-election in 2014,and was the chief financial officer of Denver Public Schools. On November 19,2020,Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed Ferrandino to serve as executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue. He served in the position until July 2023,when the governor named him director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting.
Robert Meza is an American politician from Phoenix,Arizona who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from District 30 from 2019 to 2023. He previously served in the Arizona State Senate from 2011 to 2019,and also served four prior terms in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011.
From January 3 to June 5,2012,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3,2012,after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5,2012,in Charlotte,North Carolina.
Nickie J. Antonio is an American politician from Ohio. A Democrat,she serves in the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district,which is located in the western portion of Cuyahoga County and contains the western third of Cleveland and some of the nearby western suburbs. She previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 13th district from 2011 to 2018. A former member of Lakewood City Council,Antonio was elected to the lower chamber of the legislature in 2010 and took office on January 3,2011,and was re-elected in the 2012 General election,receiving 75% of the vote. She was re-elected consecutively in the General elections of 2014 and 2016. After being term limited in the lower chamber of the legislature,Antonio was elected to the upper chamber of the legislature in 2018 and took office on January 7,2019.
Harry B. Bronson is an attorney and politician from Rochester,New York who serves as a member of the New York State Assembly. A former member of the Monroe County legislature,he was elected to the Assembly in 2010. He is a Democrat.
Laurie A. Jinkins is an American politician,attorney,and public health official from Tacoma,Washington who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 27th district. A Democrat,she has served as Speaker of the House since January 2020.
Rashad Jamal Taylor is a political consultant and former politician from Atlanta,Georgia. A Democrat,he served from 2009 to 2013 in the Georgia House of Representatives,representing the City of Atlanta from the 55th House District. He was first elected in November 2008,at 27 years old,making him the youngest serving member of the General Assembly. After re-election in 2010,he was elected Vice Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus,the fourth highest ranking leadership position in the House. At 31,Taylor was the youngest member of the General Assembly leadership,House or Senate,Democrat or Republican.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician. A Republican,Rosendale represents Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Rosendale served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and in the Montana Senate from 2013 to 2017. From 2015 to 2017,he served as Senate majority leader. Rosendale was elected Montana state auditor in 2016 and held that position from 2017 to 2020. Rosendale ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and for the U.S. Senate in 2018. He was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in 2020. After Montana regained its second House seat in the 2020 census,Rosendale was elected to represent the new 2nd congressional district in 2022.
Thomas A. Steenberg is an American politician. He has served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. In August 2021,Steenberg was appointed to replace Bryce Bennett in the Montana Senate. Steenberg lost the 2022 Democratic primary for the 50th district to Andrea Olsen.
Shane Morigeau is an American politician. He grew up in Ronan,Montana,and he is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.
Andrea Olsen is an American politician who served in the Montana House of Representatives for the 100th district from 2015 to 2023. She is a current member of the Montana Senate,representing Missoula in the 50th district,having won the 2022 election.
A general election in the state of Montana was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary elections being held on June 2,2020. Voters will elect one member to United States House of Representatives and all five state constitutional offices,among other elected offices.
Big Sky Pride is the current gay pride celebration held annually in Montana. Known as the Montana Pride Celebration from 2004–2013,Big Sky Pride took over from the Montana Pride Network in 2014.
Zooey Simone Zephyr is an American politician and university administrator who represents Missoula in the 100th district in the Montana House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected in the 2022 election,making her the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Montana Legislature. She was sworn in as a representative on January 2,2023.
SJ Howell is an American politician who represents Missoula in the 95th district in the Montana House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,Howell was elected in the 2022 election,making them the first non-binary person to be elected to the state legislature in Montana. Howell was sworn in as a representative on January 2,2023.
