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The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.
The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature,the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. Half of the Senate is up for election every two years.
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body,composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives,composed of 98 Representatives,and the upper Washington State Senate,with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts,each of which elect one senator and two representatives.
The Montana House of Representatives is,with the Montana Senate,one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members,the House elects its leadership every two years.
Frank J. Smith is an American politician,previously serving as a member of the Montana Senate,representing District 16. He served in the Montana Senate from 2004 until 2008 when he was succeeded by Jonathan Windy Boy. He was re-elected to the Montana Senate in 2016,and served from 2017 to 2020. In 2020,he was elected to the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 31.
Llewelyn E. Jones is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to Senate District 14,representing Conrad,Montana,for the 2011-2013 term. Previously Jones served 3 terms in the House of Representatives. Jones holds an MS in Economics from Montana State University.
Keith Regier is an American politician,business owner,and retired teacher from Montana. Regier is a Republican member of Montana Senate for District 3. He served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017.
Ellie Boldman is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate,representing District 45. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 90,which includes central Missoula,Montana,from 2011 through 2019. Due to state constitutional term limits,Boldman was unable to file for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives and subsequently filed for election to the Montana Senate Seat 45 in 2020.
John Esp is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to the Montana Senate in 2018 to represent Senate District 30,which includes the Big Timber area. Esp previously served in the Montana Legislature from 2001 to 2013.
Tom McGillvray is an American politician and a Republican member of the Montana Senate. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013,where he represented House District 50. He currently represents the Billings,Montana,area. He served as House Majority Leader in 2011 legislative session,Assistant Republican leader in the 2009 legislative session and as Majority Whip during the 2007 legislative session.
Brad Tschida is an American politician who has served as a Republican member for the 97th district in the Montana House of Representatives since 2015. In 2018,he was elected House Majority Leader. In April 2021,Tschida announced he was running for State Senate in Senate district 49.
Mike Lang is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Montana Senate,where he represents District 17,including Malta,Montana. He chairs the Senate Agriculture,Livestock and Irrigation Committee.
Jedediah Hinkle is an American politician and taxidermist. A Republican,he is a member of the Montana House of Representatives. He previously served in the Montana Senate from 2015 to 2019.
Wendy McKamey is an American politician from Montana. She has served as a Republican member of the Montana Senate since 2023,and previously sat in the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023.
Christopher Pope is an American politician serving as a member of the Montana Senate from the 31st district. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2021.
Douglas Scot Kerns II,also known as Scot Kerns,is a Lutheran pastor and Republican politician who was born in Indianapolis,Indiana. He represented House District 23 of the Montana State Legislature and a served as a candidate minister in Great Falls,Montana.
Jason Ellsworth is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Montana Senate. First elected in 2019,Ellsworth serves as the President pro Tempore of the Montana Senate.
Katharin "Kathy" Kelker is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate. She previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023 before being termed out.
The 2022 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8,2022,for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia. These midterm elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including the U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The primary election was held on June 7,2022. Republicans expanded their supermajority in the chamber as they did in the house.
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- 1 2 "Copper Book: Lawmakers of Montana, Legislative Session of 2021". Montana State Legislature. Montana Legislative Services Division. p. 11. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ↑ Montana Legislature. "Cary Smith". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
