Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west,North Dakota to the east,South Dakota to the southeast,Wyoming to the south,and the Canadian provinces of Alberta,British Columbia,and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area,but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena,while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges,while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands,with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
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.
Since Montana became a U.S. state in 1889,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913,senators were elected by the Montana State Legislature. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms,one from Montana's at-large congressional district. Before becoming a state,the Territory of Montana elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1889.
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 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.
Joseph Patrick Monaghan of Butte,Montana was a U.S. Representative from Montana from 1933 to 1937. He was a Democrat. In 1936 he decided not to run for reelection and instead challenged Democratic incumbent United States senator James E. Murray in the Democratic primary. When Murray won,Monaghan ran in the general election as an independent. Murray soundly defeated Monaghan and Republican T.O. Larsen. Murray received 55% of the vote,Larsen 27% of the vote and Monaghan 18%. At the age of 30,Monaghan's political career came to an end. He returned to his law practice,and returned to politics only briefly in 1964 when he ran for the Democratic nomination unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in Montana,against Senate Majority leader Mike Mansfield.
A buffalo jump,or sometimes bison jump,is a cliff formation which Indigenous peoples of North America historically used to hunt and kill plains bison in mass quantities. The broader term game jump refers to a man-made jump or cliff used for hunting other game,such as reindeer.
As established and defined by the Montana Constitution,the government of the State of Montana is composed of three branches,the Executive,Judicial,and Legislative. The powers of initiative and referendum are reserved for the citizens of Montana.
"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" is a pop song by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus,performing as Hannah Montana –the alter ego of Miley Stewart –a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. The song was written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil and produced by Gerrard. It is from the series' third soundtrack,Hannah Montana 3. A karaoke version is available in Disney's Karaoke Series:Hannah Montana 3. It is an instructional dance song with a country pop sound and lyrics referencing ice cream and other frozen treats.
"Supergirl" is a song recorded by American singer and actress Miley Cyrus,performing as Hannah Montana –the alter ego of Miley Stewart –a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. The song was written by Kara DioGuardi,in collaboration with Daniel James,and produced by Dreamlab. "Supergirl" was released in 2009,by Walt Disney Records as the lead single from the series' third soundtrack,Hannah Montana 3. A karaoke version is available on Disney's Karaoke Series:Hannah Montana 3. The song is characterized by dance-rock elements in its musical composition and contains lyrics regarding the lows of pop stardom.
Art Wittich is an American politician from Montana. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Montana Legislature,in the Montana Senate from Senate District 35,and then the Montana House of Representatives,from House District 68.
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is a Montana state park and National Historic Landmark in Cascade County,Montana in the United States. The park is 1,481 acres (599 ha) and sits at an elevation of 3,773 feet (1,150 m). It is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of the small town of Ulm,which is near the city of Great Falls. First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park contains the Ulm Pishkun,a historic buffalo jump utilized by the Native American tribes of North America. It has been described as,geographically speaking,either North America's largest buffalo jump or the world's largest. There is some evidence that it was the most utilized buffalo jump in the world. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17,1974,and designated a National Historic Landmark in August 2015. The former name of the park was derived from the Blackfeet word "Pis'kun," meaning "deep kettle of blood," and the nearby town of Ulm.
Mark Blasdel is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015,representing House District 10 which includes the Somers area.
Cary Smith is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to State Senate District 27 which represents a portion of the Billings area.
Senator Larsen may refer to:
Kera Birkeland is an American politician,educator,and coach from Utah. She currently serves as the representative for Utah House District 4. She is on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee,House Education Committee,and House Judiciary Committee. Birkeland replaced Logan Wilde in April 2020,and was elected to a full term in 2020,with 64 percent of the vote.
An election was held on November 8,2016,to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including the Presidency,U.S. House of Representatives,Governorship,and state house. The primary election was held on June 7,2016.
