Dan Villa

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Dan Villa
Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 86th district
In office
2004 -
Personal details
Born (1983-02-14) February 14, 1983 (age 35)
Anaconda, Montana
Political party Democratic Party
Residence Anaconda, Montana
Alma mater Montana Tech of The University of Montana
Occupation student

Dan Villa is a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 86 since 2004. He currently serves as Chairman of the Sub-committee on Education. He served as Minority Caucus Leader in 2006.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Montana House of Representatives lower house of U.S. state legislature

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.


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