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.
Shirley Kersey Turner is an American Democratic Party politician,who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998,where she represents the 15th Legislative District.
Raymond Jon Tester is an American politician and farmer serving since 2007 as the senior United States senator from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation,and has been the only congressional Democrat since 2015,and since 2021 the only Democrat holding statewide 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.
Sean T. Kean is an American Republican Party politician,who has represented the 30th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since being sworn into office on January 10,2012. Prior to redistricting,Kean served in the New Jersey Senate from 2008 to 2012,representing the 11th legislative district. He had previously represented the 11th district in the General Assembly from 2002 to 2008.
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.
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.
Richard J. Cohen is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 64,which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.
Michael John Barrett is an American politician noted for having been elected to serve in three completely different state legislative districts over the course of his political career. At present he is the state senator for the 3rd Middlesex District of Massachusetts. Barrett served in the State Senate earlier,in 1987–1994,representing another district,before moving to his present home in suburban Lexington in 1996. Even earlier,in 1979–1985,he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from a district comprising Reading,North Reading and a portion of Wilmington.
Steve Vick is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate from the 2nd district. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1995 to 2002.
Mike Cuffe is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was first elected to House District 2 in 2017. Cuffe now represents Senate District 1 in the Lincoln County area. Cuffe received a Journalism degree from the University of Montana. He previously worked as an editor for Libby Western News and as a press secretary for Dick Shoup.
Gordon Vance was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to House District 67 in 2008 which represents a portion of the Gallatin County area. He was re-elected twice,serving in the 2009,2011,and 2013 legislative sessions. He later represented the same area as a State Senator for District 34. He served in the Senate during the 2015,2017,2019,and 2021 sessions. He left office on January 2,2023.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and former real estate developer representing Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Member of the Republican Party,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.
Fred Carl is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Montana Legislature from 1971 through 1974. In 2012,Fred Carl announced he would run for Montana Senate District 47,which represents a portion of the Missoula area.
John Barrett III is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was elected to the post on November 7,2017,filling the vacant seat previously held by Gailanne Cariddi,who had died of cancer in June 2017. He represents the furthest northwest district in the state,the 1st Berkshire district. Barrett currently serves as chair of the House Committee on Ethics. Barrett was reelected to the House of Representatives in 2018.
Denise Hayman is an American politician who is currently serving in the Montana Senate as the senator from the 33rd District in Bozeman. She previously served as a member Montana House of Representatives for the 66th district from 2015 to 2023.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 3,2020,to elect the U.S. representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Montana. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester lost re-election to a fourth term,being defeated by Republican nominee Tim Sheehy. Sheehy's victory gave Republicans control of both of Montana's Senate seats for the first time since 1911. Primary elections took place on June 4,2024. Although Tester outperformed Kamala Harris in the concurrent presidential election by 12.8 points,which was the strongest overperformance of any Democratic Senate candidate,it was still not enough to win.
The 2020 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3,2020,to elect members to the Senate of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 11,2020. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the House of Representatives,and other elections.
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.
