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 Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate,along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives,convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members,each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms;four-year terms are more common.
David Wanzenried is a state senator representing the 49th district of Montana,representing parts of the city of Missoula and Missoula County,since 2006. He is a member of the Democratic party. Previously,he had been elected to the state House of Representatives for the 92nd district,serving Missoula and also Evergreen,near Kalispell from 1990 to 2004.
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.
Michael R. Cooney is an American politician who served as the 36th lieutenant governor of Montana from 2016 to 2021. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives (1977–1981),as the secretary of state of Montana (1989–2001),in the Montana Senate (2003–2011),as the president of the Montana Senate (2007–2009) and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Montana in 2000. Cooney was the Democratic nominee for governor of Montana in the 2020 election,losing to Republican U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte.
Jesse A. Laslovich is an American attorney and politician who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of Montana since 2022. He previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate.
Shannon James Augare was a Democratic member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 8 in 2010. He did not run for re-election in 2014. Previously,he served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 16 from 2007 until the end of 2010.
Jon C. Sesso is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was the Minority Leader of the Montana Senate,representing District 37 from 2013 to 2018. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 76,from 2004 to 2013.
Robyn Driscoll was a Democratic Party member of the Montana State Senate. She represented District 26 and then District 25. She was first elected to the Senate in 2012. Robyn Driscoll was formerly a member of the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 51 from 2005 to 2013. She has served in the 2005,2007,2009,2011,2013,and 2015 legislative sessions.
Jon Sonju is a former member of the Montana Senate. He is a Republican from Senate District 4,representing Kalispell,Montana,elected in 2011. He served as a State Senator until 2015. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.
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.
David M. Lewis is an American politician who served in the Montana Legislature from 2001 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he was its nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Montana alongside gubernatorial nominee Bob Brown in 2004.
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.
Margaret "Margie" MacDonald is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana Senate for the 26th district from 2017 to 2021. She previously served four terms in the Montana House of Representatives,representing the 54th and 51st district. She also served as Democratic minority whip in both chambers of the legislature.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and businessman. A Republican,Rosendale represents Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Gregory J. Hertz is an American businessman and politician from Montana. Hertz is a Republican member of the Montana Senate for District 6,which represents the Polson area.
Matt Regier is an American businessman and politician who serves as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives. He has represented the 4th district in the Montana House of Representatives as a Republican since 2017.
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.
Dan Bartel is an American politician from Montana. He is a Republican who represented District 29 in the Montana House of Representatives,and now serves District 15 in the Montana Senate.
