Dennis Ray Rehberg is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1991 to 1997 and as the U.S. Representative for Montana's at-large congressional district from 2001 to 2013. Rehberg was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1996 and 2012, losing to Democratic incumbents Max Baucus 50% to 45% and Jon Tester 49% to 45%, respectively. He subsequently became a co-chairman at Mercury, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.
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.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a single representative for the At-large District, who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Representative Denny Rehberg sought re-election; he was originally elected in 2000 with 52% of the vote. He was formerly a Billings area rancher, state legislator (1984–90) and Montana Lieutenant Governor (1991–97).
Michael R. Cooney is an American administrator and Democratic Party politician who has served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Montana since January 2016. 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.
Jonathan Windy Boy is a Democratic Party former member of the Montana Legislature. As of 2017 he serves as Representative for District 32. He was elected in 2008 representing Senate District 16.
Frank J. Smith was a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 16. He served from 2004 until 2008 when he was succeeded by Jonathan Windy Boy. He was elected again for the 2017 legislative session.
Galen Hollenbaugh is a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 81 since his appointment in December 2006. He was appointed by the Lewis and Clark County Commission after the resignation of the incumbent, Christine Kaufmann. Kaufmann had resigned her House seat on being appointed to the Senate to replace Ken Toole, who had resigned from the Senate following his election to the Montana Public Service Commission.
David B. "Dave" Gallik was a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 79 from 2000 to 2008.
Ron Erickson is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. In 2009, he was elected for Senate District 47, representing Missoula, Montana. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 93 from 1998 to 2009.
Jim Keane was a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. He was elected to Senate District 38, representing Butte, Montana, in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 75, from 2000 to 2009.
Carol C. Juneau is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 8 since 2007. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1998 through 2007. She is the mother of former Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau.
Joey Jayne, a Navajo originally from New Mexico, now runs her own law office in Arlee, MT. Jayne was a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 15, from 2001 to 2008. She served as Justice of the Peace in Lake and Sanders Counties from 2012 - 2014, after Justice Chuck Walls was forced to resign due to harassment charges from his staff. Jayne was the Democratic nominee in 2008 for District Court Judge for Sanders and Lake counties and again in 2012, but lost in 2012 after plagiarism charges regarding her application surfaced. She was also accused of illegal campaign practices by the Salish and Kootenai Confederated Tribes, but was not formally charged by the tribe. She had worked for them as an attorney from 1998 to 2000.
Hal Jacobson is a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 82 since 2000.
Gary H. Branae is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. He has represented Senate District 27 for Billings, Montana since 2009. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 54 from 2000 to 2009.
Sue M. Dickenson is a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 25 since 2002.
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is the state education agency of Montana. Elsie Arntzen currently serves as the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction. The agency is headquartered in Helena.
Denise Juneau is an American politician from the U.S. state of Montana, who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. She is a Democrat and the first female Native American elected to statewide office in the United States. She is a descendant of the Blackfeet Tribe.
The 2014 congressional election in Montana was held on November 4, 2014, to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has one at-large seat in the House, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. Representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 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 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. Representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. The elections will coincide 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.
