Jim Hamilton (politician)

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Jim Hamilton
Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 61st district
Assumed office
January 2, 2017
Personal details
Born (1959-08-29) August 29, 1959 (age 63)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Political party Democratic
Children2 [1]
Residence Bozeman, Montana
Education Eastern Michigan University

Jim Hamilton is an American politician, serving in the Montana House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represents District 61.

Contents

Hamilton is running for re-election to a fourth term in the 2022 Montana House of Representatives election. [2]

Montana House of Representatives

Tenure

Early in 2017, Hamilton supported increasing the tobacco tax by $1.50 per pack of cigarettes. The bill failed to pass out of the tax committee. [3]

Hamilton opposed the tax plan put forward by national members of the Republican Party in 2017, arguing that these would worsen the state's deficit. [4] This came after legislators from the Montana Republican Party dramatically curbed spending in the state to make up for budget shortfalls. [5]

In 2021, Hamilton co-sponsored a "move over, slow down" bill to strengthen laws protecting first responders directing traffic, after two tow truck operators were killed in a fatal accident. [6] [7] He also opposed a push by Republican state legislators to impose a strict dress code in the House of Representatives, which would have mandated suits and ties. [8]

Committee assignments

Personal life

Hamilton resides in Bozeman, Montana. He is married, and has two children. [1]

Electoral history

2016

Montana House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hamilton 3,787 55.06%
Republican Neal Ganser2,80440.77%
Libertarian Francis Wendt2874.17%
Total votes6,878 100%
Democratic hold

[10]

2018

Montana House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hamilton (incumbent) 4,906 74.9%
Libertarian A. Alexander Fetto1,64825.1%
Total votes6,554 100%
Democratic hold

[11]

2020

Montana House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hamilton (incumbent) 6,200 100%
Total votes6,200 100%
Democratic hold

[12] [13]

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