Montana House of Representatives | |
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Montana State Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 2, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article V, Montana Constitution |
Salary | $104.86/day + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (100 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (100 seats) |
Redistricting | Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Montana State Capitol Helena, Montana | |
Website | |
Montana House of Representatives |
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. [1]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
66th Legislature (2019-2020) | 58 | 42 | 100 | 0 |
67th Legislature (2021-2022) | 67 | 33 | 100 | 0 |
68th Legislature (2023-2024) | 68 | 32 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 68% | 32% |
In the event that the parties have a tie in number of members, the speaker and other officers are elected from the party who holds the governor's office. Thus, during the 61st legislature from 2007 to 2009, the Montana Democratic Party led the tied legislature as a result of the victory of Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer in the 2004 election. [2]
Office | Representative | Party |
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Speaker of the House | Matt Regier | Republican |
Speaker pro tempore | Rhonda Knudsen | Republican |
Majority Leader | Sue Vinton | Republican |
Majority Whips | Brandon Ler | Republican |
Terry Moore | Republican | |
Jennifer Carlson | Republican | |
Neil Duram | Republican | |
Steve Gist | Republican | |
Denley Loge | Republican | |
Minority Leader | Kim Abbott | Democratic |
Minority Whips | Derek Harvey | Democratic |
Tyson Running Wolf | Democratic | |
Katie Sullivan | Democratic |
Four administrative committees were created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the legislative branch. These committees are Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, and Consumer Committee.
The Montana House of Representatives has 16 standing committees. These are:
In addition, Interim Committees may be appointed each legislative session.
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