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Montana is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west,North Dakota and South Dakota to the east,Wyoming to the south,and the Canadian provinces of Alberta,British Columbia,and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area,the eighth-least populous state,and the third-least densely populated state. Its state capital is Helena. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges,while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands,with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.
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.
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.
The Montana Supreme Court is the highest court of the state court system in the U.S. state of Montana. It is established and its powers defined by Article VII of the 1972 Montana Constitution. It is primarily an appellate court which reviews civil and criminal decisions of Montana's trial courts of general jurisdiction and certain specialized legislative courts,only having original jurisdiction in a limited number of actions. The court's Chief Justice and six Associate Justices are elected by non-partisan,popular elections. The Montana Supreme Court meets in the Joseph P. Mazurek Building in Helena,Montana,the state's capital,an international style building completed in 1982 and named in the honor of former Montana Attorney General,Joseph P. Mazurek.
MPAN,short for "Montana Public Affairs Network",is a full-time television channel available on Montana cable systems,along with the DT5 digital subchannel on the member stations of the Montana PBS state network. The service commenced in January 2007. MPAN covers both houses of the Montana State Legislature,as well as other hearings staged in the Montana State Capitol at Helena.
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.
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.
Mark Blasdel is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2007-2015,representing House District 10 which includes the Somers area.
Cary Smith is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to State Senate District 27 which represents a portion of the Billings area.
In Montana,an at-large congressional district special election was held on May 25,2017,to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Montana's at-large congressional district. The election was necessitated by incumbent Republican Representative Ryan Zinke's appointment as United States Secretary of the Interior. Zinke resigned on March 1,2017,upon his confirmation.
Mark R. Noland is an American politician and a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives,where he represents District 10,including Bigfork,Montana.
Kim Abbott is an American politician. She has served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 83 since 2017. Following the 2020 Montana House of Representatives election,she was selected as the House Minority Leader for the term beginning 2021.
Douglas Scot Kerns II,also known as Scot Kerns,is a Lutheran theologian and Republican politician who was born in Indianapolis,Indiana. He is the current representative of House District 23 of the Montana State Legislature and a candidate minister in Great Falls,Montana.
Braxton Mitchell is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 3rd district. Elected in 2020,he assumed office on January 4,2021.
David Bedey is an American politician who serves in the Montana House of Representatives,representing the 86th district since 2019.
Brandon Ler is an American politician from the state of Montana,and a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives for district 35. He owns and operates a fencing company and served for six years on the Savage School District Board of Education.
Mallerie Stromswold an American politician who is the member of the Montana House of Representatives from District 50.
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- ↑ Montana Legislature. "Rob Cooke" . Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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