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Jonathan Windy Boy is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives. From 2008 to 2016,he served in the Montana Senate. In 2019,he stepped down from legislative duties after being found guilty of sexual misconduct. The sexual misconduct stemmed from inappropriate texts he sent in 2017 to female colleagues between mid-August and October. Allegations and anecdotes began circulating of his history sexual misconduct on the reservation. He ran for re-election as Representative of District 32 and served in the 2021 session.
Dave McAlpin is an Administrative Law Judge in Helena,Montana. He serves as Chairman of the Montana Tax Appeal Board. He was appointed to the Board by Gov. Steve Bullock in 2013 and unanimously confirmed to the six-year term by a vote of the Montana State Senate. He was designated Chairman in 2015.
Kim J. Gillan is an American politician and former Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. She represented District 24 from 2004 to 2012. She was unable to run for reelection in 2012 due to Montana's term limits. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004. On June 21,2011,she announced that she would be a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for the open seat in Montana's At-large congressional district that was available in the 2012 election due to incumbent Denny Rehberg's decision to run against U.S. Senator Jon Tester. Gillan was defeated by Republican businessman Steve Daines in the November 2012 general election.
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.
Jennifer "JP" Pomnichowski is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Montana Senate. Pomnichowski served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015.
Franke Wilmer is an academic and a politician. She was a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives,representing Districts 63 and 64 from 2007 to 2015. Before first running for office in 2006,Wilmer was appointed to chair the Montana Human Rights Commission by Governor Schweitzer in 2005. She received both a master's and PhD from the University of Maryland in 1990 and is currently a full professor of Political Science at Montana State University.
Arlene A. Becker is a Democratic Party former member of the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 52 from 2002. She earlier served from 1991 through 1992.
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.
Debby Barrett is a former Republican member of the Montana Legislature. She was elected for Senate District 36,representing the Dillon,Montana area,in 2008. She previously served 4 terms in the House of Representatives.
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.
Tom McGillvray is an American politician and a Republican member of the Montana Senate. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013,where he represented House District 50. He currently represents the Billings,Montana,area. He served as House Majority Leader in 2011 legislative session,Assistant Republican leader in the 2009 legislative session and as Majority Whip during the 2007 legislative session.
Amanda Gayle Curtis is an American politician who serves as the president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE),Montana's largest labor union.
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.
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- ↑ "Montana Legislature: 64th Session". leg.mt.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-05.