Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as Senate Minority Leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from Kentucky since 1985,the longest serving senator in his state's history. He previously served as minority leader from 2007 to 2015,majority leader from 2015 to 2021 and was majority whip from 2003 to 2007. McConnell has been the leader of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007,making him the longest serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.
Thomas Henry Carter was an American politician,who served as territorial delegate,a United States representative,and a U.S. Senator from Montana. Carter was born in Junior Furnace,Ohio,on October 30,1854. Born to an Irish immigrant family,he spent most of his childhood in on small farms in the Midwest. In 1882,he moved to Helena,Montana to begin his law career there. He entered then politics,and was elected Montana's territorial delegate in 1888. Following Montana's admission into the union as a state,Carter represented the state in U.S. House of Representatives. He ran for re-election in 1890,but was narrowly defeated by Democrat William W. Dixon in the general election.
Arnold Olsen was a U.S. Democratic politician who served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1949 to 1957,and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 1st congressional district from 1961 to 1971.
Scott Sales is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a state senator in the Montana Senate and also serves as the president of that body. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives,including a term as minority leader and as speaker of the House. Sales is the first person,to be elected by his peers,to serve as the presiding officer of both bodies of the Montana Legislature. Sales is from Douglas,Wyoming.
Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator from Montana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
Michael R. Cooney is an American politician who served as the 36th lieutenant governor of Montana from 2016 to 2021. 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. Cooney was the Democratic nominee for governor of Montana in the 2020 election,losing to Republican U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte.
Jesse A. Laslovich is an American attorney and politician who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of Montana since 2022. He previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate.
The 2014 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,2014. A total of 36 seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate were contested. Thirty-three Class 2 seats were contested for regular six-year terms to be served from January 3,2015,to January 3,2021,and three Class 3 seats were contested in special elections due to Senate vacancies. The elections marked 100 years of direct elections of U.S. senators. Going into the elections,21 of the contested seats were held by the Democratic Party,while 15 were held by the Republican Party.
Stephen Clark Bullock is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 24th governor of Montana from 2013 to 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Ellie Boldman is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate,representing District 45. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 90,which includes central Missoula,Montana,from 2011 through 2019. Due to state constitutional term limits,Boldman was unable to file for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives and subsequently filed for election to the Montana Senate Seat 45 in 2020.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician. A Republican,Rosendale represents Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Rosendale served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and in the Montana Senate from 2013 to 2017. From 2015 to 2017,he served as Senate majority leader. Rosendale was elected Montana state auditor in 2016 and held that position from 2017 to 2020. Rosendale ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and for the U.S. Senate in 2018. He was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in 2020. After Montana regained its second House seat in the 2020 census,Rosendale was elected to represent the new 2nd congressional district in 2022.
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.
The 2014 congressional election in Montana was held on November 4,2014,to elect the U.S. representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. Between 1993 and 2023,Montana had one at-large seat in the House.
Cynthia Wolken is a Democratic politician who served as member of the Montana Senate before becoming deputy director of the Montana Department of Corrections. She was first elected to Senate District 48 on November 4,2014,representing part of Missoula,Montana.
The Montana Green Party is a state-level political party affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. It formed in 2001–2002 following Ralph Nader's run for president in 2000 as the Green Party nominee.
Nate McConnell is a Democratic member of the Montana State Senate. He was previously part of the Montana House of Representatives,representing House District 89. He was first elected in 2014 and was reelected in 2016.
A general election in the state of Montana was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary elections being held on June 2,2020. Voters will elect one member to United States House of Representatives and all five state constitutional offices,among other elected offices.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana were held on November 8,2022,to elect two U.S. Representatives from Montana,one from each of its congressional districts. Prior to this election cycle,Montana had one at-large district,represented by Republican Matt Rosendale. However,during the 2020 redistricting cycle,Montana regained the 2nd district that it lost in 1993. As a result,Montana became the first state relegated from multi-district to at-large status that reclaimed a 2nd representative in the House of Representatives,in which Rosendale ran for re-election.
Troy Downing is an American politician and businessman serving as the Montana state auditor. Prior to the 2020 election,Downing worked as a real estate developer and technology entrepreneur.
Danny Tenenbaum is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 95th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 4,2021.
