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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.
Since Montana became a U.S. state in 1889,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913,senators were elected by the Montana State Legislature. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms,one from Montana's at-large congressional district. Before becoming a state,the Territory of Montana elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1889.
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.
Frank J. Smith is an American politician,previously serving as a member of the Montana Senate,representing District 16. He served in the Montana Senate from 2004 until 2008 when he was succeeded by Jonathan Windy Boy. He was re-elected to the Montana Senate in 2016,and served from 2017-2020. In 2020,he was elected to the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 31.
Jim Keane is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives representing House District 73,which includes Butte,Montana. He has served in the Montana House since 2017,and previously served from 2001 to 2007. He is also former member of the Montana Senate and represented Senate District 38 from 2009 to 2015. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2000 to 2007.
Kurt Louis Daudt is an American politician and the Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 31A,which includes portions of Anoka,Isanti,and Sherburne counties in east-central Minnesota,north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He lives on his family farm in Crown,Minnesota.
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.
Peter C. Shannon was an American lawyer,politician,and judge. After practicing law for a time in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,in 1852,Shannon ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives,losing by five hundred votes to Whig David Ritchie. Shannon was then appointed president judge of the local district court in 1852 by Pennsylvania Governor William Bigler,but served for only a year,having been defeated for re-election in 1853. At the beginning of the Civil War Shannon became a Republican and was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,serving two terms,1862 and 1863. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel in a regiment which he helped raise,but resigned to continue his political career. In 1862 he campaigned with Governor Andrew Curtin in his successful re-election bid,and in 1864 was part of Lincoln's re-election campaign in Pennsylvania.
Derek Skees is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 11th district. Skees chairs the House Energy,Technology and Federal Relations Committee.
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.
Austin Knudsen is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Montana. He formerly served as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. During his time in the Montana House from 2010 to 2018,he represented House District 36,which includes the Culbertson area.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and businessman from Montana. A member of the Republican Party,he is the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district,elected in 2020.
Matt Regier is an American businessman and politician who serves as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives. As a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives,he has represented the 4th district since 2017.
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.
Denley Loge is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives,where he represents District 14,including St. Regis,Montana.
Errol Wylie Galt is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives. As a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives,he has represented the 30th district since 2017. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from the 83rd district from 2013 to 2015.
Dan Bartel is an American politician from Montana. He is a Republican who represented District 29 in the Montana House of Representatives,and now serves District 15 in the Montana Senate.
Ed Hill is an American politician from Montana serving as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives for district 28.
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.
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- ↑ Montana Legislature. "Shannon J Augare (D)" . Retrieved 5 April 2011.