| Duane Ankney | |
| State Senate: | Montana |
| District: | 20th |
| Term Start: | January 5, 2015 |
| State House1: | Montana |
| District1: | 43rd |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 2007 |
| Term End1: | January 5, 2015 |
| Predecessor1: | Monica Lindeen |
| Successor1: | Clayton Fiscus |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Lewiston, Idaho |
| Spouse: | Carol Schillinger Ankney |
| Children: | 5 |
| Residence: | Colstrip, Montana |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Serviceyears: | 1964-1969 |
Duane Ankney (born April 14, 1946) is a Republican member of the Montana Senate representing District 20. Ankney was a member of Montana House of Representatives for District 43, which represents a portion of the Yellowstone County area from 2007 to 2015.[1] [2] [3]
Ankney is a supporter of coal usage. In 2015, Ankney introduced Senate Bill 402, which would have required utilities to pay an impact fee to close a power plant before 2025. Portions of the revenue made from the fee would have gone to school districts and the Montana Department of Commerce. The bill failed on a 49–49 vote in the Montana House of Representatives.[4] While debating with senators from Washington state on whether to shut down the Colstrip Power Plant, Ankney argued that the electricity helped build the state in the 1970s.[5]