| Joe Balyeat | |
| State Senate: | Montana |
| State: | Montana |
| District: | 34th |
| Term: | 2004 to June 2012 |
| Succeeded: | Scott Sales |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Great Falls, Montana |
| Death Date: | 4 October 2022 |
| Death Place: | Bozeman, Montana |
| Alma Mater: | University of Montana |
| Occupation: | CPA |
| Spouse: | Linda Lee |
| Residence: | Bozeman, Montana |
Joe Balyeat (October 26, 1956 – October 4, 2022) was a former member of the Montana Legislature.[1] Balyeat was elected as a Republican to Senate District 34, representing Bozeman, Montana, in 2004. Previously, Balyeat served two terms in the Montana House.[2]
Balyeat resigned his Senate Seat in June 2012 to take on the Montana State Director role with Americans for Prosperity.[3] He would have been ineligible to run for re-election due to Montana's term limits.
Balyeat was found dead from natural causes in Truman Gulch on October 5, 2022.[4] Balyeat had been hunting and did not return when expected.