Montana House of Representatives explained

Montana House of Representatives
Legislature:Montana State Legislature
Coa Pic:Montana-StateSeal.svg
Session Room:File:Montana House Chamber 2023.jpg
House Type:Lower house
Term Limits:4 terms (8 years)
New Session:January 2, 2023
Leader1 Type:Speaker
Leader1:Matt Regier (R)
Election1:January 2, 2023
Leader2 Type:Speaker pro tempore
Leader2:Rhonda Knudsen (R)
Election2:January 2, 2023
Leader3 Type:Majority Leader
Leader3:Sue Vinton (R)
Election3:January 4, 2021
Leader4 Type:Minority Leader
Leader4:Kim Abbott (D)
Election4:January 4, 2021
Term Length:2 years
Authority:Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary:$104.86/day + per diem
Members:100
Structure1:68th Montana House.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Structure1 Alt:Current Structure of the Montana House of Representatives
Political Groups1:Majority

Minority

Redistricting:Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Last Election1:November 8, 2022
(100 seats)
Next Election1:November 5, 2024
(100 seats)
Meeting Place:House of Representatives Chamber
Montana State Capitol
Helena, Montana
Website:Montana House of Representatives

The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years.[1]

Composition of the House

68th Legislature – 2023–2024

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
RepublicanDemocraticVacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"66th Legislature (2019-2020)58421000
nowrap style="font-size:80%"67th Legislature (2021-2022)67331000
nowrap style="font-size:80%"68th Legislature (2023-2024)68321000
Latest voting share

In the event that the parties have a tie in number of members, the speaker and other officers are elected from the party who holds the governor's office. Thus, during the 61st legislature from 2007 to 2009, the Montana Democratic Party led the tied legislature as a result of the victory of Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer in the 2004 election.[2]

Current leadership

OfficeRepresentativeParty
Republican
Speaker pro tempore Republican
Republican
Republican
Terry MooreRepublican
Republican
Republican
Steve GistRepublican
Denley LogeRepublican
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Katie SullivanDemocratic

Current members

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceFirst elected
1Steve GundersonRepublicanLibby2016
2Neil DuramRepublicanEureka2018
3Braxton MitchellRepublicanColumbia Falls2020
4Matt RegierRepublicanKalispell2016
5Dave FernDemocraticWhitefish2016
6Amy RegierRepublicanKalispell2020
7Courtenay SprungerRepublicanKalispell2022
8Terry FalkRepublicanKalispell2022
9Tony BrockmanRepublicanKalispell2022
10Bob KeenanRepublicanBigfork2022
11Tanner SmithRepublicanLakeside2022
12Linda RekstenRepublicanPolson2020
13Paul FielderRepublicanThompson Falls2020
14Denley LogeRepublicanSt. Regis2016
15Marvin Weatherwax Jr.DemocraticBrowning2018
16Tyson RunningwolfDemocraticBrowning2018
17Ross FitzgeraldRepublicanFairfield2016
18Llew JonesRepublicanConrad2018
19Russ MinerRepublicanGreat Falls2022
20Fred AndersonRepublicanGreat Falls2016
21Edward ButtreyRepublicanGreat Falls2018
22Lola Sheldon-GallowayRepublicanGreat Falls2016
23Scot KernsRepublicanGreat Falls2020
24Steven GallowayRepublicanGreat Falls2020
25Steve GistRepublicanCascade2020
26George NikolakakosRepublicanGreat Falls2022
27Joshua KassmierRepublicanFort Benton2018
28Paul TussDemocraticHavre2022
29Edward ButcherRepublicanWinifred2023†
30James BergstromRepublicanBuffalo2022
31Frank SmithDemocraticPoplar2020
32Jonathan Windy BoyDemocraticBox Elder2016
33Casey KnudsenRepublicanMalta2016
34Rhonda KnudsenRepublicanCulbertson2018
35Brandon LerRepublicanSavage2020
36Bob PhalenRepublicanLindsay2020
37Jerry SchillingerRepublicanCircle2020
38Greg KmetzRepublicanMiles City2022
39Gary ParryRepublicanColstrip2022
40Greg OblanderRepublicanBillings2022
41Gayle LammersRepublicanHardin2024†
42Sharon Stewart-PeregoyDemocraticCrow Agency2016
43Kerri Seekins-CroweRepublicanBillings2020
44Larry BrewsterRepublicanBillings2020
45Katie ZolnikovRepublicanBillings2020
46Bill MercerRepublicanBillings2018
47Denise BaumDemocraticBillings2022
48Jodee EtchartRepublicanBillings2022
49Emma Kerr-CarpenterDemocraticBillings2018
50Naarah HastingsRepublicanBillings2023†
51Mike YakawichRepublican Billings2022
52Sherry EssmannRepublicanBillings2022
53Nelly NicolRepublicanBillings2022
54Terry MooreRepublicanBillings2018
55Lee DemingRepublicanLaurel2022
56Sue VintonRepublicanBillings2016
57Fiona NaveRepublicanColumbus2020
58Brad BarkerRepublicanRoberts2022
59Marty MaloneRepublicanPray2020
60Laurie BishopDemocraticLivingston2016
61Jim HamiltonDemocraticBozeman2016
62Ed StafmanDemocraticBozeman2020
63Alice BuckleyDemocraticBozeman2020
64Jane GilletteRepublicanBozeman2020
65Kelly KortumDemocraticBozeman2020
66Eric MatthewsDemocraticBozeman2022
67Jedediah HinkleRepublicanBozeman2020
68Caleb HinkleRepublicanBelgrade2020
69Jennifer CarlsonRepublicanManhattan2020
70Julie DoolingRepublicanHelena2018
71Kenneth WalshRepublicanTwin Bridges2020
72Tom WelchRepublicanDillon2016
73Jennifer LynchDemocraticButte2022
74Derek J. HarveyDemocraticButte2018
75Marta BertoglioRepublicanClancy2020
76Donavon HawkDemocraticButte2020
77John FitzpatrickRepublicanAnaconda2022
78Gregory FrazerRepublicanDeer Lodge2020
79Laura SmithDemocraticHelena2022
80Zachary WirthRepublicanWolf Creek2022
81Melissa RomanoDemocraticHelena2022
82Mary CaferroDemocraticHelena2022
83Kim AbbottDemocraticHelena2016
84Jill CohenourDemocraticEast Helena2022
85Michele BinkleyRepublicanHamilton2020
86David BedeyRepublicanHamilton2018
87Ron MarshallRepublicanHamilton2020
88Wayne RuskRepublicanCorvallis2022
89Katie SullivanDemocraticMissoula2018
90Marilyn MarlerDemocraticMissoula2018
91Connie KeoghDemocraticMissoula2018
92Mike HopkinsRepublicanMissoula2016
93Joe ReadRepublicanRonan2018
94Tom FranceDemocraticMissoula2020
95SJ HowellDemocraticMissoula2022
96Jonathan KarlenDemocraticMissoula2022
97Lyn HellegaardRepublicanMissoula2022
98Bob CarterDemocraticMissoula2022
99Mark ThaneDemocraticMissoula2020
100Zooey ZephyrDemocraticMissoula2022

Committees

Four administrative committees were created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the legislative branch. These committees are Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, and Consumer Committee.

The Montana House of Representatives has 16 standing committees. These are:

In addition, Interim Committees may be appointed each legislative session.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

See main article: Political party strength in Montana.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Legislature. 5 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525211414/http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/organization.asp. May 25, 2018. dead.
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3907 Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004
  3. Web site: 2021 House Committees of the Montana State House . Montana State Legislature . 20 April 2021 . 3.

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