Tom Facey | |
Image Name: | Facey SD48.jpg |
State Senate: | Montana |
State: | Montana |
District: | 50th |
Term Start: | January 5, 2015 |
Term End: | January 7, 2019 |
Preceded: | Cliff Larsen |
Succeeded: | Bryce Bennett |
State Senate1: | Montana |
State1: | Montana |
District1: | 48th |
Term Start1: | January 3, 2011 |
Term End1: | January 5, 2015 |
Preceded1: | Carolyn Squires |
Succeeded1: | Cynthia Wolken |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 30 March 1954 |
Birth Place: | Helena, Montana |
Alma Mater: | University of Montana |
Occupation: | Teacher |
Spouse: | Maureen O'Malley |
Residence: | Missoula, Montana |
Tom Facey (born March 30, 1954) is an American politician from Missoula, Montana. A Democrat, he served in the Montana House of Representatives and the Montana Senate.[1] As of 2016 Facey has been the primary sponsor of 47 bills.[2]
Facey served as a Minority Whip in the Senate during the 2015–2018 session.[3]
In 2011, Facey was the primary sponsor of SB 276 intended to "generally revise deviate sexual conduct laws."[4] More specifically, the bill seeks to bring Montana in line with the Supreme Court ruling that "the law that criminalizes homosexual acts is unconstitutional."[5] The bill was tabled in a House committee.