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]

Montana House of Representatives
Montana State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 2, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Matt Regier (R) since January 2, 2023
Speaker pro tempore	Rhonda Knudsen (R) since January 2, 2023
Majority Leader	Sue Vinton (R) since January 4, 2021
Minority Leader	Kim Abbott (D) since January 4, 2021
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority   Republican (68) Minority   Democratic (32)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$104.86/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024 (100 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026 (100 seats)
Redistricting	Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Montana State Capitol Helena, Montana
Website
Montana House of Representatives

Composition of the House

68th Legislature – 2023–2024

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
66th Legislature (2019-2020)	58	42	100	0
67th Legislature (2021-2022)	67	33	100	0
68th Legislature (2023-2024)	68	32	100	0
Latest voting share	68%	32%

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

Office	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Matt Regier	Republican
Speaker pro tempore	Rhonda Knudsen	Republican
Majority Leader	Sue Vinton	Republican
Majority Whips	Brandon Ler	Republican
	Terry Moore	Republican
	Jennifer Carlson	Republican
	Neil Duram	Republican
	Steve Gist	Republican
	Denley Loge	Republican
Minority Leader	Kim Abbott	Democratic
Minority Whips	Derek Harvey	Democratic
	Tyson Running Wolf	Democratic
	Katie Sullivan	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Steve Gunderson	Republican	Libby	2016
2	Neil Duram	Republican	Eureka	2018
3	Braxton Mitchell	Republican	Columbia Falls	2020
4	Matt Regier	Republican	Kalispell	2016
5	Dave Fern	Democratic	Whitefish	2016
6	Amy Regier	Republican	Kalispell	2020
7	Courtenay Sprunger	Republican	Kalispell	2022
8	Terry Falk	Republican	Kalispell	2022
9	Tony Brockman	Republican	Kalispell	2022
10	Bob Keenan	Republican	Bigfork	2022
11	Tanner Smith	Republican	Lakeside	2022
12	Linda Reksten	Republican	Polson	2020
13	Paul Fielder	Republican	Thompson Falls	2020
14	Denley Loge	Republican	St. Regis	2016
15	Marvin Weatherwax Jr.	Democratic	Browning	2018
16	Tyson Runningwolf	Democratic	Browning	2018
17	Ross Fitzgerald	Republican	Fairfield	2016
18	Llew Jones	Republican	Conrad	2018
19	Russ Miner	Republican	Great Falls	2022
20	Fred Anderson	Republican	Great Falls	2016
21	Edward Buttrey	Republican	Great Falls	2018
22	Lola Sheldon-Galloway	Republican	Great Falls	2016
23	Eric Tilleman	Republican	Cascade	2024†
24	Steven Galloway	Republican	Great Falls	2020
25	Steve Gist	Republican	Cascade	2020
26	George Nikolakakos	Republican	Great Falls	2022
27	Joshua Kassmier	Republican	Fort Benton	2018
28	Paul Tuss	Democratic	Havre	2022
29	Edward Butcher	Republican	Winifred	2023†
30	James Bergstrom	Republican	Buffalo	2022
31	Frank Smith	Democratic	Poplar	2020
32	Jonathan Windy Boy	Democratic	Box Elder	2016
33	Casey Knudsen	Republican	Malta	2016
34	Rhonda Knudsen	Republican	Culbertson	2018
35	Brandon Ler	Republican	Savage	2020
36	Bob Phalen	Republican	Lindsay	2020
37	Jerry Schillinger	Republican	Circle	2020
38	Greg Kmetz	Republican	Miles City	2022
39	Gary Parry	Republican	Colstrip	2022
40	Greg Oblander	Republican	Billings	2022
41	Gayle Lammers	Republican	Hardin	2024†
42	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Democratic	Crow Agency	2016
43	Kerri Seekins-Crowe	Republican	Billings	2020
44	Larry Brewster	Republican	Billings	2020
45	Katie Zolnikov	Republican	Billings	2020
46	Bill Mercer	Republican	Billings	2018
47	Denise Baum	Democratic	Billings	2022
48	Jodee Etchart	Republican	Billings	2022
49	Vacant[3]
50	Naarah Hastings	Republican	Billings	2023†
51	Mike Yakawich	Republican	Billings	2022
52	Sherry Essmann	Republican	Billings	2022
53	Nelly Nicol	Republican	Billings	2022
54	Terry Moore	Republican	Billings	2018
55	Lee Deming	Republican	Laurel	2022
56	Sue Vinton	Republican	Billings	2016
57	Fiona Nave	Republican	Columbus	2020
58	Brad Barker	Republican	Roberts	2022
59	Marty Malone	Republican	Pray	2020
60	Laurie Bishop	Democratic	Livingston	2016
61	Jim Hamilton	Democratic	Bozeman	2016
62	Ed Stafman	Democratic	Bozeman	2020
63	Alice Buckley	Democratic	Bozeman	2020
64	Jane Gillette	Republican	Bozeman	2020
65	Kelly Kortum	Democratic	Bozeman	2020
66	Eric Matthews	Democratic	Bozeman	2022
67	Jedediah Hinkle	Republican	Bozeman	2020
68	Caleb Hinkle	Republican	Belgrade	2020
69	Jennifer Carlson	Republican	Manhattan	2020
70	Julie Dooling	Republican	Helena	2018
71	Kenneth Walsh	Republican	Twin Bridges	2020
72	Tom Welch	Republican	Dillon	2016
73	Jennifer Lynch	Democratic	Butte	2022
74	Derek J. Harvey	Democratic	Butte	2018
75	Marta Bertoglio	Republican	Clancy	2020
76	Donavon Hawk	Democratic	Butte	2020
77	John Fitzpatrick	Republican	Anaconda	2022
78	Gregory Frazer	Republican	Deer Lodge	2020
79	Laura Smith	Democratic	Helena	2022
80	Zachary Wirth	Republican	Wolf Creek	2022
81	Melissa Romano	Democratic	Helena	2022
82	Mary Caferro	Democratic	Helena	2022
83	Kim Abbott	Democratic	Helena	2016
84	Jill Cohenour	Democratic	East Helena	2022
85	Michele Binkley	Republican	Hamilton	2020
86	David Bedey	Republican	Hamilton	2018
87	Ron Marshall	Republican	Hamilton	2020
88	Wayne Rusk	Republican	Corvallis	2022
89	Katie Sullivan	Democratic	Missoula	2018
90	Marilyn Marler	Democratic	Missoula	2018
91	Connie Keogh	Democratic	Missoula	2018
92	Mike Hopkins	Republican	Missoula	2016
93	Joe Read	Republican	Ronan	2018
94	Tom France	Democratic	Missoula	2020
95	SJ Howell	Democratic	Missoula	2022
96	Jonathan Karlen	Democratic	Missoula	2022
97	Lyn Hellegaard	Republican	Missoula	2022
98	Bob Carter	Democratic	Missoula	2022
99	Mark Thane	Democratic	Missoula	2020
100	Zooey Zephyr	Democratic	Missoula	2022

• † Member was originally appointed.

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:

• Agriculture
• Appropriations
• Business and Labor
• Education
• Ethics
• Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations
• Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
• Human Services
• Judiciary
• Legislative Administration
• Local Government
• Natural Resources
• Rules
• State Administration
• Taxation
• Transportation^[4]

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

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Montana

See also

• Category:Montana elections
• Montana Legislature
• Montana Senate
• List of Montana state legislatures

References

1. "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
2. Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004
3. Democrat Emma Kerr-Carpenter was appointed to the State Senate in December 2024
4. "2021 House Committees of the Montana State House" (PDF). Montana State Legislature. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

External links

• Montana House of Representatives
• Members of the State House of Montana from Project Vote Smart
• Montana House of Representatives from Ballotpedia

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