Elsie Arntzen

Elsie Arntzen (born May 7, 1956) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Montana who currently serves as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana. Prior to this, she was a member of the Montana Legislature. She was elected to House District 53[1] which represents a portion of the Yellowstone County area. In 2013 and 2015 she served as a state Senator. [2]

Elsie Arntzen
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2017
Governor	Steve Bullock
Preceded by	Denise Juneau
Member of the Montana Senate from the 26th district
In office January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded by	Gary Branae
Succeeded by	Margaret MacDonald
Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 53rd district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 7, 2013
Preceded by	Christine Kaufmann
Succeeded by	Dave Hagstrom
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-07) May 7, 1956 Billings, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Montana, Missoula (BA) Montana State University, Bozeman (BA)

In 2014, she ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. She finished fourth, with 6.8% of the vote. Arntzen previously worked as a 5th grade school teacher for the Billings School District.[3]

Electoral history

2004 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen	2,125	54.61
	Democratic	Carol A. Gibson (incumbent)	1,766	45.39
Total votes			3,891	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen (incumbent)	2,084	64.86
	Democratic	Teddee Cuomo	1,129	35.14
Total votes			3,213	100

2008 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen (incumbent)	2,200	58.05
	Democratic	Linda Wetzel	1,590	41.95
Total votes			3,790	100

2010 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen (incumbent)	1,572	60.51
	Democratic	Chris "Shoots" Veis	1,026	39.49
Total votes			2,598	100

2012 General Election for Montana's 27th State Senate District[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen	3,414	51.42
	Democratic	Gary Branae	3,225	48.58
Total votes			6,639	100

2016 General Election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen	253,790	51.65
	Democratic	Melissa Romano	237,590	48.35
Total votes			491,380	100

References

1. Montana Legislature. "Elsie Arntzen". Retrieved 29 January 2012.
2. "Elsie M. Arntzen". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
3. "About Elsie Arntzen". Montana Standard. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
4. "2004 Statewide Montana General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
5. "2006 Statewide Montana General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
6. "2008 Statewide Montana General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
7. "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
8. "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
9. "2016 General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Denise Juneau	Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction 2017–present	Incumbent