Montana House of Representatives

Montana House of Representatives
Montana House of Representatives
	Montana State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 7, 2019
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Greg Hertz (R) ; since January 7, 2019
Speaker pro Tempore	Wylie Galt (R) ; since January 7, 2019
Majority Leader	Brad Tschida (R) ; since January 7, 2019
Minority Leader	Casey Schreiner (D) ; since January 7, 2019
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority Republican (58); Minority Democratic (42);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (100 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020; (100 seats)
Redistricting	Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
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

66th Legislature – 2019–2020

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
64th Legislature (2015-2016)	59	41	100	0

65th Legislature (2017-2018)	59	41	100	0

66th Legislature (2019-2020)	58	42	100	0
Latest voting share	58%	42%

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 2007-2009, the Montana Democratic Party led the tied legislature as a result of the victory of Democrat Brian Schweitzer in the 2004 election.[2]

Current leadership

Office	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Greg Hertz	Republican
Speaker pro tempore	Wylie Galt	Republican
Majority Leader	Brad Tschida	Republican
Majority Whips	Becky Beard	Republican
	Dennis Lenz	Republican
	Derek Skees	Republican
	Seth Berglee	Republican
Minority Leader	Casey Schreiner	Democratic
Minority Whips	Kim Abbott	Democratic
	Shane Morigeau	Democratic
	Denise Hayman	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Steve Gunderson	Republican	Libby	2016
2	Neil Duram	Republican	Eureka	2018
3	Debo Powers	Democratic	Polebridge	2019 (appointed)
4	Matt Regier	Republican	Kalispell	2016
5	Dave Fern	Democratic	Whitefish	2016
6	Carl Glimm	Republican	Kila	2012
7	Frank Garner	Republican	Kalispell	2014
8	John Fuller	Republican	Kalispell	2018
9	David Dunn	Republican	Whitefish	2018
10	Mark Noland	Republican	Bigfork	2014
11	Derek Skees	Republican	Kalispell	2016 (2011-2013)
12	Greg Hertz	Republican	Polson	2012
13	Bob Brown	Republican	Thompson Falls	2014
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 (2005-2011)
19	Wendy McKamey	Republican	Great Falls	2014
20	Fred Anderson	Republican	Great Falls	2016
21	Edward Buttrey	Republican	Great Falls	2018
22	Lola Sheldon-Galloway	Republican	Great Falls	2016
23	Bradley Maxon Hamlett	Democratic	Cascade	2016
24	Barbara Bessette	Democratic	Great Falls	2018
25	Jasmine Krotkov	Democratic	Great Falls	2018
26	Casey Schreiner	Democratic	Great Falls	2012
27	Joshua Kassmier	Republican	Fort Benton	2018
28	Jacob Bachmeier	Democratic	Havre	2016
29	Dan Bartel	Republican	Lewistown	2016
30	Wylie Galt	Republican	Martinsdale	2016 (2013-2015)
31	Bridget Smith	Democratic	Wolf Point	2012
32	Jonathan Windy Boy	Democratic	Box Elder	2016 (2003-2007)
33	Casey Knudsen	Republican	Malta	2016
34	Rhonda Knudsen	Republican	Culbertson	2018
35	Joel Krautter	Republican	Sidney	2018
36	Alan Doane	Republican	Bloomfield	2012
37	Eric Moore	Republican	Miles City	2018
38	Kenneth Holmlund	Republican	Miles City	2014
39	Geraldine Custer	Republican	Forsyth	2014
40	Barry Usher	Republican	Billings	2016
41	Rae Peppers	Democratic	Lame Deer	2012
42	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Democratic	Crow Agency	2016
43	Peggy Webb	Republican	Billings	2016
44	Vacant
45	Daniel Zolnikov	Republican	Billings	2012
46	Bill Mercer	Republican	Billings	2018
47	Katharin Kelker	Democratic	Billings	2014
48	Jessica Karjala	Democratic	Billings	2014
49	Emma Kerr-Carpenter	Democratic	Billings	2018
50	Jade Bahr	Democratic	Billings	2018
51	Frank Fleming	Republican	Billings	2018
52	Rodney Garcia	Republican	Billings	2018
53	Dennis Lenz	Republican	Billings	2016 (2013-2015)
54	Terry Moore	Republican	Billings	2018
55	Vince Ricci	Republican	Laurel	2014
56	Sue Vinton	Republican	Billings	2016
57	Forrest Mandeville	Republican	Columbus	2014
58	Seth Berglee	Republican	Joliet	2014
59	Alan Redfield	Republican	Livingston	2012
60	Laurie Bishop	Democratic	Livingston	2016
61	Jim Hamilton	Democratic	Bozeman	2016
62	Tom Woods	Democratic	Bozeman	2012
63	Zach Brown	Democratic	Bozeman	2014
64	Kerry White	Republican	Bozeman	2012
65	Christopher Pope	Democratic	Bozeman	2018 (2015-2017)
66	Denise Hayman	Democratic	Bozeman	2014
67	Tom L. Burnett	Republican	Bozeman	2014 (2011-2013)
68	Bruce Grubbs	Republican	Bozeman	2016
69	Walt Sales	Republican	Manhattan	2016
70	Julie Dooling	Republican	Helena	2018
71	Ray Shaw	Republican	Sheridan	2012
72	Tom Welch	Republican	Dillon	2016
73	Jim Keane	Democratic	Butte	2016 (2001-2007)
74	Derek J. Harvey	Democratic	Butte	2018
75	Greg DeVries	Republican	Jefferson City	2018
76	Ryan Lynch	Democratic	Butte	2012
77	Mark Sweeney	Democratic	Philipsburg	2018
78	Gordon Pierson	Democratic	Deer Lodge	2012
79	Robert Farris-Olsen	Democratic	Helena	2018
80	Becky Beard	Republican	Elliston	2016
81	Mary Caferro	Democratic	Helena	2018 (2005-2011)
82	Moffie Funk	Democratic	Helena	2014
83	Kim Abbott	Democratic	Helena	2016
84	Mary Ann Dunwell	Democratic	Helena	2014
85	Theresa Manzella	Republican	Hamilton	2014
86	David Bedey	Republican	Hamilton	2018
87	Nancy Ballance	Republican	Hamilton	2012
88	Sharon Greef	Republican	Florence	2018
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 (2011-2013)
94	Kimberly Dudik	Democratic	Missoula	2012
95	Shane Morigeau	Democratic	Missoula	2016
96	Tom Winter	Democratic	Missoula	2018
97	Brad Tschida	Republican	Missoula	2014
98	Willis Curdy	Democratic	Missoula	2014
99	Marilyn Ryan	Democratic	Missoula	2016
100	Andrea Olsen	Democratic	Missoula	2014

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
Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Human Services
Judiciary
Legislative Administration
Local Government
Natural Resources
Rules
State Administration
Taxation
Transportation

In addition Interim Committees may be appointed each legislative session.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

"About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004

External links

Montana House of Representatives
State House of Montana from Project Vote Smart

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[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

Members of the Montana House of Representatives
66th Legislature (2019–2020) Speaker of the House: Greg Hertz (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Wylie Galt (R) Majority Leader: Brad Tschida (R) Minority Leader: Casey Schreiner (D)
Steve Gunderson (R) Neil Duram (R) Debo Powers (D) Matt Regier (R) Dave Fern (D) Carl Glimm (R) Frank Garner (R) John Fuller (R) David Dunn (R) Mark Noland (R) Derek Skees (R) Greg Hertz (R) Bob Brown (R) Denley Loge (R) Marvin Weatherwax Jr. (D) Tyson Runningwolf (D) Ross Fitzgerald (R) Llew Jones (R) Wendy McKamey (R) Fred Anderson (R) Edward Buttrey (R) Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R) Bradley Maxon Hamlett (D) Barbara Bessette (D) Jasmine Krotkov (D) Casey Schreiner (D) Joshua Kassmier (R) Jacob Bachmeier (D) Dan Bartel (R) Wylie Galt (R) Bridget Smith (D) Jonathan Windy Boy (D) Casey Knudsen (R) Rhonda Knudsen (R) Joel Krautter (R) Alan Doane (R) Eric Moore (R) Kenneth Holmlund (R) Geraldine Custer (R) Barry Usher (R) Rae Peppers (D) Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D) Peggy Webb (R) Dale Mortensen (R) Daniel Zolnikov (R) Bill Mercer (R) Katharin Kelker (D) Jessica Karjala (D) Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D) Jade Bahr (D) Frank Fleming (R) Rodney Garcia (R) Dennis Lenz (R) Terry Moore (R) Vince Ricci (R) Sue Vinton (R) Forrest Mandeville (R) Seth Berglee (R) Alan Redfield (R) Laurie Bishop (D) Jim Hamilton (D) Tom Woods (D) Zach Brown (D) Kerry White (R) Christopher Pope (D) Denise Hayman (D) Tom Burnett (R) Bruce Grubbs (R) Walt Sales (R) Julie Dooling (R) Ray Shaw (R) Tom Welch (R) Jim Keane (D) Derek J. Harvey (D) Greg DeVries (R) Ryan Lynch (D) Mark Sweeney (D) Gordon Pierson (D) Robert Farris-Olsen (D) Becky Beard (R) Mary Caferro (D) Moffie Funk (D) Kim Abbott (D) Mary Ann Dunwell (D) Theresa Manzella (R) David Bedey (R) Nancy Ballance (R) Sharon Greef (R) Katie Sullivan (D) Marilyn Marler (D) Connie Keogh (D) Mike Hopkins (R) Joe Read (R) Kimberly Dudik (D) Shane Morigeau (D) Tom Winter (D) Brad Tschida (R) Willis Curdy (D) Marilyn Ryan (D) Andrea Olsen (D)
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