Montana Senate

Montana State Senate
Montana State Senate
	Montana State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 7, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate	Scott Sales (R) ; since January 2, 2017
President pro Tempore	Mark Blasdel (R) ; since January 7, 2019
Majority Leader	Fred Thomas (R) ; since January 2, 2017
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso (D) ; since January 5, 2015
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Majority Republican (30); Minority Democratic (20);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article V, Section 2, Montana Constitution
Salary	$92.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (25 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020; (25 seats)
Redistricting	Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; Montana State Capitol; Helena, Montana
Website
	Montana Senate

The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state legislative branch of the US state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators. [1]

Composition of the Senate

66th Legislature – 2019–2021

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
64th Legislature (2015-2016)	29	21	50	0

65th Legislature (2017-2018)	32	18	50	0

66th Legislature (2019-2020)	30	20	50	0
Latest voting share	60%	40%

Leaders

The leaders of the Montana Senate include:[2]

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Scott Sales	Republican
President pro tempore	Mark Blasdel	Republican
Majority Leader	Fred Thomas	Republican
Majority Whips	Cary Smith	Republican
	Steve Fitzpatrick	Republican
	Douglas Kary	Republican
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso	Democratic
Minority Whips	Jennifer Pomnichowski	Democratic
Minority Whips	Margaret MacDonald	Democratic

Members of the Montana Senate

Montana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms (8 years) in any 16-year period.

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Mike Cuffe	Rep	Eureka	2018
2	Dee L. Brown	Rep	Hungry Horse	2012
3	Keith Regier	Rep	Kalispell	2016
4	Mark Blasdel	Rep	Somers	2014
5	Bob Keenan	Rep	Kalispell	2014
6	Albert Olszewski	Rep	Kalispell	2016
7	Jennifer Fielder	Rep	Thompson Falls	2012
8	Susan Webber	Dem	Browning	2018
9	Bruce Gillespie	Rep	Kevin	2018
10	Steve Fitzpatrick	Rep	Great Falls	2016
11	Tom Jacobson	Dem	Great Falls	2018
12	Carlie Boland	Dem	Great Falls	2018
13	Brian Hoven	Rep	Great Falls	2014
14	Russel Tempel	Rep	Chester	2016
15	Ryan Osmundson	Rep	Buffalo	2016
16	Frank Smith	Dem	Poplar	2016
17	Mike Lang	Rep	Malta	2016
18	Steve Hinebauch	Rep	Wibaux	2016
19	Kenneth Bogner	Rep	Miles City	2018
20	Duane Ankney	Rep	Colstrip	2014
21	Jason Small	Rep	Busby	2016
22	Douglas Kary	Rep	Billings	2014
23	Roger Webb	Rep	Billings	2012
24	Mary McNally	Dem	Billings	2014
25	Jen Gross	Dem	Billings	2016
26	Margaret MacDonald	Dem	Helena	2016
27	Cary Smith	Rep	Billings	2014
28	Tom Richmond	Rep	Billings	2016
29	David Howard	Rep	Park City	2014
30	John Esp	Rep	Big Timber	2018
31	Mike Phillips	Dem	Bozeman	2012
32	Pat Flowers	Dem	Belgrade	2018
33	Jennifer Pomnichowski	Dem	Bozeman	2014
34	Gordon Vance	Rep	Bozeman	2014
35	Scott Sales	Rep	Bozeman	2012
36	Jeffrey Welborn	Rep	Dillon	2016
37	Jon Sesso	Dem	Butte	2012
38	Edith McClafferty	Dem	Butte	2016
39	Gene Vuckovich	Dem	Anaconda	2010
40	Terry Gauthier	Rep	Helena	2016
41	Janet Ellis	Dem	Helena	2018
42	Jill Cohenour	Dem	East Helena	2014
43	Jason Ellsworth	Rep	Hamilton	2018
44	Fred Thomas	Rep	Stevensville	2012
45	Dick Barrett	Dem	Missoula	2012
46	Sue Malek	Dem	Missoula	2012
47	Daniel Salomon	Rep	Ronan	2016
48	Nate McConnell	Dem	Missoula	2018
49	Diane Sands	Dem	Missoula	2014
50	Bryce Bennett	Dem	Missoula	2018

Past composition of the Senate

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References

"About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
"Leaders". Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

External links

Montana State Legislature
Leadership of the 60th Montana Legislature
State Senate of Montana from Project Vote Smart
Montana Senate at Ballotpedia

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[1] "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[2] "Leaders". Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

Members of the Montana Senate
66th Legislature (2019–2020) President of the Senate: Scott Sales (R) President pro Tempore: Mark Blasdel (R) Majority Leader: Fred Thomas (R) Minority Leader: Jon Sesso (D)
Mike Cuffe (R) Dee L. Brown (R) Keith Regier (R) Mark Blasdel (R) Bob Keenan (R) Albert Olszewski (R) Jennifer Fielder (R) Susan Webber (D) Bruce Gillespie (R) Steve Fitzpatrick (R) Tom Jacobson (D) Carlie Boland (D) Brian Hoven (R) Russel Tempel (R) Ryan Osmundson (R) Frank Smith (D) Mike Lang (R) Steve Hinebauch (R) Kenneth Bogner (R) Duane Ankney (R) Jason Small (R) Douglas Kary (R) Roger Webb (R) Mary McNally (D) Jen Gross (D) Margaret MacDonald (D) Cary Smith (R) Tom Richmond (R) David Howard (R) John Esp (R) Mike Phillips (D) Pat Flowers (D) Jennifer Pomnichowski (D) Gordon Vance (R) Scott Sales (R) Jeffrey Welborn (R) Jon Sesso (D) Edith McClafferty (D) Gene Vuckovich (D) Terry Gauthier (R) Janet Ellis (D) Jill Cohenour (D) Jason Ellsworth (R) Fred Thomas (R) Dick Barrett (D) Sue Malek (D) Daniel Salomon (R) Nate McConnell (D) Diane Sands (D) Bryce Bennett (D)
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