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
Assumed office
January 2, 2017
GovernorSteve Bullock
Preceded byDenise Juneau
Member of the Montana Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded byGary Branae
Succeeded byMargaret MacDonald
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byChristine Kaufmann
Succeeded byDave Hagstrom
Personal details
Born (1956-05-07) May 7, 1956
Billings, Montana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity 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


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