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, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Austin Knudsen (R) Since January 7, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Lee Randall (R) Since January 7, 2015
Majority Leader	Keith Regier (R) Since January 7, 2015
Minority Leader	Chuck Hunter (D) Since January 3, 2011
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Governing Party Republican (59) Opposition Party Democratic (41)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (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.

Composition of the House

64th Legislature – 2015–2017

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Republican	Constitution		Vacant
60th Legislature (2007-2009)	49	50	1	100	0

61st Legislature (2009-2011)	50	50	0	100	0

62nd Legislature (2011-2013)	32	68	0	100	0

63rd Legislature (2013-2015)	39	61	0	100	0

64th Legislature (2015-2017)	41	59	0	100	0
Latest voting share	7001410000000000000♠41%	7001590000000000000♠59%

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.^[1]

Current leadership

Office	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Mark Blasdel	Republican
State House Speaker Pro Tempore	Austin Knudsen	Republican
State House Majority Leader	Gordon Vance	Republican
State House Majority Whip	Mike Cuffe	Republican
State House Majority Whip	Cary Smith	Republican
State House Majority Whip	Jeffrey Welborn	Republican
State House Majority Whip	Christy Clark	Republican
State House Minority Leader	Chuck Hunter	Democratic
State House Minority Caucus Leader	Bryce Bennett	Democratic
State House Minority Whip	Margaret MacDonald	Democratic
State House Minority Whip	Edie McClafferty	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Gerald Bennett	Republican	Libby
2	Mike Cuffe	Republican	Eureka
3	Jerry O'Neil	Republican	Columbia Falls
4	Ed Lieser	Democratic	Whitefish
5	Keith Regier	Republican	Kalispell
6	Carl Glimm	Republican	Kila
7	Randy Brodehl	Republican	Kalispell
8	Steve Lavin	Republican	Kalispell
9	Scott Reichner	Republican	Bigfork
10	Mark Blasdel	Republican	Somers
11	Greg Hertz	Republican	Polson
12	Daniel Salomon	Republican	Ronan
13	Pat Ingraham	Republican	Thompson Falls
14	Nicholas Schwaderer	Republican	Superior
15	Frosty Boss Ribs	Democratic	Heart Butte
16	Susan Webber	Democratic	Cut Bank
17	Christy Clark	Republican	Choteau
18	Jesse O'Hara	Republican	Great Falls
19	Roger Hagan	Republican	Great Falls
20	Steve Fitzpatrick	Republican	Great Falls
21	Jean Price	Democratic	Great Falls
22	Casey Schreiner	Democratic	Great Falls
23	Carlie Boland	Democratic	Great Falls
24	Brian Hoven	Republican	Great Falls
25	Tom Jacobson	Democratic	Great Falls
26	Robert Mehlhoff	Democratic	Great Falls
27	Rob Cook	Republican	Conrad
28	Roy Hollandsworth	Republican	Brady
29	Ryan Osmundson	Republican	Buffalo
30	Bill Harris	Republican	Winnett
31	Bridget Smith	Democratic	Wolf Point
32	Clarena Brockie	Democratic	Harlem
33	Kris Hansen	Republican	Havre
34	Wendy Warburton	Republican	Helena
35	Mike Lang	Republican	Malta
36	Austin Knudsen	Republican	Culbertson
37	Lee Randall	Republican	Broadus
38	Alan Doane	Republican	Bloomfield
39	Lee Randall	Republican	Broadus
40	Bill McChesney	Democratic	Miles City
41	Rae Peppers	Democratic	Lame Deer
42	Carolyn Pease-Lopez	Democratic	Billings
43	Duane Ankney	Republican	Colstrip
44	Jonathan McNiven	Republican	Huntley
45	Tom Berry	Republican	Roundup
46	Clayton Fiscus	Republican	Billings
47	Daniel Zolnikov	Republican	Billings
48	Douglas Kary	Republican	Billings
49	Mary McNally	Democratic	Billings
50	Dennis Lenz	Republican	Billings
51	Kelly McCarthy	Democratic	Billings
52	Virginia Court	Democratic	Billings
53	Dave Hagstrom	Republican	Billings
54	Margaret MacDonald	Democratic	Billings
55	Cary Smith	Republican	Billings
56	Don Jones	Republican	Billings
57	Sarah Laszloffy	Republican	Laurel
58	Krayton Kerns	Republican	Laurel
59	Joanne Blyton	Republican	Joliet
60	David Howard	Republican	Park City
61	Alan Redfield	Republican	Livingston
62	Reilly Neill	Democratic	Livingston
63	Franke Wilmer	Democratic	Bozeman
64	Tom Woods	Democratic	Bozeman
65	Kathleen Williams	Democratic	Bozeman
66	JP Pomnichowski	Democratic	Bozeman
67	Gordon Vance	Republican	Bozeman
68	Kelly Flynn	Republican	Townsend
69	Ted Washburn	Republican	Bozeman
70	Kerry White	Republican	Bozeman
71	Ray Shaw	Republican	Sheridan
72	Jeffrey Welborn	Republican	Dillon
73	Pat Noonan	Democratic	Butte
74	Ryan Lynch	Democratic	Butte
75	Edith McClafferty	Democratic	Butte
76	Ryan Lynch	Democratic	Butte
77	Kirk Wagoner	Republican	Montana City
78	Steve Gibson	Republican	East Helena
79	Chuck Hunter	Democratic	Helena
80	Liz Bangerter	Republican	Helena
81	Galen Hollenbaugh	Democratic	Helena
82	Jenny Eck	Democratic	Helena
83	Wylie Galt	Republican	Martinsdale
84	Mike Miller	Republican	Helena
85	Gordon Pierson	Democratic	Deer Lodge
86	Kathy Swanson	Democratic	Anaconda
87	Patrick Connell	Republican	Hamilton
88	Ron Ehli	Republican	Hamilton
89	Nancy Ballance	Republican	Hamilton
90	Edward Greef	Republican	Florence
91	David Moore	Republican	Missoula
92	Bryce Bennett	Democratic	Missoula
93	Douglas Coffin	Democratic	Missoula
94	Ellie Hill	Democratic	Missoula
95	Tom Steenberg	Democratic	Missoula
96	Carolyn Squires	Democratic	Missoula
97	Nancy Wilson	Democratic	Missoula
98	Jenifer Gursky	Democratic	Missoula
99	Kimberly Dudik	Democratic	Missoula
100	Champ Edmunds	Republican	Missoula

References

↑ Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004

External links

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Members of the Montana House of Representatives

64th Legislature (2015) Speaker of the House: Austin Knudsen (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Lee Randall (R) Majority Leader: Keith Regier (R) Minority Leader: Chuck Hunter (D)

Gerald Bennett (R) Mike Cuffe (R) Zac Perry (R) Ed Lieser (D) Keith Regier (R) Carl Glimm (R) Frank Garner (R) Steve Lavin (R) Randy Brodehl (R) Mark Noland (R) Albert Olszewski (R) Greg Hertz (R) Bob Brown Nicholas Schwaderer (R) George Kip III (D) Susan Webber (D) Christy Clark (R) Rob Cook (R) Randy Pinocci (R) Steve Fitzpatrick (R) Tom Jacobson (D) Robert Mehlhoff (D) Wendy McKamey (R) Jean Price (D) Casey Schreiner (D) Mitch Tropila (D) Roy Hollandsworth (R) Stephanie Hess (R) Bill Harris (R) Ryan Osmundson (R) Bridget Smith (D) Bruce Meyers (R) Mike Lang (R) Austin Knudsen (R) Scott Staffanson (R) Alan Doane (R) Lee Randall (R) Kenneth Holmlund (R) Geraldine Custer (R) Tom Berry (R) Rae Peppers (D) Carolyn Pease-Lopez (D) Clayton Fiscus (R) Dale Mortensen (R) Daniel Zolnikov (R) Don Jones (R) Katharin Kelker (D) Jessica Karjala (D) Kelly McCarthy (D) Virginia Court (D) Margaret MacDonald (D) Dave Hagstrom (R) Sarah Laszloffy (R) Jeff Essmann (R) Vince Ricci (R) Tom Richmond (R) Forrest Mandeville (R) Seth Berglee (R) Alan Redfield (R) Debra Lamm (R) Kathleen Williams (D) Tom Woods (D) Zach Brown (D) Kerry White (R) Christopher Pope (D) Denise Hayman (D) Tom Burnett (R) Art Wittich (R) Matthew Monfortun (R) Kelly Flynn (R) Ray Shaw (R) Jeffrey Welborn (R) Edith McClafferty (D) Pat Noonan (D) Kirk Wagoner (R) Ryan Lynch (D) Kathy Swanson (D) Gordon Pierson (D) Jenny Eck (D) Mike Miller (R) Janet Ellis (D) Moffie Funk (D) Chuck Hunter (D) Mary Ann Dunwell (D) Theresa Manzella (R) Ron Ehli (R) Nancy Ballance (R) Edward Greef (R) Nate McConnell (D) Ellie Hill (D) Bryce Bennett (D) David Moore (R) Daniel Salomon (D) Kimberly Dudik (D) Nancy Wilson (D) Andrew Person (D) Brad Tschida (R) Willis Curdy (D) Tom Steenberg (D) Andrea Olson (D)

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Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 112°01′06″W / 46.58583°N 112.01833°W / 46.58583; -112.01833

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