Montana Legislature

Montana State Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Debby Barrett (R) Since January 2015
Speaker of the House	Austin Knudsen (R) Since January 2015
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Republican Party Democratic Party
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014
Next election	November 8, 2016
Meeting place

Montana State Capitol, Helena
Website
http://leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp

The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.

The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet in regular session for no longer than 90 days in each odd-numbered year. The primary work of the legislature is to pass a balanced biennial budget which must then be approved by the Governor.

Since the beginning of statehood for Montana, the Legislature has been split along party lines fairly consistently and evenly. Since adoption of the current state constitution in 1972, which mandated single-member legislative districts for the first time in the state's history, the Montana Senate has been controlled by Democrats in 9 sessions, and Republicans in 11 sessions. During the same period, the Montana House has been controlled by Democrats in 8 sessions and Republicans in 10 sessions with two ties. According to state law, in the instance of a tie, control goes to the party of the sitting Governor. The 63rd Legislature (2013–2014) is controlled by the Republican Party with the House having 61 Republican members and 39 Democratic members, and the Senate having 29 Republican members and 21 Democratic members.

Members are limited to serving no more than 8 years in either chamber but the term limit is consecutive not lifetime.^[1]

The Montana State Legislature meets in the state capital of Helena.

References

↑ Johnson, Charles (February 24, 2015). "State Senate committee tables proposed ballot measure to end term limits". Missoulian.

External links

Official Montana State Legislature Website
Party Control in the Montana Legislature
Montana's split-party control statute
Maggie Smith Hathaway Collection (University of Montana Archives)

Members of the Montana State Senate

64th Legislature (2015) President of the Senate: Debby Barrett (R) President pro Tempore: Frederick Moore (R) Majority Leader: Matthew Rosendale (R) Minority Leader: Jon Sesso (D)

Chas Vincent (R) Dee L. Brown (R) Bruce Tutvedt (R) Mark Blasdel (R) Bob Keenan (R) Janna Taylor (R) Jennifer Fielder (R) Lea Whitford (D) Llew Jones (R) Rick Ripley (R) Edward Buttrey (R) Mary Sheehy Moe (D) Brian Hoven (R) Kristin Hansen (R) Bradley Maxon Hamlett (D) Jonathan Windy Boy (D) John Brenden (R) Matthew Rosendale (R) Frederick Moore (R) Duane Ankney (R) Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D) Douglas Kary (R) Roger Webb (R) Mary McNally (D) Robyn Driscoll (D) Elsie Arntzen (R) Cary Smith (R) Taylor Brown (R) David Howard (R) Nels Swandel (R) Mike Phillips (D) Jedediah Hinkle (R) Jennifer Pomnichowski (D) Gordon Vance (R) Scott Sales (R) Debby Barrett (R) Jon Sesso (D) Jim Keane (D) Gene Vuckovich (D) Christine Kaufmann (D) Mary Caferro (D) Jill Cohenour (D) Pat Connell (R) Fred Thomas (R) Dick Barrett (D) Sue Malek (D) Cliff Larsen (D) Cynthia Wolken (D) Diane Sands (D) Tom Facey (D)

Republican (29) Democratic (21) Montana Legislature Montana House of Representatives Montana State Senate

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)

Republican (61) Democratic (39) Montana Legislature Montana House of Representatives Montana State Senate

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