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The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature

Montana State Legislature

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 state legislative branch of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. The body is composed of 50 senators.

Composition of the Senate

62nd Legislature - 2011-2013

Affiliation	Party		Total

	Republican Montana Republican Party The Montana Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Montana. The party is led by Chairman William Deschamps and Vice Chair Christy Clark . The National Committeeman is Errol Galt and the National Committeewoman is Betti Hill...	Democratic Montana Democratic Party The Montana Democratic Party is the Montana party affiliate of the Democratic Party. The Montana Democratic Party is also one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Montana. The party is led by Chairman Jim Elliot and Vice Chair Nancy Anderson...		Vacant
60th Legislature	24	26	50	0

61st Legislature	27	23	50	0

62nd Legislature	28	22	50	0
Latest voting share	56%	44%

Officers

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate President of the Senate The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is the speaker of other assemblies.The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line...	Jim Peterson Jim Peterson (Montana politician) Jim E. Peterson is the President of the Senate for the 62nd Montana Legislature. Peterson has served in the Legislature since 2003 as a Republican. He was elected for Senate District 15 in Buffalo, Montana. Peterson is the primary sponsor for a joint bill 21 "Study of eminent domain and just...	Republican
President pro tempore President pro tempore A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer...	Bruce Tutvedt Bruce Tutvedt Bruce Tutvedt is a Republican Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 5 since 2008. Montana Senate.-2009 Session:Tutvedt served his first session in the Republican control upper chamber on the Montana Legislature.-References:...	Republican
Majority Leader Majority leader In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...	Jeff Essman Jeff Essman Jeff Essman is the Senate Majority Leader for the 62nd Montana Legislature. He represents Senate District 28 in Billings, Montana as a Republican. Essman was initially elected in 2005...	Republican
Minority Leader Minority leader In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...	Carol Williams Carol Williams (Montana politician) Carol Williams is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 46 since 2004. Serving as the current Leader of the Democratic Caucus. She is the first woman to hold the position of Majority Leader in the 2007 Legislature position in Montana history. She was previously a member...	Democratic

Majority Whip: Greg Barkus (R)
Majority Whip: Roy Brown
Roy Brown (Montana politician)
Roy Brown is a former Montana State Senator from Billings, Montana Senate District 25. He served four terms in the Montana House of Representatives and was elected to the State Senate in 2007. He was the Republican nominee for the Governor seat in Montana with Steve Daines in 2008...

(R)
Minority Whip: Trudi Schmidt
Trudi Schmidt
Trudi Ann Schmidt is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Legislature, representing District 11 since 2011. She served as Majority Whip when she was in the Montana state Senate from 2003 until 2009...

(D)
Minority Whip: Kim Gillan
Kim Gillan
Kim J. Gillan is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 24 since 2004. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004. On June 21, 2011, she announced that she will be a candidate for the U.S...

(D)
Secretary of the Senate: Marilyn Miller
Sergeant at Arms: Nancy Clark

Members of the Montana Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Chas Vincent Chas Vincent Chas V. Vincent is a Senator in the Montana Legislature. He is a Republican from District 1 representing Libby, Montana. Vincent is a graduate of the University of Montana.-References:...	Rep	Libby Libby, Montana Libby is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,626 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Libby is located at , along U.S. Route 2....	2010
2	Ryan Zinke	Rep	Whitefish Whitefish, Montana Whitefish is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census. It is home to a ski resort on Big Mountain called Whitefish Mountain Resort. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer hails from Whitefish....	2008
3	Bruce Tutvedt Bruce Tutvedt Bruce Tutvedt is a Republican Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 5 since 2008. Montana Senate.-2009 Session:Tutvedt served his first session in the Republican control upper chamber on the Montana Legislature.-References:...	Rep	Kalispell Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...	2008
4	Jon Sonju	Rep	Kalispell Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...	2010
5	Verdell Jackson	Rep	Kalispell Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...	2006
6	Carmine Mowbray Carmine Mowbray Carmine Mowbray is a Republican Senator in the Montana Legislature. She was appointed on January 20, 2011 to Senate District 6, representing Polson, Montana. She was co-owner of Western Publishing Company from 1976 to 1989 and the Lake County Leader from 1981-2000.-External links:*...	Rep	Polson Polson, Montana Polson is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake. It is also on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 4,041 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lake County...	2010
7	Greg Hinkle	Rep	Thompson Falls Thompson Falls, Montana Thompson Falls is a city in and the county seat of Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2000 census.-History:...	2008
8	Shannon Augare Shannon Augare Shannon James Augare is a Democrat member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 8 in 2010. Previously he served the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 16 from 2007 until the end of 2010....	Dem	Browning Browning, Montana Browning is a town in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,016 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Browning is located at ....	2010
9	Rick Ripley	Rep	Wolf Creek Wolf Creek, Montana Wolf Creek is an unincorporated community in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. Wolf Creek is located along Interstate 15 north of Helena. Wolf Creek has a post office with ZIP code 59648.- In popular culture :...	2008
10	Bradley Maxon Hamlett	Dem	Cascade Cascade, Montana Cascade is a town in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 819 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:...	2008
11	Anders Blewett Anders Blewett Anders Blewett is a lawyer and a Montana Democratic politician. He was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 2008 and the Montana Senate in 2010....	Dem	Great Falls Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County...	2010
12	Mitch Tropila Mitch Tropila Mitch Tropila is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 12 since 2007. Mitch lived in 244 Craig on the Missoula Campus for several years, while ostensibly taking classes at the university.-External links:...	Dem	Great Falls	2006
13	Edward Buttrey Edward Buttrey Edward Buttrey is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to Senate District 13, representing Great Falls, Montana, in 2011. Buttrey received an Electrical Engineer degree from Montana State University. He is a volunteer firefighter and volunteer football coach.-References:...	Rep	Great Falls	2010
14	Llew Jones	Rep	Conrad Conrad, Montana Conrad is a city in and the county seat of Pondera County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,753 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Conrad is located at ....	2010
15	Jim Peterson	Rep	Buffalo	2006
16	Jonathan Windy Boy	Dem	Box Elder Box Elder, Montana Box Elder is a census-designated place in Chouteau and Hill counties in the U.S. state of Montana. The population was 794 at the 2000 census...	2008
17	Rowlie Hutton Rowlie Hutton Rowlie Hutton is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 17, representing Havre, Montana, for the 2011 term. On February 2, 2011 Hutton resigned effective the end of the current session to take a pastor position in Omaha, Nebraska...	Rep	Havre Havre, Montana Havre is a city in, and the county seat of, Hill County, Montana, United States. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. The population was 9,621 at the 2000 census.-History:...	2010
18	John Brenden	Rep	Scobey Scobey, Montana As of the census of 2000, there were 1,082 people, 500 households, and 280 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,481.6 people per square mile . There were 611 housing units at an average density of 836.6 per square mile...	2008
19	Donald Steinbeisser	Rep	Sidney Sidney, Montana Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Montana, United States, less than away from the North Dakota border. The population was 5,191 at the 2010 census. The city lies along the Yellowstone River and is in proximity to the badlands of the Dakotas...	2005
20	Frederick Moore	Rep	Miles City Miles City, Montana Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,123 at the 2010 census.- History :...	2010
21	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Dem	Crow Agency Crow Agency, Montana Crow Agency is a census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States and is near the actual location for the Little Bighorn National Monument and re-enactment known as Custer's Last Stand...	2008
22	Taylor Brown	Rep	Huntley Huntley, Montana Huntley is a census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. The population was 411 at the 2000 census. Huntley lent its name to the Huntley Project, a federal irrigation project that began delivering water to the arid district in 1907...	2008
23	Alan Olson	Rep	Roundup Roundup, Montana Roundup is a city in and the county seat of Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,788 during the 2010 census.-Geography:...	2010
24	Kim Gillan Kim Gillan Kim J. Gillan is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 24 since 2004. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004. On June 21, 2011, she announced that she will be a candidate for the U.S...	Dem	Billings Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...	2004
25	Kendall Van Dyk Kendall Van Dyk Kendall J. Van Dyk is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 25 in north-central Billings, Montana since 2011.Van Dyk is the former chairman of the in the Montana House of Representatives...	Dem	Billings	2010
26	Lynda Moss Lynda Moss Lynda Moss is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 26 since 2004. She was a Majority Whip in the 2008-2010 session.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money - Lynda Moss...	Dem	Billings	2004
27	Gary Branae Gary Branae Gary H. Branae is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. He has represented Senate District 27 for Billings, Montana since 2009. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 54 from 2000 to 2009.-External links:...	Dem	Billings	2008
28	Jeff Essmann	Rep	Billings	2004
29	Edward Walker	Rep	Billings	2010
30	Jason Priest Jason Priest Jason Priest is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 30, representing Red Lodge, Montana, in 2010. Priest received criticism for calling another candidate a "big homo" during the election, for which he wrote an open letter of apology.-External links:*...	Rep	Red Lodge Red Lodge, Montana Red Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area...	2010
31	Ron Arthun	Rep	Wilsall Wilsall, Montana Wilsall is a census-designated place in Park County, Montana, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilsall is located at ....	2010
32	Larry Jent Larry Jent Larry Jent is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 32 since 2007. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006.-External links:* official MT State Legislature website...	Dem	Bozeman Bozeman, Montana Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...	2006
33	Bob Hawks Bob Hawks Robert L. "Bob" Hawks is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 33 since 2004.-External links:* official MT State Legislature website* profileFollow the Money - Bob Hawks* campaign contributions...	Dem	Bozeman	2004
34	Joe Balyeat Joe Balyeat Joe Balyeat is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to Senate District 34, representing Bozeman, Montana, in 2004. Previously he served in the Montana House of Representatives.-Political positions:...	Rep	Bozeman	2004
35	Art Wittich Art Wittich Art Wittich is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 35, representing Bozeman, Montana, in 2010. He graduated from Utah State University with a BS in Economics/Environmental Studies and a JD from University of Montana.-External links:*...	Rep	Bozeman	2010
36	Debby Barrett	Rep	Dillon Dillon, Montana - Notable residents :* Ed Barker - NFL wide receiver - Washington Redskins* Cree Paul - [Where is she now?]* Charles Xavier Larrabee - owner of the nearby stock ranch Brooknook.* Lloyd Meeds - Politician, lobbyist, and navy officer....	2008
37	Steve Gallus Steve Gallus Steven J. "Steve" Gallus is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 37 since 2004. Earlier he was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1998 through 2004.-External links:...	Dem	Butte	2004
38	Jim Keane	Dem	Butte	2008
39	Terry Murphy	Rep	Cardwell Cardwell, Montana Cardwell is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 40 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cardwell is located at ....	2006
40	Mary Caferro Mary Caferro Mary M. Caferro is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. In 2011 she was elected to Senate District 40, representing Helena, Montana. She was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 80 from 2004 to 2010...	Dem	Helena Helena, Montana Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...	2010
41	Christine Kaufmann Christine Kaufmann (Montana politician) Christine Kaufmann is a Montana politician. A member of the Montana Senate since January 2007, she previously served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives...	Dem	Helena	2006
42	Dave Lewis	Rep	Helena	2004
43	Gene Vuckovich Gene Vuckovich Gene Vuckovich is a Democratic member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 43, representing the Anaconda, Montana area, in 2010. Vuckovich was a former city-county manager of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.-References:...	Dem	Anaconda Anaconda, Montana Anaconda, county seat of Anaconda City/Deer Lodge County, is located in mountainous southwestern Montana. The Continental Divide passes within 8 miles of the community with the local Pintler Mountain range reaching 10,379 feet...	2010
44	Bob Lake	Rep	Hamilton Hamilton, Montana Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,705 at the 2000 census. Significant outlying population growth is shown in the area; the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for Hamilton's ZIP Code, 59840, had a population of 12,327at the 2000 census.-...	2010
45	Jim Shockley	Rep	Victor	2004
46	Carol Williams Carol Williams (Montana politician) Carol Williams is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 46 since 2004. Serving as the current Leader of the Democratic Caucus. She is the first woman to hold the position of Majority Leader in the 2007 Legislature position in Montana history. She was previously a member...	Dem	Missoula Missoula, Montana Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...	2004
47	Ron Erickson	Dem	Missoula	2008
48	Tom Facey Tom Facey Tom Facey is a Democratic member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 48, representing the Missoula, Montana area, in 2010. He previously served in the House of Representatives...	Dem	Missoula	2010
49	David Wanzenried David Wanzenried David Wanzenried is a state senator representing the 49th district of Montana, representing parts of the city of Missoula and Missoula County, since 2006. He is a member of the Democratic party...	Dem	Missoula	2006
50	Cliff Larsen	Dem	Missoula	2008

2009-2011 Senators

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Aubyn Curtiss	Republican	Fortine Fortine, Montana Fortine is a census-designated place in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fortine is located at ....
2	Ryan Zinke	Republican	Whitefish Whitefish, Montana Whitefish is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census. It is home to a ski resort on Big Mountain called Whitefish Mountain Resort. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer hails from Whitefish....
3	Bruce Tutvedt Bruce Tutvedt Bruce Tutvedt is a Republican Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 5 since 2008. Montana Senate.-2009 Session:Tutvedt served his first session in the Republican control upper chamber on the Montana Legislature.-References:...	Republican	Kalispell Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...
4	Gregory Barkus	Republican	Kalispell Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...
5	Verdell Jackson	Republican	Kalispell Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2010 census put Kalispell's population at 19,927 up 5,704 over 2000. At 40.1% this is the largest percentage of growth of any incorporated city in Montana. Kalispell is the largest city and commercial center...
6	John Brueggeman	Republican	Polson Polson, Montana Polson is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake. It is also on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 4,041 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lake County...
7	Greg Hinkle	Republican	Thompson Falls Thompson Falls, Montana Thompson Falls is a city in and the county seat of Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2000 census.-History:...
8	Carol Juneau Carol Juneau Carol C. Juneau is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 8 since 2007. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1998 through 2007.-External links:* official MT State Legislature website...	Democratic	Browning Browning, Montana Browning is a town in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,016 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Browning is located at ....
9	Rick Ripley	Republican	Wolf Creek
10	Bradley Maxon Hamlett	Democratic	Cascade Cascade, Montana Cascade is a town in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 819 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:...
11	Trudi Schmidt Trudi Schmidt Trudi Ann Schmidt is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Legislature, representing District 11 since 2011. She served as Majority Whip when she was in the Montana state Senate from 2003 until 2009...	Democratic	Great Falls Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County...
12	Mitch Tropila Mitch Tropila Mitch Tropila is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 12 since 2007. Mitch lived in 244 Craig on the Missoula Campus for several years, while ostensibly taking classes at the university.-External links:...	Democratic	Great Falls
13	Joseph Tropila Joseph Tropila Joseph S. "Joe" Tropila is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 12 since 2002. Earlier he was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1975 through 1980, and from 1994 through 2002.-External links:...	Democratic	Great Falls
14	Jerry Black	Republican	Shelby Shelby, Montana Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Toole County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,216 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shelby is located at ....
15	Jim Peterson	Republican	Buffalo
16	Jonathan Windy Boy	Democratic	Box Elder Box Elder, Montana Box Elder is a census-designated place in Chouteau and Hill counties in the U.S. state of Montana. The population was 794 at the 2000 census...
17	Ken Hansen Ken Hansen Ken "Kim" Hansen is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 17 since 2002.-External links:* official MT State Legislature website* profileFollow the Money - Ken Hansen* campaign contributions...	Democratic	Harlem Harlem, Montana Harlem is a city in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 848 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harlem is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
18	John Brenden	Republican	Scobey Scobey, Montana As of the census of 2000, there were 1,082 people, 500 households, and 280 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,481.6 people per square mile . There were 611 housing units at an average density of 836.6 per square mile...
19	Donald Steinbeisser	Republican	Sidney Sidney, Montana Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Montana, United States, less than away from the North Dakota border. The population was 5,191 at the 2010 census. The city lies along the Yellowstone River and is in proximity to the badlands of the Dakotas...
20	Keith Bales	Republican	Otter
21	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Democratic	Crow Agency Crow Agency, Montana Crow Agency is a census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States and is near the actual location for the Little Bighorn National Monument and re-enactment known as Custer's Last Stand...
22	Taylor Brown	Republican	Huntley Huntley, Montana Huntley is a census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. The population was 411 at the 2000 census. Huntley lent its name to the Huntley Project, a federal irrigation project that began delivering water to the arid district in 1907...
23	Kelly Gephardt	Republican	Roundup Roundup, Montana Roundup is a city in and the county seat of Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,788 during the 2010 census.-Geography:...
24	Kim Gillan Kim Gillan Kim J. Gillan is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 24 since 2004. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004. On June 21, 2011, she announced that she will be a candidate for the U.S...	Democratic	Billings Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...
25	Roy Brown	Republican	Billings
26	Lynda Moss Lynda Moss Lynda Moss is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 26 since 2004. She was a Majority Whip in the 2008-2010 session.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money - Lynda Moss...	Democratic	Billings
27	Gary Branae	Democratic	Billings
28	Jeff Essmann	Republican	Billings
29	Daniel McGee	Republican	Laurel Laurel, Montana Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east-west terminal division point of the Burlington-Northern Railroad.. The population was 6,781 at the 2010 census.Both...
30	Robert Story, Jr.	Republican	Park City Park City, Montana Park City is a census-designated place in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 870 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Park City is located at ....
31	John Esp	Republican	Big Timber Big Timber, Montana Big Timber is a city in and the county seat of Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Big Timber is located at ....
32	Larry Jent Larry Jent Larry Jent is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 32 since 2007. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006.-External links:* official MT State Legislature website...	Democratic	Bozeman Bozeman, Montana Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
33	Bob Hawks Bob Hawks Robert L. "Bob" Hawks is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 33 since 2004.-External links:* official MT State Legislature website* profileFollow the Money - Bob Hawks* campaign contributions...	Democratic	Bozeman
34	Joe Balyeat	Republican	Bozeman
35	Gary Perry	Republican	Manhattan Manhattan, Montana Manhattan is a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Bozeman Micropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Manhattan is located at ....
36	Debby Barrett	Republican	Dillon Dillon, Montana - Notable residents :* Ed Barker - NFL wide receiver - Washington Redskins* Cree Paul - [Where is she now?]* Charles Xavier Larrabee - owner of the nearby stock ranch Brooknook.* Lloyd Meeds - Politician, lobbyist, and navy officer....
37	Steve Gallus Steve Gallus Steven J. "Steve" Gallus is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 37 since 2004. Earlier he was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1998 through 2004.-External links:...	Democratic	Butte
38	Jim Keane	Democratic	Butte
39	Terry Murphy	Republican	Cardwell Cardwell, Montana Cardwell is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 40 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cardwell is located at ....
40	Mike Cooney Mike Cooney Mike R. Cooney was a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 40 from 2002 to 2010. He served as the President Pro Tempore. He was Sec retary of State from 1989 through 2001, and a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1976 through 1980...	Democratic	Helena Helena, Montana Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...
41	Christine Kaufmann Christine Kaufmann (Montana politician) Christine Kaufmann is a Montana politician. A member of the Montana Senate since January 2007, she previously served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives...	Democratic	Helena
42	Dave Lewis	Republican	Helena
43	Jesse Laslovich	Democratic	Anaconda Anaconda, Montana Anaconda, county seat of Anaconda City/Deer Lodge County, is located in mountainous southwestern Montana. The Continental Divide passes within 8 miles of the community with the local Pintler Mountain range reaching 10,379 feet...
44	Rick Laible	Republican	Victor Victor, Montana Victor is a census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 859 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Victor is located at ....
45	Jim Shockley	Republican	Victor
46	Carol Williams Carol Williams (Montana politician) Carol Williams is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 46 since 2004. Serving as the current Leader of the Democratic Caucus. She is the first woman to hold the position of Majority Leader in the 2007 Legislature position in Montana history. She was previously a member...	Democratic	Missoula Missoula, Montana Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
47	Ron Erickson	Democratic	Missoula
48	Carolyn Squires Carolyn Squires Carolyn M. Squires is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 48 since 2002. She is currently Majority Whip. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000.-External links:...	Democratic	Missoula
49	David Wanzenried David Wanzenried David Wanzenried is a state senator representing the 49th district of Montana, representing parts of the city of Missoula and Missoula County, since 2006. He is a member of the Democratic party...	Democratic	Missoula
50	Cliff Larsen	Democratic	Missoula

External links

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