Montana House of Representatives

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 2, 2017
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Austin Knudsen (R) ; Since January 5, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Greg Hertz (R) ; Since January 2, 2017
Majority Leader	Ron Ehli (R) ; Since January 2, 2017
Minority Leader	Jenny Eck (D) ; Since January 2, 2017
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority Republican (59); Minority Democratic (41);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016; (100 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018; (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.^[1]

Composition of the House

65th Legislature – 2017–2019

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
64th Legislature (2015-2017)	59	41	100	0

65th Legislature (2017-2019)	59	41	100	0

Latest voting share	7001590000000000000♠59%	7001410000000000000♠41%

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.^[2]

Current leadership

Office	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Austin Knudsen	Republican
Speaker pro tempore	Greg Hertz	Republican
Majority Leader	Ron Ehli	Republican
Majority Whips	Seth Berglee	Republican
	Alan Doane	Republican
	Theresa Manzella	Republican
	Brad Tschida	Republican
Minority Leader	Jenny Eck	Democratic
Minority Whips	Nate McConnell	Democratic
	Shane Morigeau	Democratic
	Casey Schreiner	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Steve Gunderson	Republican	Libby	2016
2	Mike Cuffe	Republican	Eureka	2010
3	Zac Perry	Democratic	Hungry Horse	2014
4	Matt Regier	Republican	Kalispell	2016
5	Dave Fern	Democratic	Whitefish	2016
6	Carl Glimm	Republican	Kila	2012
7	Frank Garner	Republican	Kalispell	2014
8	Steve Lavin	Republican	Kalispell	2010
9	Randy Brodehl	Republican	Kalispell	2010
10	Mark Noland	Republican	Bigfork	2014
11	Derek Skees	Republican	Kalispell	2016 (2011-2013)
12	Greg Hertz	Republican	Polson	2012
13	Bob Brown	Republican	Thompson Falls	2014
14	Denley Loge	Republican	St. Regis	2016
15	George Kipp III	Democratic	Heart Butte	2014
16	Susan Webber	Democratic	Browning	2014
17	Ross Fitzgerald	Republican	Fairfield	2016
18	Rob Cook	Republican	Conrad	2010
19	Wendy McKamey	Republican	Great Falls	2014
20	Fred Anderson	Republican	Great Falls	2016
21	Tom Jacobson	Democratic	Great Falls	2012
22	Lola Sheldon-Galloway	Republican	Great Falls	2016
23	Bradley Maxon Hamlett	Democratic	Cascade	2016
24	Jean Price	Democratic	Great Falls	2010
25	Jeremy Trebas	Republican	Great Falls	2016
26	Casey Schreiner	Democratic	Great Falls	2012
27	James O'Hara	Republican	Fort Benton	2016
28	Jacob Bachmeier	Democratic	Havre	2016
29	Dan Bartel	Republican	Lewistown	2016
30	Wylie Galt	Republican	Martinsdale	2016 (2013-2015)
31	Bridget Smith	Democratic	Wolf Point	2012
32	Jonathan Windy Boy	Democratic	Box Elder	2016 (2003-2007)
33	Casey Knudsen	Republican	Malta	2016
34	Austin Knudsen	Republican	Culbertson	2010
35	Scott Staffanson	Republican	Sidney	2012
36	Alan Doane	Republican	Bloomfield	2012
37	Bill Harris	Republican	Winnett	2010
38	Kenneth Holmlund	Republican	Miles City	2014
39	Geraldine Custer	Republican	Forsyth	2014
40	Barry Usher	Republican	Billings	2016
41	Rae Peppers	Democratic	Lame Deer	2012
42	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Democratic	Crow Agency	2016
43	Peggy Webb	Republican	Billings	2016
44	Dale Mortensen	Republican	Billings	2014
45	Daniel Zolnikov	Republican	Billings	2012
46	Donald W. Jones	Republican	Billings	2012
47	Kathy Kelker	Democratic	Billings	2014
48	Jessica Karjala	Democratic	Billings	2014
49	Kelly McCarthy	Democratic	Billings	2012
50	Virginia Court	Democratic	Billings	2010
51	Adam Rosendale	Republican	Billings	2016
52	Jimmy Patelis	Republican	Billings	2016
53	Dennis Lenz	Republican	Billings	2016 (2013-2015)
54	Jeff Essmann	Republican	Billings	2014
55	Vince Ricci	Republican	Laurel	2014
56	Sue Vinton	Republican	Billings	2016
57	Forrest Mandeville	Republican	Columbus	2014
58	Seth Berglee	Republican	Joliet	2014
59	Alan Redfield	Republican	Livingston	2012
60	Laurie Bishop	Democratic	Livingston	2016
61	Jim Hamilton	Democratic	Bozeman	2016
62	Tom Woods	Democratic	Bozeman	2012
63	Zach Brown	Democratic	Bozeman	2014
64	Kerry White	Republican	Bozeman	2012
65	Jon Knokey	Republican	Bozeman	2016
66	Denise Hayman	Democratic	Bozeman	2014
67	Tom L. Burnett	Republican	Bozeman	2014 (2011-2013)
68	Bruce Grubbs	Republican	Bozeman	2016
69	Walt Sales	Republican	Manhattan	2016
70	Kelly Flynn	Republican	Townsend	2010
71	Ray Shaw	Republican	Sheridan	2012
72	Tom Welch	Republican	Dillon	2016
73	Jim Keane	Democratic	Butte	2016 (2001-2007)
74	Amanda Curtis	Democratic	Butte	2016 (2013-2015)
75	Kirk Wagoner	Republican	Montana City	2012
76	Ryan Lynch	Democratic	Butte	2012
77	Kathy Swanson	Democratic	Anaconda	2010
78	Gordon Pierson	Democratic	Deer Lodge	2012
79	Jenny Eck	Democratic	Helena	2012
80	Becky Beard	Republican	Elliston	2016
81	Janet Ellis	Democratic	Helena	2014
82	Moffie Funk	Democratic	Helena	2014
83	Kim Abbott	Democratic	Helena	2016
84	Mary Ann Dunwell	Democratic	Helena	2014
85	Theresa Manzella	Republican	Hamilton	2014
86	Ron Ehli	Republican	Hamilton	2010
87	Nancy Ballance	Republican	Hamilton	2012
88	Edward Greef	Republican	Florence	2010
89	Nate McConnell	Democratic	Missoula	2014
90	Ellie Hill Smith	Democratic	Missoula	2016
91	Bryce Bennett	Democratic	Missoula	2010
92	Mike Hopkins	Republican	Missoula	2016
93	John L. Fleming	Democratic	St. Ignatius	2016 (2009-2011)
94	Kimberly Dudik	Democratic	Missoula	2012
95	Shane Morigeau	Democratic	Missoula	2016
96	Adam Hertz	Republican	Missoula	2016
97	Brad Tschida	Republican	Missoula	2014
98	Willis Curdy	Democratic	Missoula	2014
99	Marilyn Ryan	Democratic	Missoula	2016
100	Andrea Olsen	Democratic	Missoula	2014

Committees

Four administrative committees were created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the legislative branch. These committees are Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, and Consumer Committee.

The Montana House of Representatives has 16 standing committees. These are:

Agriculture
Appropriations
Business and Labor
Education
Ethics
Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Human Services
Judiciary
Legislative Administration
Local Government
Natural Resources
Rules
State Administration
Taxation
Transportation

In addition Interim Committees may be appointed each legislative session.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

↑ "About the Legislature". Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004

External links

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[1] "About the Legislature". Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[2] Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004

Members of the Montana House of Representatives
65th Legislature (2017–2018) Speaker of the House: Austin Knudsen (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Greg Hertz (R) Majority Leader: Ron Ehli (R) Minority Leader: Jenny Eck (D)
Steve Gunderson (R) Mike Cuffe (R) Zac Perry (D) Matt Regier (R) Dave Fern (D) Carl Glimm (R) Frank Garner (R) Steve Lavin (R) Randy Brodehl (R) Mark Noland (R) Derek Skees (R) Greg Hertz (R) Bob Brown (R) Denley Loge (R) George Kipp III (D) Susan Webber (D) Ross Fitzgerald (R) Rob Cook (R) Wendy McKamey (R) Fred Anderson (R) Tom Jacobson (D) Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R) Bradley Maxon Hamlett (D) Jean Price (D) Jeremy Trebas (R) Casey Schreiner (D) James O'Hara (R) Jacob Bachmeier (D) Dan Bartel (R) Wylie Galt (R) Bridget Smith (D) Jonathan Windy Boy (D) Casey Knudsen (R) Austin Knudsen (R) Scott Staffanson (R) Alan Doane (R) Bill Harris (R) Kenneth Holmlund (R) Geraldine Custer (R) Barry Usher (R) Rae Peppers (D) Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D) Peggy Webb (R) Dale Mortensen (R) Daniel Zolnikov (R) Don Jones (R) Katharin Kelker (D) Jessica Karjala (D) Kelly McCarthy (D) Virginia Court (D) Adam Rosendale (R) Jimmy Patelis (R) Dennis Lenz (R) Jeff Essmann (R) Vince Ricci (R) Sue Vinton (R) Forrest Mandeville (R) Seth Berglee (R) Alan Redfield (R) Laurie Bishop (D) Jim Hamilton (D) Tom Woods (D) Zach Brown (D) Kerry White (R) Jon Knokey (R) Denise Hayman (D) Tom Burnett (R) Bruce Grubbs (R) Walt Sales (R) Kelly Flynn (R) Ray Shaw (R) Tom Welch (R) Jim Keane (D) Amanda Curtis (D) Kirk Wagoner (R) Ryan Lynch (D) Kathy Swanson (D) Gordon Pierson (D) Jenny Eck (D) Becky Beard (R) Janet Ellis (D) Moffie Funk (D) Kim Abbott (D) Mary Ann Dunwell (D) Theresa Manzella (R) Ron Ehli (R) Nancy Ballance (R) Edward Greef (R) Nate McConnell (D) Ellie Hill Smith (D) Bryce Bennett (D) Mike Hopkins (R) John L. Fleming (D) Kimberly Dudik (D) Shane Morigeau (D) Adam Hertz (R) Brad Tschida (R) Willis Curdy (D) Marilyn Ryan (D) Andrea Olsen (D)
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