Montana Senate

Montana State Senate
Montana State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 5, 2015
Leadership
President of the Senate	Debby Barrett (R) Since January 5, 2014
President pro Tempore	Frederick Moore (R) Since January 5, 2014
Majority Leader	Matthew Rosendale (R) Since January 5, 2014
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso (D) Since January 5, 2009
Structure
Seats	50

Political groups	Governing Party Republican (29) Opposition Party Democratic (21)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article V, Section 2, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (25 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (25 seats)
Redistricting	Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Meeting place

Senate Chamber Montana State Capitol Helena, Montana
Website
Montana Senate

The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state legislative branch of the US state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators.

Composition of the Senate

64th Legislature – 2015–2017

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
60th Legislature (2007-2009)	24	26	50	0

61st Legislature (2009-2011)	27	23	50	0

62nd Legislature (2011-2013)	28	22	50	0

63rd Legislature (2013-2015)	29	21	50	0

64th Legislature (2015-2017)	29	21	50	0

Latest voting share	7001580000000000000♠58%	7001420000000000000♠42%

Officers

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Debby Barrett	Republican
President pro tempore	Frederick Moore	Republican
Majority Leader	Matthew Rosendale	Republican
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso	Democratic

Majority Whip: Edward Buttrey (R)
Majority Whip: Cary Smith (R)
Minority Whip: Robyn Driscoll (D)
Minority Whip: Tom Facey (D)
Secretary of the Senate: Marilyn Miller
Sergeant at Arms: Carl Spencer

Members of the Montana Senate

Montana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms in any 16-year period.

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Chas Vincent	Rep	Libby	2010
2	Dee L. Brown	Rep	Hungry Horse	2012
3	Bruce Tutvedt	Rep	Kalispell	2008
4	Mark Blasdel	Rep	Somers	2015
5	Bob Keenan	Rep	Kalispell	2015
6	Janna Taylor	Rep	Rollins	2015
7	Jennifer Fielder	Rep	Thompson Falls	2012
8	Lea Whitford	Dem	Cut Bank	2015
9	Llew Jones	Rep	Conrad	2010
10	Rick Ripley	Rep	Wolf Creek	2008
11	Edward Buttrey	Rep	Great Falls	2014
12	Mary Sheehy Moe	Dem	Great Falls	2014
13	Brian Hoven	Rep	Great Falls	2014
14	Kristin Hansen	Rep	Havre	2014
15	Bradley Maxon Hamlett	Dem	Cascade	2008
16	Jonathan Windy Boy	Dem	Box Elder	2008
17	John Brenden	Rep	Scobey	2008
18	Matthew Rosendale	Rep	Glendive	2012
19	Frederick Moore	Rep	Miles City	2010
20	Duane Ankney	Rep	Colstrip	2014
21	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Dem	Crow Agency	2008
22	Douglas Kary	Rep	Billings	2014
23	Roger Webb	Rep	Billings	2012
24	Mary McNally	Dem	Billings	2014
25	Robyn Driscoll	Dem	Billings	2012
26	Elsie Arntzen	Rep	Billings	2012
27	Cary Smith	Rep	Billings	2014
28	Taylor Brown	Rep	Huntley	2008
29	David Howard	Rep	Park City	2014
30	Nels Swandel	Rep	Wilsall	2014
31	Mike Phillips	Dem	Bozeman	2012
32	Jedediah Hinkle	Rep	Bozeman	2014
33	Jennifer Pomnichowski	Dem	Bozeman	2014
34	Gordon Vance	Rep	Bozeman	2014
35	Scott Sales	Rep	Bozeman	2012
36	Debby Barrett	Rep	Dillon	2008
37	Jon Sesso	Dem	Butte	2012
38	Jim Keane	Dem	Butte	2008
39	Gene Vuckovich	Dem	Anaconda	2010
40	Christine Kaufmann	Dem	Helena	2006
41	Mary Caferro	Dem	Helena	2010
42	Jill Cohenour	Dem	East Helena	2014
43	Pat Connell	Rep	Hamilton	2014
44	Fred Thomas	Rep	Stevensville	1996
45	Dick Barrett	Dem	Missoula	2012
46	Sue Malek	Dem	Missoula	2012
47	Cliff Larsen	Dem	Missoula	2008
48	Cynthia Wolken	Dem	Missoula	2014
49	Diane Sands	Dem	Missoula	2014
50	Tom Facey	Dem	Missoula	2010

References

External links

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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)

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Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 112°01′06″W / 46.58583°N 112.01833°W / 46.58583; -112.01833 (Montana state capitol)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 143088048 LCCN: n82061620

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