Montana Senate

Montana State Senate
Montana State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 2, 2017
Leadership
President of the Senate	Scott Sales (R) Since January 2, 2017
President pro Tempore	Bob Keenan (R) Since January 2, 2017
Majority Leader	Fred Thomas (R) Since January 2, 2017
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso (D) Since January 5, 2015
Structure
Seats	50

Political groups	Majority Republican (32) Minority Democratic (18)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article V, Section 2, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016 (25 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018 (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.^[1]

Composition of the Senate

65th Legislature – 2017–2019

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

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

65th Legislature (2017-2019)	32	18	50	0

Latest voting share	7001640000000000000♠64%	7001360000000000000♠36%

Officers^[2]

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Scott Sales	Republican
President pro tempore	Bob Keenan	Republican
Majority Leader	Fred Thomas	Republican
Majority Whips	Mark Blasdel	Republican
	Edward Buttrey	Republican
	Cary Smith	Republican
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso	Democratic
Minority Whips	Tom Facey	Democratic
Minority Whips	Jennifer Pomnichowski	Democratic

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	Keith Regier	Rep	Kalispell	2016
4	Mark Blasdel	Rep	Somers	2014
5	Bob Keenan	Rep	Kalispell	2014
6	Albert Olszewski	Rep	Kalispell	2016
7	Jennifer Fielder	Rep	Thompson Falls	2012
8	Lea Whitford	Dem	Cut Bank	2014
9	Llew Jones	Rep	Conrad	2010
10	Steve Fitzpatrick	Rep	Great Falls	2016
11	Edward Buttrey	Rep	Great Falls	2014
12	Mary Sheehy Moe	Dem	Great Falls	2014
13	Brian Hoven	Rep	Great Falls	2014
14	Russel Tempel	Rep	Chester	2016
15	Ryan Osmundson	Rep	Buffalo	2016
16	Frank Smith	Dem	Poplar	2016
17	Mike Lang	Rep	Malta	2016
18	Steve Hinebauch	Rep	Wibaux	2016
19	Frederick Moore	Rep	Miles City	2010
20	Duane Ankney	Rep	Colstrip	2014
21	Jason Small	Rep	Busby	2016
22	Douglas Kary	Rep	Billings	2014
23	Roger Webb	Rep	Billings	2012
24	Mary McNally	Dem	Billings	2014
25	Jen Gross	Dem	Billings	2016
26	Margaret MacDonald	Dem	Helena	2016
27	Cary Smith	Rep	Billings	2014
28	Tom Richmond	Rep	Billings	2016
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	Jeffrey Welborn	Rep	Dillon	2016
37	Jon Sesso	Dem	Butte	2012
38	Edith McClafferty	Dem	Butte	2016
39	Gene Vuckovich	Dem	Anaconda	2010
40	Terry Gauthier	Rep	Helena	2016
41	Mary Caferro	Dem	Helena	2010
42	Jill Cohenour	Dem	East Helena	2014
43	Pat Connell	Rep	Hamilton	2014
44	Fred Thomas	Rep	Stevensville	2012
45	Dick Barrett	Dem	Missoula	2012
46	Sue Malek	Dem	Missoula	2012
47	Daniel Salomon	Rep	Ronan	2016
48	Cynthia Wolken	Dem	Missoula	2014
49	Diane Sands	Dem	Missoula	2014
50	Tom Facey	Dem	Missoula	2010

References

↑ "About the Legislature". Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ "Leaders". Retrieved 12 January 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montana Senat chamber.

Members of the Montana State Senate
65th Legislature (2017–2018) President of the Senate: Scott Sales (R) President pro Tempore: Bob Keenan (R) Majority Leader: Fred Thomas (R) Minority Leader: Jon Sesso (D)
Chas Vincent (R) Dee L. Brown (R) Keith Regier (R) Mark Blasdel (R) Bob Keenan (R) Albert Olszewski (R) Jennifer Fielder (R) Lea Whitford (D) Llew Jones (R) Steve Fitzpatrick (R) Edward Buttrey (R) Mary Sheehy Moe (D) Brian Hoven (R) Russel Tempel (R) Ryan Osmundson (R) Frank Smith (D) Mike Lang (R) Steve Hinebauch (R) Eric Moore (R) Duane Ankney (R) Jason Small (R) Douglas Kary (R) Roger Webb (R) Mary McNally (D) Jen Gross (D) Margaret MacDonald (D) Cary Smith (R) Tom Richmond (R) David Howard (R) Nels Swandal (R) Mike Phillips (D) Jedediah Hinkle (R) Jennifer Pomnichowski (D) Gordon Vance (R) Scott Sales (R) Jeffrey Welborn (R) Jon Sesso (D) Edith McClafferty (D) Gene Vuckovich (D) Terry Gauthier (R) Mary Caferro (D) Jill Cohenour (D) Pat Connell (R) Fred Thomas (R) Dick Barrett (D) Sue Malek (D) Daniel Salomon (R) 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)

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