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 7, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Austin Knudsen (R) Since January 7, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Lee Randall (R) Since January 7, 2015
Majority Leader	Keith Regier (R) Since January 7, 2015
Minority Leader	Chuck Hunter (D) Since January 3, 2011
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Governing Party Republican (59) Opposition Party Democratic (41)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (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

64th Legislature – 2015–2017

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Republican	Constitution		Vacant
60th Legislature (2007-2009)	49	50	1	100	0

61st Legislature (2009-2011)	50	50	0	100	0

62nd Legislature (2011-2013)	32	68	0	100	0

63rd Legislature (2013-2015)	39	61	0	100	0

64th Legislature (2015-2017)	41	59	0	100	0
Latest voting share	7001410000000000000♠41%	7001590000000000000♠59%

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	Lee Randall	Republican
House Majority Leader	Keith Regier	Republican
Deputy House Majority Leader	Gerald Bennett	Republican
House Minority Leader	Chuck Hunter	Democratic
Deputy House Minority Leader	Carolyn Pease-Lopez	Democratic
House Minority Whip	Bryce Bennett	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	First Term
1	Gerald Bennett	Republican	2009
2	Mike Cuffe	Republican	2011
3	Zac Perry	Democratic	2015
4	Keith Regier	Republican	2009
5	Ed Lieser	Democratic	2013
6	Carl Glimm	Republican	2013
7	Frank Garner	Republican	2015
8	Steve Lavin	Republican	2011
9	Randy Brodehl	Republican	2011
10	Mark Noland	Republican	2015
11	Albert Olszewski	Republican	2015
12	Greg Hertz	Republican	2013
13	Bob Brown	Republican	2015
14	Nicholas Schwaderer	Republican	2013
15	George Kipp III	Democratic	2015
16	Susan Webber	Democratic	2015
17	Christy Clark	Republican	2011
18	Rob Cook	Republican	2011
19	Randall Pinocci	Republican	2015
20	Steve Fitzpatrick	Republican	2011
21	Tom Jacobson	Democratic	2013
22	Robert Mehlhoff	Democratic	2009
23	Wendy McKamey	Democratic	2015
24	Jean Price	Democratic	2011
25	Casey Schreiner	Democratic	2013
26	Mitch Tropila	Democratic	2015
27	Roy Hollandsworth	Republican	2009
28	Stephanie Hess	Republican	2015
29	Bill Harris	Republican	2011
30	Ryan Osmundson	Republican	2011
31	Bridget Smith	Democratic	2013
32	G. Bruce Meyers	Republican	2015
33	Mike Lang	Republican	2013
34	Austin Knudsen	Republican	2011
35	Scott Staffanson	Republican	2013
36	Alan Doane	Republican	2013
37	Lee Randall	Republican	2009
38	Kenneth Holmlund	Republican	2015
39	Geraldine Custer	Republican	2015
40	Tom Berry	Republican	2009
41	Rae Peppers	Democratic	2013
42	Carolyn Pease-Lopez	Democratic	2009
43	Clayton Fiscus	Republican	2013
44	Dale Mortensen	Republican	2015
45	Daniel Zolnikov	Republican	2013
46	Donald W. Jones	Republican	2013
47	Kathy Kelker	Democratic	2015
48	Jessica Karjala	Democratic	2015
49	Kelly McCarthy	Democratic	2013
50	Virginia Court	Democratic	2011
51	Margie MacDonald	Democratic	2009
52	Dave R. Hagstrom	Republican	2013
53	Sarah Laszloffy	Republican	2013
54	Jeff Essmann	Democratic	2015
55	Vince Ricci	Republican	2015
56	Tom Richmond	Republican	2015
57	Forrest Mandeville	Republican	2015
58	Seth Berglee	Republican	2015
59	Alan Redfield	Republican	2013
60	Debra Lamm	Republican	2015
61	Kathleen Williams	Democratic	2011
62	Tom Woods	Democratic	2013
63	Zach Brown	Democratic	2015
64	Kerry White	Republican	2013
65	Christopher S. Pope	Democratic	2015
66	Denise Hayman	Democratic	2015
67	Tom L. Burnett	Republican	2015
68	Art Wittich	Republican	2015
69	Matthew Monforton	Republican	2015
70	Kelly Flynn	Republican	2011
71	Ray Shaw	Republican	2013
72	Jeffrey Welborn	Republican	2009
73	Edie McClafferty	Democratic	2009
74	Pat Noonan	Democratic	2009
75	Kirk Wagoner	Republican	2013
76	Ryan Lynch	Democratic	2013
77	Kathy Swanson	Democratic	2011
78	Gordon Pierson	Democratic	2013
79	Jenny Eck	Democratic	2013
80	Mike Miller	Republican	2009
81	Janet Ellis	Democratic	2015
82	Moffie Funk	Democratic	2015
83	Chuck Hunter	Democratic	2009
84	Mary Ann Dunwell	Democratic	2015
85	Theresa Manzella	Republican	2015
86	Ron Ehli	Republican	2011
87	Nancy Ballance	Republican	2013
88	Edward Greef	Republican	2011
89	Nate McConnell	Democratic	2015
90	Ellie Boldman Hill	Democratic	2011
91	Bryce Bennett	Democratic	2011
92	David "Doc" Moore	Republican	2013
93	Daniel Salomon	Republican	2011
94	Kimberly Dudik	Democratic	2013
95	Nancy Wilson	Democratic	2015
96	Andrew Person	Democratic	2014
97	Brad Tschida	Republican	2015
98	Willis Curdy	Democratic	2015
99	Tom Steenberg	Democratic	2013
100	Andrea Olsen	Democratic	2015

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.

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montana House of Representatives chamber.

Members of the Montana House of Representatives

64th Legislature (2015–2016) 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 (R) Nicholas Schwaderer (R) George Kipp 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 Monforton (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 Olsen (D)

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Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 112°01′06″W / 46.58583°N 112.01833°W / 46.58583; -112.01833

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