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 6, 2025
Leadership
Speaker	Brandon Ler (R) ; since January 6, 2025
Speaker pro tempore	Katie Zolnikov (R) ; since January 6, 2025
Majority Leader	Steve Fitzpatrick (R) ; since January 6, 2025
Minority Leader	Katie Sullivan (D) ; since January 6, 2025
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority Republican (58); Minority Democratic (42);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Montana Constitution
Salary	$128.88/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024; (100 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026; (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

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
66th Legislature (2019-2020)	58	42	100	0

67th Legislature (2021-2022)	67	33	100	0

68th Legislature (2023-2024)	68	32	100	0

69th Legislature (2025-2026)	58	42	100	0
Latest voting share	58%	42%

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 to 2009, the Montana Democratic Party led the tied legislature as a result of the victory of Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer in the 2004 election.^[2]

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
Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Human Services
Judiciary
Legislative Administration
Local Government
Natural Resources
Rules
State Administration
Taxation
Transportation^[3]

In addition, Interim Committees may be appointed each legislative session.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Notes

References

^ "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004
^ "2021 House Committees of the Montana State House" (PDF). Montana State Legislature. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

External links

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

[1] "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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

[3] "2021 House Committees of the Montana State House" (PDF). Montana State Legislature. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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v t e Members of the Montana House of Representatives
69th Legislature (2025-2026) Speaker of the House Brandon Ler (R) Speaker pro tempore Katie Zolnikov (R) Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick (R) Minority Leader Katie Sullivan (D)
▌Neil Duram (R) ▌Tom Millett (R) ▌Debo Powers (D) ▌Lyn Bennet (R) ▌Braxton Mitchell (R) ▌Amy Regier (R) ▌Courtenay Sprunger (R) ▌Lukas Schubert (R) ▌Steven Kelly (R) ▌Terry Falk (R) ▌Ed Byrne (R) ▌Tracy Sharp (R) ▌Linda Reksten (R) ▌Paul Fielder (R) ▌Thedis Crowe (D) ▌Tyson Running Wolf (D) ▌Zachary Wirth (R) ▌Llew Jones (R) ▌Jane Weber (D) ▌Melissa Nikolakakos (R) ▌Edward Buttrey (R) ▌George Nikolakakos (R) ▌Eric Tilleman (R) ▌Steve Fitzpatrick (R) ▌Steve Gist (R) ▌Russ Miner (R) ▌Paul Tuss (D) ▌Eric Albus (R) ▌Valerie Moore (R) ▌Morgan Thiel (R) ▌Frank Smith (D) ▌Mike Fox (D) ▌Brandon Ler (R) ▌Jerry Schillinger (R) ▌Gary Parry (R) ▌Greg Kmetz (R) ▌Shane Klakken (R) ▌Greg Oblander (R) ▌Kerri Seekings-Crowe (R) ▌Mike Vinton (R) ▌Jade Sooktis (D) ▌Sidney Fitzpatrick (D) ▌Larry Brewster (R) ▌Katie Zolnikov (R) ▌Denise Baum (D) ▌Denise Joy (D) ▌James Reavis (D) ▌Curtis Schomer (R) ▌Sherry Essmann (R) ▌Anthony Nicastro (R) ▌Jodee Etchart (R) ▌Bill Mercer (R) ▌Nelly Nicol (R) ▌Lee Deming (R) ▌Brad Barker (R) ▌Fiona Nave (R) ▌Scott Rosenzweig (D) ▌Jamie Isaly (D) ▌Ed Stafman (D) ▌Alanah Griffith (D) ▌Becky Edwards (D) ▌Joshua Seckinger (D) ▌Peter Strand (D) ▌Kelly Kortum (R) ▌Brian Close (D) ▌Eric Matthews (D) ▌Jedediah Hinkle (R) ▌Caleb Hinkle (R) ▌Kenneth Walsh (R) ▌Shannon Maness (R) ▌Scott DeMarois (D) ▌Donavon Hawk (D) ▌Jennifer Lynch (D) ▌Marc Lee (D) ▌Marta Bertoglio (R) ▌John Fitzpatrick (R) ▌Jane Gillette (R) ▌Randyn Gregg (R) ▌Luke Muszkiewicz (D) ▌Melissa Romano (D) ▌Mary Caferro (D) ▌Pete Elverum (D) ▌Jill Cohenour (D) ▌Julie Darling (R) ▌Kathy Love (R) ▌David Bedey (R) ▌Terry Nelson (R) ▌Greg Overstreet (R) ▌Mark Thane (D) ▌Curtis Cochran (R) ▌Shelly Fyant (D) ▌Connie Keogh (D) ▌Katie Sullivan (D) ▌Marilyn Marler (D) ▌Zooey Zephyr (D) ▌Bob Carter (D) ▌Melody Cunningham (D) ▌Jonathan Karlen (D) ▌Tom France (D) ▌SJ Howell (D)
▌Republican (58) ▌Democratic (42) Montana Legislature House Senate List of past legislatures

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