NEWS APP: Tracking the 2019 Montana Legislature
Last updated May 24, 2019
This Montana Free Press news app aims to help our readers stay on top of the legislative action, tabulating data from the state LAWS system collected using code adapted from the OpenStates project.
Note that this is currently a beta product. Have feedback? We'd love to hear it — drop a line to Data Reporter Eric Dietrich at edietrich@mtfp.org.
Legislative summary
The majority vote percentage figure indicates how often the lawmaker has voted with at least half their fellow lawmakers in both parties. Party vote statistics indicate how often the lawmaker has voted with a majority of members in that party's caucus. Statistics represent second reading votes only and exclude votes where individual lawmakers were marked absent.
Montana House
Lawmaker
District
Bills sponsored
Votes with majority of body
Votes with GOP caucus
Votes with Dem. caucus
Kim Abbott (D)
HD 83 / Helena
3
77%
63%
94%
Fred Anderson (R)
HD 20 / Great Falls
7
90%
89%
74%
Jacob Bachmeier (D)
HD 28 / Havre
16
85%
71%
94%
Jade Bahr (D)
HD 50 / Billings
5
78%
64%
91%
Nancy Ballance (R)
HD 87 / Hamilton
3
91%
87%
75%
Dan Bartel (R)
HD 29 / Lewistown
6
79%
87%
63%
Becky Beard (R)
HD 80 / Elliston
4
76%
87%
59%
David Bedey (R)
HD 86 / Hamilton
8
91%
88%
75%
Seth Berglee (R)
HD 58 / Joliet
1
76%
88%
59%
Barbara Bessette (D)
HD 24 / Great Falls
3
81%
66%
93%
Laurie Bishop (D)
HD 60 / Livingston
7
81%
67%
97%
Bob Brown (R)
HD 13 / Thompson Falls
11
73%
85%
56%
Zach Brown (D)
HD 63 / Bozeman
17
82%
68%
92%
Tom Burnett (R)
HD 67 / Bozeman
2
65%
77%
52%
Edward Buttrey (R)
HD 21 / Great Falls
10
94%
88%
77%
Mary Caferro (D)
HD 81 / Helena
13
74%
61%
89%
Willis Curdy (D)
HD 98 / Missoula
13
83%
69%
96%
Geraldine Custer (R)
HD 39 / Forsyth
6
93%
82%
83%
Greg DeVries (R)
HD 75 / Jefferson City
4
59%
71%
43%
Alan Doane (R)
HD 36 / Bloomfield
3
71%
83%
54%
Julie Dooling (R)
HD 70 / Helena
8
91%
89%
74%
Kimberly Dudik (D)
HD 94 / Missoula
23
82%
68%
95%
David Dunn (R)
HD 9 / Kalispell
5
79%
88%
63%
Mary Ann Dunwell (D)
HD 84 / Helena
19
79%
64%
96%
Neil Duram (R)
HD 2 / Eureka
3
80%
83%
65%
Robert Farris-Olsen (D)
HD 79 / Helena
10
77%
64%
94%
Dave Fern (D)
HD 5 / Whitefish
14
89%
74%
92%
Ross H Fitzgerald (R)
HD 17 / Fairfield
9
94%
86%
78%
Frank Fleming (R)
HD 51 / Billings
2
84%
91%
67%
John Fuller (R)
HD 8 / Kalispell
3
78%
87%
61%
Moffie Funk (D)
HD 82 / Helena
8
82%
68%
96%
Wylie Galt (R)
HD 30 / Martinsdale
5
78%
89%
60%
Rodney Garcia (R)
HD 52 / Billings
3
84%
84%
72%
Frank Garner (R)
HD 7 / Kalispell
13
96%
84%
80%
Carl Glimm (R)
HD 6 / Kila
2
67%
80%
50%
Sharon Greef (R)
HD 88 / Florence
5
91%
90%
75%
Bruce Grubbs (R)
HD 68 / Bozeman
9
95%
83%
83%
Steve Gunderson (R)
HD 1 / Libby
7
79%
89%
62%
Jim Hamilton (D)
HD 61 / Bozeman
10
80%
66%
95%
Bradley Hamlett (D)
HD 23 / Cascade
18
90%
76%
89%
Derek J Harvey (D)
HD 74 / Butte
5
84%
69%
94%
Denise Hayman (D)
HD 66 / Bozeman
5
76%
62%
93%
Greg Hertz (R)
HD 12 / Polson
6
82%
92%
64%
Kenneth L Holmlund (R)
HD 38 / Miles City
13
93%
86%
77%
Mike Hopkins (R)
HD 92 / Missoula
7
89%
85%
74%
Llew Jones (R)
HD 18 / Conrad
9
94%
87%
78%
Jessica Karjala (D)
HD 48 / Billings
11
79%
66%
95%
Joshua Kassmier (R)
HD 27 / Fort Benton
5
86%
91%
68%
Jim Keane (D)
HD 73 / Butte
15
81%
68%
92%
Kathy Kelker (D)
HD 47 / Billings
10
82%
68%
96%
Connie Keogh (D)
HD 91 / Missoula
6
80%
66%
96%
Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D)
HD 49 / Billings
5
77%
64%
92%
Casey Knudsen (R)
HD 33 / Malta
9
74%
86%
57%
Rhonda Knudsen (R)
HD 34 / Culbertson
2
72%
84%
56%
Joel G Krautter (R)
HD 35 / Sidney
8
92%
88%
76%
Jasmine Krotkov (D)
HD 25 / Neihart
3
78%
64%
95%
Dennis R Lenz (R)
HD 53 / Billings
9
76%
87%
59%
Denley M Loge (R)
HD 14 / St Regis
13
92%
88%
76%
Ryan Lynch (D)
HD 76 / Butte
10
81%
69%
91%
Forrest Mandeville (R)
HD 57 / Columbus
9
72%
80%
56%
Theresa Manzella (R)
HD 85 / Hamilton
6
70%
83%
55%
Marilyn Marler (D)
HD 90 / Missoula
6
81%
67%
96%
Wendy McKamey (R)
HD 19 / Great Falls
5
90%
86%
73%
Bill Mercer (R)
HD 46 / Billings
10
80%
87%
65%
Frederick (Eric) Moore (R)
HD 37 / Miles City
10
85%
89%
69%
Terry Moore (R)
HD 54 / Billings
4
81%
89%
67%
Shane A Morigeau (D)
HD 95 / Missoula
13
83%
69%
94%
Dale Mortensen (R)
HD 44 / Billings
3
80%
86%
62%
Mark Noland (R)
HD 10 / Bigfork
2
69%
81%
53%
Andrea Olsen (D)
HD 100 / Missoula
8
74%
61%
91%
Rae Peppers (D)
HD 41 / Lame Deer
5
79%
65%
91%
Zac Perry (D)
HD 3 / Hungry Horse
3
83%
68%
95%
Gordon Pierson (D)
HD 78 / Deer Lodge
11
86%
72%
94%
Christopher Pope (D)
HD 65 / Bozeman
8
84%
69%
96%
Joe Read (R)
HD 93 / Ronan
8
87%
90%
71%
Alan Redfield (R)
HD 59 / Livingston
11
72%
84%
55%
Matt Regier (R)
HD 4 / Columbia Falls
18
69%
81%
53%
Vince Ricci (R)
HD 55 / Laurel
5
81%
89%
65%
Tyson T Runningwolf (D)
HD 16 / Browning
3
83%
70%
94%
Marilyn Ryan (D)
HD 99 / Missoula
3
79%
65%
97%
Walt Sales (R)
HD 69 / Manhattan
4
94%
85%
78%
Casey Schreiner (D)
HD 26 / Great Falls
2
79%
65%
92%
Ray L Shaw (R)
HD 71 / Sheridan
6
97%
86%
80%
Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R)
HD 22 / Great Falls
9
73%
86%
57%
Derek Skees (R)
HD 11 / Kalispell
5
71%
84%
55%
Bridget Smith (D)
HD 31 / Wolf Point
6
81%
67%
92%
Sharon Stewart Peregoy (D)
HD 42 / Crow Agency
3
77%
65%
91%
Katie Sullivan (D)
HD 89 / Missoula
7
83%
69%
96%
Mark Sweeney (D)
HD 77 / Philipsburg
2
84%
70%
94%
Brad Tschida (R)
HD 97 / Missoula
9
65%
79%
49%
Barry Usher (R)
HD 40 / Billings
7
73%
84%
56%
Sue Vinton (R)
HD 56 / Billings
7
80%
88%
64%
Marvin Weatherwax (D)
HD 15 / Browning
4
82%
67%
94%
Peggy Webb (R)
HD 43 / Billings
4
81%
91%
63%
Tom Welch (R)
HD 72 / Dillon
5
95%
85%
80%
Kerry White (R)
HD 64 / Bozeman
12
70%
81%
54%
Jonathan Windy Boy (D)
HD 32 / Box Elder
11
79%
65%
92%
Thomas Winter (D)
HD 96 / Missoula
21
82%
68%
94%
Tom Woods (D)
HD 62 / Bozeman
15
79%
66%
95%
Daniel Zolnikov (R)
HD 45 / Billings
15
74%
83%
60%