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Montana

Current officeholders from Open States people data (CC0). Look up your own ballot by ZIP.

2026 statewide races

2026 statewide candidate details for Montana: coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
RepublicanGreg GianforteGovernor since 2021Official source
RepublicanKristen JurasLieutenant Governor since 2021Official source
RepublicanAustin KnudsenAttorney General since 2021Official source

Open States lists only some statewide offices for some states; missing offices are coming soon.

State House (100 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
1
R Neil Duram
Taxation; Transportation (chair); Fish, Wildlife and Parks
2
R Tom Millett
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Rules; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Judiciary; Rules; Water Policy Interim
3
D Debo Powers
Natural Resources Interim Budget; Appropriations
4
R Lyn Bennett
State-Tribal Relations; Human Services; State Administration
5
R Braxton Mitchell
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Rules; Agriculture (chair); Law and Justice Interim; Judiciary; Rules; Information Technology Planning Council
6
R Amy Regier
Legislative Administration; Rules; Human Services; Law and Justice Interim (chair); Judicial Standards Nominations Special Select; Criminal Justice Oversight Council; Judiciary (chair); Rules
7
R Courtenay Sprunger
Local Government Interim; Rules; Business and Labor; Transportation; Rules; Local Government (vice chair)
8
R Lukas Schubert
Legislative Administration; Natural Resources; State Administration; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
9
R Steve Kelly
Human Services; Law and Justice Interim; Judiciary
10
R Terry Falk
Legislative Administration; Legislative Finance (ex-officio); General Government Interim Budget (chair); Appropriations
11
R Ed Byrne
State Administration; Transportation; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Revenue Interim
12
R Tracy Sharp
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Judiciary; Water Policy Interim
13
R Linda Reksten
Education Interim (chair); State Administration; Education (chair); Local Government
14
R Paul Fielder
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Taxation (chair); Rules; Environmental Quality Council (chair); Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Rules
15
D Thedis Crowe
Public Safety Interim Budget; Appropriations
16
D Tyson Running Wolf
Rules; State-Tribal Relations (chair); State Administration; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Rules
17
R Zack Wirth
Agriculture; State Administration; Transportation (vice chair); Transportation Interim
18
R Llew Jones
Legislative Finance; Education Interim Budget; Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim; Appropriations (chair)
19
D Jane Weber
Taxation; Human Services; Legislative Audit
20
R Melissa Nikolakakos
Legislative Consumer; Taxation; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Agriculture; Education
21
R Ed Buttrey
Rules; Human Services; Business and Labor (chair); Economic Affairs Interim; Rules
22
R George Nikolakakos
Legislative Administration (chair); Taxation; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Human Services
23
R Eric Tilleman
Agriculture; State Administration; Education; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
24
R Steve Fitzpatrick
Taxation; Rules (chair); Business and Labor; Natural Resources; Legislative Council; Rules (vice chair); Local Government
25
R Steve Gist
Business and Labor; Natural Resources (chair); Environmental Quality Council; Local Government
26
R Russ Miner
Taxation; Agriculture (vice chair); Natural Resources; Water Policy Interim
27
D Paul Tuss
Legislative Administration (vice chair); Legislative Finance (vice chair); Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim; Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee; Appropriations
28
R Eric Albus
Legislative Finance; Natural Resources Interim Budget; Appropriations
29
R Valerie Moore
Taxation; Human Services; Revenue Interim
30
R Morgan Thiel
Agriculture; Business and Labor; Economic Affairs Interim; Natural Resources
31
D Frank J. Smith
Agriculture; State Administration; Transportation
32
D Mike Fox
Health and Human Services Interim Budget; Appropriations
33
R Brandon Ler
Taxation; Human Services; Business and Labor; Economic Affairs Interim (chair); Ethics (vice chair); Legislative Council
34
R Jerry Schillinger
Legislative Finance (ex-officio); Rules (vice chair); Legislative Audit (chair); Natural Resources Interim Budget (chair); Rules; Appropriations
35
R Gary Parry
Legislative Administration; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations (chair); State Administration; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Energy and Technology Interim; Natural Resources
36
R Greg Kmetz
Legislative Administration; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations (vice chair); Agriculture; Transportation Interim; Judiciary
37
R Shane Klakken
Legislative Consumer; Local Government Interim; Agriculture; Transportation; Judiciary
38
R Greg Oblander
Local Government Interim; Agriculture; Business and Labor; Natural Resources (vice chair)
39
R Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Business and Labor (vice chair); Energy and Technology Interim; Judicial Standards Nominations Special Select (chair); Education; Local Government
40
R Mike Vinton
Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee; Appropriations
41
D Jade Sooktis
State-Tribal Relations; Human Services; State Administration
42
D Chip Fitzpatrick
Business and Labor; Transportation; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Transportation Interim (vice chair)
43
R Larry Brewster
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Taxation; Rules; Revenue Interim (chair); Rules; Local Government (chair)
44
R Katie Zolnikov
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Taxation; Energy and Technology Interim; Ethics (chair)
45
D Denise Baum
Agriculture; Transportation (vice chair); Transportation Interim; Judiciary
46
D Denise Joy
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Legislative Consumer; Local Government
47
D James Reavis
Taxation; Rules; Human Services; Revenue Interim; Rules
48
R Curtis Schomer
State-Tribal Relations; Human Services; Business and Labor
49
R Sherry Essmann
Taxation (vice chair); Legislative Audit; Education; Local Government
50
R Anthony Nicastro
Public Safety Interim Budget; Appropriations
51
R Jodee Etchart
Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim (chair); Human Services (chair); Legislative Council; Judiciary
52
R Stacy Zinn
Health and Human Services Interim Budget
53
R Nelly Nicol
Human Services; Business and Labor; Economic Affairs Interim
54
R Lee Deming
Legislative Administration; Education Interim; School Funding Interim Commission; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Education; Judiciary (vice chair)
55
R Brad Barker
Legislative Finance; Education Interim Budget; Rules; Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim; School Funding Interim Commission; Rules; Appropriations
56
R Fiona Nave
Legislative Finance (ex-officio); Public Safety Interim Budget (chair); Appropriations
57
D Scott Rosenzweig
Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee; Appropriations
58
D Jamie Isaly
Business and Labor; Economic Affairs Interim; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Education; Water Policy Interim
59
D Katie Fire Thunder
Law and Justice Interim
60
D Alanah Griffith
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Local Government Interim (vice chair); Rules; Agriculture; Judiciary; Rules
61
D Becky Edwards
Legislative Administration; Natural Resources; State Administration; Energy and Technology Interim (vice chair)
62
D Josh Seckinger
Business and Labor; Natural Resources; Environmental Quality Council; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources
63
D Peter Strand
Economic Affairs Interim; State Administration; Education; Judiciary; Local Government; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
64
D Kelly Kortum
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations (vice chair); State Administration (vice chair); Local Government; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
65
D Brian Close
Taxation; Human Services; Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Economic Affairs Interim
66
D Eric Matthews
Education Interim Budget; Rules; School Funding Interim Commission (vice chair); Rules; Appropriations
67
R Jedediah Hinkle
Rules; Natural Resources; Environmental Quality Council; Fish, Wildlife and Parks (chair); Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Judiciary; Rules
68
R Caleb Hinkle
Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Transportation; Fish, Wildlife and Parks (vice chair); Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Judiciary
69
R Ken Walsh
Legislative Administration (vice chair); General Government Interim Budget; Appropriations
70
R Shannon Maness
Business and Labor; Natural Resources; Environmental Quality Council; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources
71
D Scott DeMarois
Human Services; Business and Labor; Legislative Audit
72
D Donavon Hawk
Rules; Ethics (vice chair); Rules; Public Safety Interim Budget; Appropriations
73
D Jennifer Lynch
Agriculture; Business and Labor (vice chair); Education; Legislative Council
74
D Marc Lee
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; State Administration; Local Government; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
75
R Mark Reinschmidt
State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
76
R John Fitzpatrick
Legislative Finance (ex-officio); Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee (chair); Appropriations
77
R Jane Gillette
Legislative Finance (ex-officio); Legislative Audit; Health and Human Services Interim Budget (chair); Appropriations
78
R Randyn Gregg
Education Interim; Taxation; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Education (vice chair)
79
D Luke Muszkiewicz
Legislative Finance; General Government Interim Budget; School Funding Interim Commission; Ethics; Appropriations
80
D Melissa Romano
Legislative Administration; Education Interim; Taxation; Agriculture; School Funding Interim Commission; Education (vice chair)
81
D Mary Caferro
Transition Review Interim; Transportation; Legislative Audit; Health and Human Services Interim Budget; Appropriations (vice chair)
82
D Pete Elverum
Local Government Interim; Taxation; Education; Local Government
83
D Jill Cohenour
Taxation; Natural Resources; Fish, Wildlife and Parks (vice chair); Natural Resources; Water Policy Interim (vice chair)
84
R Julie Darling
Agriculture; State Administration (chair); Transportation
85
R Kathy Love
Human Services; State Administration; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
86
R Dave Bedey
Legislative Finance (ex-officio); Education Interim Budget (chair); Rules; School Funding Interim Commission (chair); Rules; Appropriations (vice chair)
87
R Terry Nelson
State-Tribal Relations
88
R Greg Overstreet
Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Education; Judiciary; Local Government
89
D Mark Thane
Taxation (vice chair); Rules; Agriculture; Revenue Interim; Education; Rules
90
R Curt Cochran
State Administration; Transportation; Transportation Interim; Local Government
91
D Shelly Fyant
Legislative Administration; Education Interim; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; State-Tribal Relations; State Administration; Local Government
92
D Connie Keogh
Legislative Finance; Education Interim Budget; Appropriations
93
D Katie Sullivan
Rules; Human Services; Business and Labor; Transportation; Judicial Standards Nominations Special Select; Legislative Council; Rules
94
D Marilyn Marler
Legislative Administration; Taxation; Natural Resources (vice chair); Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources
95
D Zooey Zephyr
Human Services; Law and Justice Interim (vice chair); Judiciary
96
D Bob Carter
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Agriculture (vice chair); Business and Labor; Energy and Technology Interim
97
D Melody Cunningham
Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Human Services; Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Judiciary
98
D Jonathan Karlen
Legislative Administration; Taxation; Rules (vice chair); Business and Labor; Natural Resources; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Legislative Council; Rules
99
D Tom France
Natural Resources; Environmental Quality Council; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Judiciary (vice chair)
100
D S.J. Howell
Rules; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim (vice chair); Human Services (vice chair); Criminal Justice Oversight Council; Judiciary; Rules

State Senate (50 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
R Mike Cuffe
Finance and Claims; Natural Resources; Natural Resources Interim Budget (vice chair); Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim; Natural Resources (vice chair)
2
D Dave Fern
School Funding Interim Commission; Local Government; Revenue Interim (vice chair); Highways and Transportation; Taxation (vice chair)
3
R Carl Glimm
Legislative Finance; Rules; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Finance and Claims (chair); Health and Human Services Interim Budget; Public Health, Welfare and Safety; Rules; Committee on Committees (chair)
4
R John Fuller
Education Interim Budget (vice chair); Finance and Claims; Education and Cultural Resources (chair); Public Health, Welfare and Safety; Legislative Administration
5
R Matt Regier
Education Interim; Education Interim Budget; Finance and Claims; State Administration; Legislative Council; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
6
R Mark Noland
Fish and Game; Business, Labor and Economic Affairs (chair); Rules; Legislative Consumer; Economic Affairs Interim; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Rules; Committee on Committees; Natural Resources
7
R Greg Hertz
Fish and Game; Rules; Local Government; Fish and Wildlife; Revenue Interim; Rules; Taxation (chair)
8
D Susan Webber
State-Tribal Relations; Education and Cultural Resources; Local Government (vice chair); Executive Branch Review (vice chair)
9
R Butch Gillespie
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Natural Resources; Water Policy Interim; Natural Resources
10
R Jeremy Trebas
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs (vice chair); Local Government Interim; Education and Cultural Resources; Local Government
11
R Daniel Emrich
Judiciary; Rules; Education Interim; Education and Cultural Resources; Public Health, Welfare and Safety; Rules; Legislative Administration (vice chair)
12
R Wendy McKamey
Rules; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; State Administration (vice chair); Rules; Taxation; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
13
R Josh Kassmier
Legislative Finance (chair); Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (vice chair); Finance and Claims; State-Tribal Relations; Economic Affairs Interim; Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim; Executive Branch Review (vice chair); Highways and Transportation; Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee
14
R Russel Tempel
Finance and Claims; Education and Cultural Resources (vice chair); Transportation Interim (chair); Executive Branch Review; Highways and Transportation (chair); Health and Human Services Interim Budget
15
R Gregg Hunter
Energy and Technology Interim; Transportation Interim; Executive Branch Review; Highways and Transportation; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
16
D Jonathan Windy Boy
Education and Cultural Resources; Public Health, Welfare and Safety
17
R Bob Phalen
Fish and Game; Business, Labor and Economic Affairs; Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Fish and Wildlife; State Administration; Water Policy Interim
18
R Ken Bogner
Finance and Claims; Economic Affairs Interim; Local Government; Natural Resources Interim Budget; Legislative Council (chair); Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
19
R Barry Usher
Judiciary (chair); Rules; Law and Justice Interim; Natural Resources; Criminal Justice Oversight Council (chair); Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Rules; Natural Resources
20
R Sue Vinton
Judiciary; Education Interim; Education and Cultural Resources; Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Law and Justice Interim; Ethics (chair); School Funding Interim Commission; Natural Resources; Legislative Council; Natural Resources
21
R Gayle Lammers
Judiciary; Finance and Claims; State-Tribal Relations (vice chair); General Government Interim Budget; Local Government; Energy and Technology Interim; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations (vice chair)
22
R Daniel Zolnikov
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs; Legislative Consumer; Local Government Interim; Energy and Technology Interim (chair); Natural Resources; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations (chair); Information Technology Planning Council; Committee on Committees; Natural Resources; Legislative Administration
23
D Emma Kerr-Carpenter
Legislative Finance; Finance and Claims; Legislative Audit; Health and Human Services Interim Budget; Public Health, Welfare and Safety; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
24
R Mike Yakawich
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Revenue Interim; Public Health, Welfare and Safety; Taxation
25
R Dennis Lenz
Rules; Transition Review Interim; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Finance and Claims; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Health and Human Services Interim Budget (vice chair); Public Health, Welfare and Safety (chair); Rules; Committee on Committees
26
R Tom McGillvray
Fish and Game; Rules (chair); Finance and Claims; Ethics (vice chair); Fish and Wildlife; Legislative Audit; Public Health, Welfare and Safety; Rules (chair); Public Safety Interim Budget
27
R Vince Ricci
Fish and Game; Judiciary (vice chair); Law and Justice Interim; Fish and Wildlife; Public Health, Welfare and Safety (vice chair); Committee on Committees; Legislative Administration (chair)
28
R Forrest Mandeville
Rules (vice chair); Finance and Claims; Local Government Interim (chair); Education and Cultural Resources; General Government Interim Budget (vice chair); Environmental Quality Council; School Funding Interim Commission; Local Government (chair); Legislative Audit; Rules
29
R John Esp
Rules; Finance and Claims (vice chair); Education and Cultural Resources; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Environmental Quality Council; Highways and Transportation; Rules; Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee (vice chair)
30
D Cora Neumann
Judiciary; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim; Public Health, Welfare and Safety
31
D Pat Flowers
Fish and Game (vice chair); Rules; Finance and Claims; General Government Interim Budget; Environmental Quality Council; Fish and Wildlife (vice chair); Executive Branch Review; Natural Resources; Legislative Council (vice chair); Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Rules; Taxation
32
D Denise Hayman
Legislative Audit; Executive Branch Review; State Administration (vice chair); Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Legislative Administration (vice chair)
33
D Chris Pope
Transition Review Interim (vice chair); Finance and Claims; Ethics (vice chair); Local Government; Energy and Technology Interim; Health and Human Services Interim Budget; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations (vice chair)
34
R Shelley Vance
Fish and Game (vice chair); Finance and Claims; Fish and Wildlife (vice chair); State Administration; Public Safety Interim Budget (vice chair)
35
R Tony Tezak
Legislative Finance; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Finance and Claims; General Government Interim Budget; Environmental Quality Council; State Administration
36
D Sara Novak
Fish and Game; Business, Labor and Economic Affairs; Education Interim (vice chair); Education and Cultural Resources (vice chair); School Funding Interim Commission; Fish and Wildlife
37
D Derek Harvey
Rules; Finance and Claims; General Government Interim Budget; Natural Resources; Legislative Council; Rules; Natural Resources
38
R Becky Beard
Education and Cultural Resources; School Funding Interim Commission; Local Government (vice chair); Legislative Audit; Revenue Interim; Taxation (vice chair)
39
R Wylie Galt
Rules; Environmental Quality Council; Natural Resources (chair); Energy, Technology and Federal Relations; Rules; Taxation; Water Policy Interim (chair); Committee on Committees; Natural Resources (chair)
40
D Laura Smith
Education Interim Budget; Finance and Claims; Fish and Wildlife; Legislative Audit (vice chair); Criminal Justice Oversight Council; Legislative Council; Rules
41
D Janet Ellis
Legislative Finance; Rules; Finance and Claims (vice chair); Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim; State Administration; Natural Resources Interim Budget; Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
42
D Mary Ann Dunwell
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Local Government Interim; Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Highways and Transportation (vice chair); Taxation; Legislative Administration
43
R Jason Ellsworth
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44
R Theresa Manzella
Judiciary; Education and Cultural Resources; State Administration (chair); State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
45
R Denley Loge
Fish and Game (chair); Fish and Wildlife (chair); Transportation Interim; Executive Branch Review; Highways and Transportation (vice chair)
46
D Jacinda Morigeau
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs; State-Tribal Relations; Education and Cultural Resources; School Funding Interim Commission; State Administration; State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim
47
D Ellie Boldman
Rules; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (vice chair); Finance and Claims; Economic Affairs Interim (vice chair); Local Government; Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee
48
D Andrea Olsen
Judiciary (vice chair); Legislative Consumer; Education and Cultural Resources; Transportation Interim; Highways and Transportation
49
D Willis Curdy
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs (vice chair); Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Civil Rights Violations and Censorship by Montana University System Interim; Environmental Quality Council (vice chair); Natural Resources; Water Policy Interim; Natural Resources
50
D Shane Morigeau
Fish and Game; Legislative Finance; Rules; Finance and Claims; Law and Justice Interim; Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Rules; Public Safety Interim Budget; Natural Resources (vice chair)

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Bill ColeMayor of Billings, term ends 2026
Cyndy AndrusMayor of Bozeman, term ends 2026Official source
Mark JohnsonMayor of Kalispell, term ends 2026Official source

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.