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.

Composition of the House

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.

Current leadership

OfficeRepresentativeParty
Speaker of the HouseGreg HertzRepublican
Speaker pro temporeWylie GaltRepublican
Majority LeaderBrad TschidaRepublican
Majority WhipsBecky BeardRepublican
Majority WhipsDennis LenzRepublican
Majority WhipsDerek SkeesRepublican
Majority WhipsSeth BergleeRepublican
Minority LeaderCasey SchreinerDemocratic
Minority WhipsKim AbbottDemocratic
Minority WhipsShane MorigeauDemocratic
Minority WhipsDenise HaymanDemocratic

Current members

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

Past composition of the House of Representatives