Montana Senate


The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state legislative branch of the US state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators.

Composition of the Senate

Leaders

The leaders of the Montana Senate include:
PositionNameParty
President of the SenateScott SalesRepublican
President pro temporeMark BlasdelRepublican
Majority LeaderFred ThomasRepublican
Majority WhipsCary SmithRepublican
Majority WhipsSteve FitzpatrickRepublican
Majority WhipsDouglas KaryRepublican
Minority LeaderJon SessoDemocratic
Minority WhipsJennifer PomnichowskiDemocratic
Minority WhipsMargaret MacDonaldDemocratic

Members of the Montana Senate

Montana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms in any 16-year period.
DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceFirst elected
1Mike CuffeRepEureka2018
2Dee L. BrownRepHungry Horse2012
3Keith RegierRepKalispell2016
4Mark BlasdelRepSomers2014
5Bob KeenanRepKalispell2014
6Albert OlszewskiRepKalispell2016
7Jennifer FielderRepThompson Falls2012
8Susan WebberDemBrowning2018
9Bruce GillespieRepKevin2018
10Steve FitzpatrickRepGreat Falls2016
11Tom JacobsonDemGreat Falls2018
12Carlie BolandDemGreat Falls2018
13Brian HovenRepGreat Falls2014
14Russel TempelRepChester2016
15Ryan OsmundsonRepBuffalo2016
16Frank SmithDemPoplar2016
17Mike LangRepMalta2016
18Steve HinebauchRepWibaux2016
19Kenneth BognerRepMiles City2018
20Duane AnkneyRepColstrip2014
21Jason SmallRepBusby2016
22Douglas KaryRepBillings2014
23Roger WebbRepBillings2012
24Mary McNallyDemBillings2014
25Jen GrossDemBillings2016
26Margaret MacDonaldDemHelena2016
27Cary SmithRepBillings2014
28Tom RichmondRepBillings2016
29David HowardRepPark City2014
30John EspRepBig Timber2018
31Mike PhillipsDemBozeman2012
32Pat FlowersDemBelgrade2018
33Jennifer PomnichowskiDemBozeman2014
34Gordon VanceRepBozeman2014
35Scott SalesRepBozeman2012
36Jeffrey WelbornRepDillon2016
37Jon SessoDemButte2012
38Edith McClaffertyDemButte2016
39Gene VuckovichDemAnaconda2010
40Terry GauthierRepHelena2016
41Janet EllisDemHelena2018
42Jill CohenourDemEast Helena2014
43Jason EllsworthRepHamilton2018
44Fred ThomasRepStevensville2012
45Dick BarrettDemMissoula2012
46Sue MalekDemMissoula2012
47Daniel SalomonRepRonan2016
48Nate McConnellDemMissoula2018
49Diane SandsDemMissoula2014
50Bryce BennettDemMissoula2018

Past composition of the Senate