Montana Senate

Montana State Senate
Montana State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 3, 2013
Leadership
President of the Senate	Jeff Essmann, (R) Since January 3, 2011
President pro Tempore	Debby Barrett, (R) Since January 3, 2011
Majority Leader	Art Wittich, (R) Since January 3, 2011
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso, (D) Since January 5, 2009
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Republican Party (29)      Democratic Party (21)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article V, Section 2, Montana Constitution
Salary	$82.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2012 (25 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (25 seats)
Redistricting	Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
Senate Chamber Montana State Capitol Helena, Montana
Website
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

63rd Legislature – 2013–2015

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
60th Legislature	24	26	50	0
61st Legislature	27	23	50	0
62nd Legislature	28	22	50	0
Begin 63rd Legislature	29	21	50	0
Latest voting share	58%	41%

Officers

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Jeff Essmann	Republican
President pro tempore	Debby Barrett	Republican
Majority Leader	Art Wittich	Republican
Minority Leader	Jon Sesso	Democratic

• Majority Whip: Eric Moore (R)
• Majority Whip: Janna Taylor (R)
• Majority Whip: Llew Jones (R)
• Minority Whip: Robyn Driscoll (D)
• Minority Whip: Cliff Larsen (D)
• Secretary of the Senate: Marilyn Miller
• Sergeant at Arms: Dan Ritter

Members of the Montana Senate

Montana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms in any 16-year period.

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Chas Vincent	Rep	Libby	2010
2	Dee L. Brown	Rep	Hungry Horse	2012
3	Bruce Tutvedt	Rep	Kalispell	2008
4	Jon Sonju	Rep	Kalispell	2010
5	Verdell Jackson	Rep	Kalispell	2006
6	Jana Taylor	Rep	Dayton	2012
7	Jennifer Fielder	Rep	Thompson Falls	2012
8	Shannon Augare	Dem	Browning	2010
9	Rick Ripley	Rep	Wolf Creek	2008
10	Bradley Maxon Hamlett	Dem	Cascade	2008
11	Anders Blewett	Dem	Great Falls	2010
12	Mitch Tropila	Dem	Great Falls	2006
13	Edward Buttrey	Rep	Great Falls	2010
14	Llew Jones	Rep	Conrad	2010
15	Jim Peterson	Rep	Buffalo	2006
16	Jonathan Windy Boy	Dem	Box Elder	2008
17	Greg Jergeson	Dem	Chinook	2012
18	John Brenden	Rep	Scobey	2008
19	Matthew Rosendale	Rep	Glendive	2012
20	Frederick Moore	Rep	Miles City	2010
21	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy	Dem	Crow Agency	2008
22	Taylor Brown	Rep	Huntley	2008
23	Alan Olson	Rep	Roundup	2010
24	Roger Webb	Rep	Billings	2012
25	Kendall Van Dyk	Dem	Billings	2010
26	Robyn Driscoll	Dem	Billings	2012
27	Elsie Arntzen	Rep	Billings	2012
28	Jeff Essmann	Rep	Billings	2004
29	Edward Walker	Rep	Billings	2010
30	Jason Priest	Rep	Red Lodge	2010
31	Ron Arthun	Rep	Wilsall	2010
32	Larry Jent	Dem	Bozeman	2006
33	Mike Phillips	Dem	Bozeman	2012
34	Scott Sales	Rep	Bozeman	2012
35	Art Wittich	Rep	Bozeman	2010
36	Debby Barrett	Rep	Dillon	2008
37	Jon Sesso	Dem	Butte	2012
38	Jim Keane	Dem	Butte	2008
39	Terry Murphy	Rep	Cardwell	2006
40	Mary Caferro	Dem	Helena	2010
41	Christine Kaufmann	Dem	Helena	2006
42	Dave Lewis	Rep	Helena	2004
43	Gene Vuckovich	Dem	Anaconda	2010
44	Scott Boulanger	Rep	Darby	2012
45	Fred Thomas	Rep	Stevensville	2004
46	Sue Malek	Dem	Missoula	2012
47	Dick Barrett	Dem	Missoula	2012
48	Tom Facey	Dem	Missoula	2010
49	David Wanzenried	Dem	Missoula	2006
50	Cliff Larsen	Dem	Missoula	2008

See also

• Montana Legislature
• Montana House of Representatives
• American Legislative Exchange Council members

External links

• Montana State Legislature
• Leadership of the 60th Montana Legislature
• State Senate of Montana from Project Vote Smart
• Montana Senate at Ballotpedia