Session | Chamber | Senate President/House Speaker | President Pro Tem/Speaker Pro Tem | Majority Leader | Minority Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Senate | Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton | Kenneth Bogner, R-Miles City | Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Great Falls | Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade |
2021 | Senate | Mark Blasdel, R-Kalispell | Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton | Cary Smith, R-Billings | Jill Cohenour, D-East Helena |
2019 | Senate | Scott Sales, R-Bozeman | Mark Blasdel, R-Kalispell | Fred Thomas, R-Stevensville | Jon Sesso, D-Butte |
2017 | Senate | Scott Sales, R-Bozeman | Bob Keenan, R-Bigfork | Fred Thomas, R-Stevensville | Jon Sesso, D-Butte |
2015 | Senate | Debby Barrett, R-Dillon | Frederick (Eric) Moore, R-Miles City | Matthew Rosendale, R-Glendive | Jon Sesso, D-Butte |
2013 | Senate | Jeff Essmann, R-Billings | Debby Barrett, R-Dillon | Art Wittich, R-Bozeman | Jon Sesso, D-Butte |
2011 | Senate | Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo | Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell | Jeff Essmann, R-Billings | Carol Williams, D-Missoula |
2009 | Senate | Robert Story, R-Park City | Dan McGee, R-Laurel | Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo | Carol Williams, D-Missoula |
2007 | Senate | Mike Cooney, D-Helena | Dan Harrington, D-Butte | Carol Williams, D-Missoula | Corey Stapleton, R-Billings |
2005 | Senate | Jon Tester, D-Big Sandy | Dan Harrington, D-Butte | Jon Ellingson, D-Missoula | Bob Keenan, R-Bigfork |
2003 | Senate | Bob Keenan, R-Bigfork | Walter McNutt, R-Sidney | Fred Thomas, R-Stevensville | Jon Tester, D-Big Sandy |
2001 | Senate | Tom Beck, R-Deer Lodge | Walter McNutt, R-Sidney | Fred Thomas, R-Stevensville | Steve Doherty, D-Great Falls |
1999 | Senate | Bruce Crippen, R-Billings | Tom Beck, R-Deer Lodge | John Harp, R-Kalispell | Steve Doherty, D-Great Falls |
1997 | Senate | Gary Aklestad, R-Galata | Bruce Crippen, R-Billings | John Harp, R-Kalispell | Mike Halligan, D-Missoula |
1995 | Senate | Bob Brown, R-Whitefish | Gary Aklestad, R-Galata | John Harp, R-Kalispell | Mike Halligan, D-Missoula |
1993 | Senate | Fred Van Valkenburg, D-Missoula | J.D. Lynch, D-Butte | Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook | Bruce Crippen, R-Billings |
1991 | Senate | Joe Mazurek, D-Helena | J.D. Lynch, D-Butte | Fred Van Valkenburg, D-Missoula | Bruce Crippen, R-Billings |
1989 | Senate | Jack Galt, R-Martinsdale | Matt Himsl, R-Kalispell | Delwyn Gage, R-Cut Bank | Bill Norman, D-Missoula |
1987 | Senate | Bill Norman, D-Missoula | George McCallum, R-Niarada | Fred Van Valkenburg, D-Missoula | Gary Aklestad, R-Galata |
1985 | Senate | Bill Norman, D-Missoula | Chet Blaylock, D-Laurel | Fred Van Valkenburg, D-Missoula | Stan Stephens, R-Havre |
1983 | Senate | Stan Stephens, R-Havre | Allen Kolstad, R-Chester | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Dillon | Chet Blaylock, D-Laurel |
1981 | Senate | Jean Turnage, R-Polson | Allen Kolstad, R-Chester | Stan Stephens, R-Havre | Chet Blaylock, D-Laurel |
1979 | Senate | William Mathers, R-Miles City | Allen Kolstad, R-Chester | Stan Stephens, R-Havre | Chet Blaylock, D-Laurel |
1977 | Senate | W. Gordon McOmber, D-Fairfield | Cornie Thiessen, D-Lambert | Terry Murphy, D-Cardwell | Jean Turnage, R-Polson |
1975 | Senate | W. Gordon McOmber, D-Fairfield | Carroll Graham, D-Lodge Grass | Neil Lynch, D-Butte | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Dillon |
1974 | Senate | W. Gordon McOmber, D-Fairfield | P.J. Keenan, D-Anaconda | Neil Lynch, D-Butte | Jim Moore, R-Two Dot |
1973 | Senate | Bill Christiansen*, D-Hardin | Cornie Thiessen, D-Lambert | Neil Lynch, D-Butte | Jim Moore, R-Two Dot |
1971 | Senate | Tom Judge, D-Helena | William Hafferman, D-Libby | Dick Dzivi, D-Great Falls | William Mathers, R-Miles City |
1969 | Senate | Tom Judge, D-Helena | Gordon McGowan, D-Highwood | Eugene Mahoney, D-Thompson Falls | James Haughey, R-Billings |
1967 | Senate | Ted James, R-Great Falls | Edward Dussault, D-Missoula | Eugene Mahoney, D-Thompson Falls | Jean Turnage, R-Polson |
1965 | Senate | Ted James, R-Great Falls | Eugene Mahoney, D-Thompson Falls | Edward Dussault, D-Missoula | Sumner Gerard, R-Ennis |
1963 | Senate | None** | David James, D-Joplin, | William Groff, D-Victor | J.S. Brenner, R-Grant |
1961 | Senate | Tim Babcock, R-Billings | Richard Nixon, D-Hogeland | Richard Nixon, D-Hogeland | |
1959 | Senate | Paul Cannon, D-Butte | David James, D-Joplin | David James, D-Joplin | Rex Hibbs, R-Billings |
1957 | Senate | Paul Cannon, D-Butte | David James, D-Joplin | David James, D-Joplin | Donovan Worden, R-Missoula |
1955 | Senate | George Gosman, R-Beaverhead Co | Glenn Larson, R-Thompson Falls | Glenn Larson, R-Thompson Falls | |
1953 | Senate | George Gosman, R-Beaverhead Co | Donovan Worden, R-Missoula | Donovan Worden, R-Missoula | |
1951 | Senate | Paul Cannon, D-Butte | Charles Mahoney, R-Jordan | Charles Mahoney, R-Jordan | |
1949 | Senate | Paul Cannon, D-Butte | G.M. Moss, R-Whitefish | G.M. Moss, R-Whitefish | |
1947 | Senate | Ernest Eaton, R-Polytechnic | Tom Burke, R-Billings | Tom Burke, R-Billings | |
1945 | Senate | Ernest Eaton, R-Polytechnic | H.A. Simmons, R-Red Lodge | H.A. Simmons, R-Red Lodge | |
1943 | Senate | Ernest Eaton, R-Polytechnic | W.E. Keeley, R-Deer Lodge | W.E. Keeley, R-Deer Lodge | |
1941 | Senate | Ernest Eaton, R-Polytechnic | W.E. Keeley, R-Deer Lodge | ||
1939 | Senate | Hugh Adair, D-Lewis & Clark Co | Leonard Plank, D-Chester | ||
1937 | Senate | Hugh Adair, D-Lewis & Clark Co | Leonard Plank, D-Chester | Harry Meyer, D-Butte | |
1935 | Senate | Ernest Eaton***, R-Polytechnic | W. Elmer Holt, D-Miles City, | ||
1933 | Senate | Frank Cooney, D-Missoula | Tom Kane, R-Corvallis | ||
1931 | Senate | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Dillon | Tom Kane, R-Corvallis | ||
1929 | Senate | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Dillon | Tom Kane, R-Corvallis | ||
1927 | Senate | W.S. McCormack, R-Flathead Co | James Griffin, R-Chinook | ||
1925 | Senate | W.S. McCormack, R-Flathead Co | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Dillon | ||
1923 | Senate | Nelson Story, Jr., R-Gallatin Co | W.E. Harmon, R-Bozeman | ||
1921 | Senate | Nelson Story, Jr., R-Gallatin Co | R.P. Heren, R-Miles City | ||
1919 | Senate | W.W. McDowell, D-Silver Bow Co | John Edwards, R-Forsyth | ||
1917 | Senate | W.W. McDowell, D-Silver Bow Co | John Edwards, R-Forsyth | ||
1915 | Senate | W.W. McDowell, D-Silver Bow Co | John Edwards, R-Forsyth | ||
1913 | Senate | W.W. McDowell, D-Silver Bow Co | Charles Muffly, D-Winston | ||
1911 | Senate | William Allen, R-Deer Lodge | Edward Donlan, R-Missoula | ||
1909 | Senate | William Allen, R-Deer Lodge | T.M. Everett, R-Harlem | ||
1907 | Senate | Edwin Norris, D-Beaverhead Co | Benjamin White, R-Dillon | ||
1905 | Senate | Edwin Norris, D-Beaverhead Co | Benjamin White, R-Dillon | ||
1903 | Senate | Frank Higgins, D-Missoula | Wesley Biggs, D-Helena | ||
1901 | Senate | Frank Higgins, D-Missoula | G.H. Stanton, D-Great Falls | ||
1899 | Senate | Archibald Spriggs, Populist-Meagher Co | Thomas Cullen, D-Glendive | ||
1897 | Senate | Archibald Spriggs, Populist-Meagher Co | |||
1895 | Senate | Alexander Botkin, R-Lewis & Clark Co | |||
1893 | Senate | Alexander Botkin, R-Lewis & Clark Co | Elmer Matts, D-Missoula | ||
1891 | Senate | John Rickards, R-Silver Bow Co | William Thornton, D-Anaconda | ||
1889 | Senate | John Rickards, R-Silver Bow Co | |||
2023 | House | Matt Regier, R-Kalispell | Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson | Sue Vinton, R-Billings | Kim Abbott, D-Helena |
2021 | House | Wylie Galt, R-Martinsdale | Casey Knudsen, R-Malta | Sue Vinton, R-Billings | Kim Abbott, D-Helena |
2019 | House | Greg Hertz, R-Polson | Wylie Galt, R-Martinsdale | Brad Tschida, R-Missoula | Casey Schreiner, D-Great Falls |
2017 | House | Austin Knudsen, R-Culbertson | Greg Hertz, R-Polson | Ron Ehli, R-Hamilton | Jenny Eck, D-Helena |
2015 | House | Austin Knudsen, R-Culbertson | Lee Randall, R-Broadus | Keith Regier, R-Kalispell | Chuck Hunter, D-Helena |
2013 | House | Mark Blasdel, R-Kalispell | Austin Knudsen, R-Culbertson | Gordon Vance, R-Belgrade | Chuck Hunter, D-Helena |
2011 | House | Mike Milburn, R-Cascade | Janna Taylor, R-Dayton | Tom McGillvray, R-Billings | Jon Sesso, D-Butte |
2009 | House | Bob Bergren, D-Havre | Franke Wilmer, D-Bozeman | Margarett Campbell, D-Poplar | Scott Sales, R-Bozeman |
2007, | House | Scott Sales, R-Bozeman | Debby Barrett, R-Dillon | Michael Lange, R-Billings | John Parker, D-Great Falls |
2005 | House | Gary Matthews, D-Miles City | None | House Leaders: Dave Wanzenried, D-Missoula, Roy Brown, R-Billings | Floor Leaders:Michael Lange, R-Billings, John Parker, D-Great Falls |
2003 | House | Doug Mood, R-Seeley Lake | Jeff Laszloffy, R-Laurel | Roy Brown, R-Billings | Dave Wanzenried, D-Missoula |
2001 | House | Dan McGee, R-Laurel | Doug Mood, R-Seeley Lake | Paul Sliter, R-Somers | Kim Gillan, D-Billings |
1999 | House | John Mercer, R-Polson | Doug Mood, R-Seeley Lake | Larry Grinde, R-Lewistown | Emily Swanson, D-Bozeman |
1997 | House | John Mercer, R-Polson | Marian Hanson, R-Ashland | Larry Grinde, R-Lewistown | Vicki Cocchiarella, D-Missoula |
1995 | House | John Mercer, R-Polson | Marian Hanson, R-Ashland | Larry Grinde, R-Lewistown | Ray Peck, D-Havre |
1993 | House | John Mercer, R-Polson | Marian Hanson, R-Ashland | Larry Grinde, R-Lewistown | Ted Schye, D-Glasgow |
1991 | House | Hal Harper, D-Helena | Dave Brown, D-Butte | Jerry Driscoll, D-Billings | John Mercer, R-Polson |
1989 | House | John Vincent, D-Bozeman | Kelly Addy, D-Billings | Hal Harper, D-Helena | Jack Ramirez, R-Billings |
1987 | House | Bob Marks, R-Clancy | Dennis Iverson, R-Whitlash | Thomas Hannah, R-Billings | John Vincent, D-Bozeman |
1985 | House | John Vincent, D-Bozeman | House Republican Leader:, Bob Marks, Clancy | Hal Harper, D-Helena | Jack Ramirez, R-Billings |
1983 | House | Dan Kemmis, D-Missoula | Joe Brand, D-Deer Lodge | John Vincent, D-Bozeman | Bob Marks, R-Clancy |
1981 | House | Bob Marks, R-Clancy | Art Lund, R-Scobey | Harrison Fagg, R-Billings | Dan Kemmis, D-Missoula |
1979 | House | Harold Gerke, D-Billings | Joe Brand, D-Deer Lodge | Ann Mary Dussault, D-Missoula | Jack Ramirez, R-Billings |
1977 | House | John Driscoll, D-Hamilton | Joe Brand, D-Deer Lodge | Peter "Mike" Meloy, D-Helena | Bob Marks, R-Clancy |
1975 | House | Pat McKittrick, D-Great Falls | Francis Bardanouve, D-Harlem | John Driscoll, D-Hamilton | Lloyd Lockrem, Jr., R-Billings |
1974 | House | Harold Gerke, D-Billings | None | Larry Fasbender, D-Fort Shaw | Oscar Kvaalen, R-Lambert |
1973 | House | Harold Gerke, D-Billings | Walter Laas, D-Chester | Larry Fasbender, D-Fort Shaw | Oscar Kvaalen, R-Lambert |
1971 | House | James Lucas, R-Miles City | John Pierce, R-Billings | James Harrison, Jr., R-Helena | Bill Christiansen, D-Hardin |
1969 | House | James Lucas, R-Miles City | Tom Haines, R-Missoula | William Mather, R-Billings | John Hall, D-Great Falls |
1967 | House | James Felt, R-Billings | John Leuthold, R-Molt | James Lucas, R-Miles City | Gordon Twedt, D-Rudyard |
1965 | House | Ray Wayrynen, D-Butte | Gordon Twedt, D-Rudyard | Charles Cerovski, D-Lewistown | James Lucas, R-Miles City |
1963 | House | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Dillon | Fred Broeder, Jr., R-Kalispell | Alex Blewett, Jr., R-Great Falls | |
1961 | House | Clyde Hawks, R-St. Xavier | Tom Haines, R-Missoula | Jerome Anderson, R-Billings | |
1959 | House | John MacDonald, D-Jordan | John Emmons, D-Anaconda | Charles Cerovski, D-Lewistown | Sumner Gerard, R-Ennis |
1957 | House | Eugene Mahoney, D-Thompson Falls | John MacDonald, D-Jordan | Fred Barrett, D-Chester | R.F. Juedeman, R-Shelby |
1955 | House | Leo Graybill, D-Great Falls | John Emmons, D-Anaconda | Eugene Mahoney, D-Thompson Falls | |
1953 | House | Dean Chaffin, R-Bozeman | R.H. Gebhardt, R-Billings | R.H. Wiedman, R-Polson | |
1951 | House | Ory Armstrong, R-Kalispell | Leonard Esp, R-Big Timber | Joseph McElwain, R-Deer Lodge | |
1949 | House | Leo Graybill, D-Great Falls | N.A. Peterson, D-Valier | Henry Loble, D-Helena | |
1947 | House | Charles Scofield, R-Biddle | Dean Chaffin, R-Bozeman | Ory Armstrong, R-Kalispell | |
1945 | House | George O'Connor, R-Fromberg | Frank Hazelbaker, R-Missoula | Ralph Bricker, R-Great Falls | David James, D-Joplin, |
1943 | House | George O'Connor, R-Fromberg | Neil Parker, R-Bigfork | R.C. Dillavou, R-Billings | Paul Cannon, D-Butte |
1941 | House | E.J. Stromnes, D-Great Falls | Paul Cannon, D-Butte | E.J. Byrne, D-Galata | E.G. Toomey, R-Helena |
1939 | House | D.M. Manning, D-Hysham | Jasper DeDobbeleer, D-Glasgow | Archie McLeod, D-Great Falls | Ben Miles, R-McLeod |
1937 | House | H.D. Rolph, D-Joplin | George Monahan, D-Livingston | Sam Spiegel, D-Butte | |
1935 | House | W.P. Pilgeram, D-Armington | H.D. Rolph, D-Joplin | E.J. Byrne, D-Galata | |
1933 | House | Dennis Dellwo, D-Charlo | Herbert Haight, D-Suffolk | Albert Besancon, D-Missoula | |
1931 | House | W.R. Flachsenhar, R-Terry | Steve Arnold, R-Broadview | W.B. Leavitt, R-Miles City | |
1929 | House | Ralph Bricker, R-Windham | Elmer Johnson, R-Glasgow | W.R. Flachsenhar, R-Terry | |
1927 | House | Glenn Davis, R-Carlyle | G.M. Moss, R-Whitefish | Ralph Bricker, R-Windham | |
1925 | House | Ralph Bricker, R-Windham | C.F. Holt, R-Great Falls | William Ruffcorn, R-Glasgow | |
1923 | House | Calvin Crumbaker, R-Fort Benton | A.O. Gullidge, R-Terry | Charles Swift, R-Hysham | |
1921 | House | Fred Gibson, R-Livingston | Percy Dodds, R-Whitefish | Edward Johnson, R-Anaconda | |
1919 | House | O.W. Belden, R-Lewistown | Ronald Higgins, R-Missoula | ||
1917 | House | Jas. F. O'Connor, D-Livingston | Thomas Kehoe, D-Billings | ||
1915 | House | George Ramsey, D-Helena | J.E. McNally, D-Butte | ||
1913 | House | Alexander MacDonald, D-Kalispell | Joseph Kirschwing, D-Great Falls | ||
1911 | House | W.W. McDowell, D-Butte | R. Lee Word, D-Helena | ||
1909 | House | W.W. McDowell, D-Butte | Edward Burke, D-Anaconda | ||
1907 | House | E.W. King, R-Bozeman | W.R. Allen, R-Anaconda | ||
1905 | House | Wyllis Hedges, R-Fergus Co | Marcus Hewett, R-Basin | ||
1903 | House | Benjamin White, R-Dillon | Aaron Conner, R-Darby | ||
1901 | House | Frank Corbett, D-Butte | John Baker, D-Helena | ||
1899 | House | Henry Stiff, D-Missoula | Edwin Lamb, D-Silver Bow Co | ||
1897 | House | Jacob Kennedy, D-Deer Lodge Co | |||
1895 | House | Wilbra Swett, R-Silver Bow Co | |||
1893 | House | Thomas Matthews, Populist-Silver Bow Co | A.F. Bray, Populist-Butte City | ||
1891 | House | Harry Comly, D-Lewis & Clark Co | R.G. Humber, D-Deer Lodge Co | ||
1889 | House | Charles Blakely****, D-Gallatin Co, Aaron Witter, R-Beaverhead Co |
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