Montana Senate

The Montana State Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years.^[1] Half of the Senate is up for election every two years.^[2]

Composition of the Senate

69th Legislature – 2025–2026

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
65th Legislature (2019–2020)	30	20	50	0

67th Legislature (2021–2022)	31	19	50	0

68th Legislature (2023–2024)	34	16	50	0
69th Legislature (2025–2026)	32	18	50	0
Latest voting share	64%	36%

Members of the Montana Senate

Montana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms (8 years) in any 16-year period.

Senate Members

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Mike Cuffe	Rep	Eureka	2018
2	Dave Fern	Dem	Whitefish	2024
3	Carl Glimm	Rep	Kila	2020
4	John Fuller	Rep	Kalispell	2022
5	Matt Regier	Rep	Kalispell	2024
6	Mark Noland	Rep	Bigfork	2022
7	Greg Hertz	Rep	Polson	2020
8	Susan Webber	Dem	Browning	2018
9	Bruce Gillespie	Rep	Ethridge	2018
10	Jeremy Trebas	Rep	Great Falls	2022
11	Daniel Emrich	Rep	Great Falls	2022
12	Wendy McKamey	Rep	Great Falls	2022
13	Joshua Kassmier	Rep	Fort Benton	2024
14	Russel Tempel	Rep	Chester	2018
15	Gregg Hunter	Rep	Glasgow	2024
16	Jonathan Windy Boy	Dem	Box Elder	2024
17	Bob Phalen	Rep	Lindsay	2024
18	Kenneth Bogner	Rep	Miles City	2018
19	Barry Usher	Rep	Billings	2022
20	Sue Vinton	Rep	Billings	2024
21	Gayle Lammers	Rep	Hardin	2024
22	Daniel Zolnikov	Rep	Billings	2022
23	Emma Kerr-Carpenter	Dem	Billings	2024*
24	Mike Yakawich	Rep	Billings	2024
25	Dennis Lenz	Rep	Billings	2022
26	Tom McGillvray	Rep	Billings	2020
27	Vince Ricci	Rep	Billings	2024
28	Forrest Mandeville	Rep	Columbus	2022
29	John Esp	Rep	Big Timber	2018
30	Cora Neumann	Dem	Helena	2024
31	Pat Flowers	Dem	Belgrade	2018
32	Denise Hayman	Dem	Bozeman	2022
33	Christopher Pope	Dem	Bozeman	2020
34	Shelley Vance	Rep	Belgrade	2022
35	Tony Tezak	Rep	Ennis	2024
36	Sara Novak	Dem	Anaconda	2024
37	Derek Harvey	Dem	Butte	2024
38	Becky Beard	Rep	Elliston	2024
39	Wylie Galt	Rep	Martinsdale	2024
40	Laura Smith	Dem	Helena	2024
41	Janet Ellis	Dem	Helena	2018
42	Mary Ann Dunwell	Dem	Helena	2022
43	Jason Ellsworth	Rep	Hamilton	2018
44	Theresa Manzella	Rep	Hamilton	2020
45	Denley Loge	Rep	St. Regis	2024
46	Jacinda Morigeau	Dem	Arlee	2024
47	Ellie Boldman	Dem	Missoula	2020
48	Andrea Olsen	Dem	Missoula	2022
49	Willis Curdy	Dem	Missoula	2022
50	Shane Morigeau	Dem	Missoula	2022

*Senator was originally appointed before the start of the 69th session

Past composition of the Senate

References

^ "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "Senate". Montana Legislature. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

External links

46°35′09″N 112°01′06″W / 46.58583°N 112.01833°W / 46.58583; -112.01833 (Montana state capitol)

[1] "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[2] "Senate". Montana Legislature. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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Members of the Montana Senate
69th Legislature (2025-2026) President of the Senate Matt Regier (R) President pro tempore Kenneth Bogner (R) Majority Leader Tom McGillvray (R) Minority Leader Pat Flowers (D)
▌Mike Cuffe (R) ▌Dave Fern (D) ▌Carl Glimm (R) ▌John Fuller (R) ▌Matt Regier (R) ▌Mark Noland (R) ▌Greg Hertz (R) ▌Susan Webber (D) ▌Bruce Gillespie (R) ▌Jeremy Trebas (R) ▌Daniel Emrich (R) ▌Wendy McKamey (R) ▌Joshua Kassmier (R) ▌Russel Tempel (R) ▌Gregg Hunter (R) ▌Jonathan Windy Boy (D) ▌Bob Phalen (R) ▌Kenneth Bogner (R) ▌Barry Usher (R) ▌Sue Vinton (R) ▌Gayle Lammers (R) ▌Daniel Zolnikov (R) ▌Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D) ▌Mike Yakawich (R) ▌Dennis Lenz (R) ▌Vince Ricci (R) ▌Dennis Lenz (R) ▌Forrest Mandeville (R) ▌John Esp (R) ▌Cora Neumann (D) ▌Pat Flowers (D) ▌Denise Hayman (D) ▌Christopher Pope (D) ▌Shelley Vance (R) ▌Tony Tezak (R) ▌Sara Novak (D) ▌Derek Harvey (D) ▌Becky Beard (R) ▌Wylie Galt (R) ▌Laura Smith (D) ▌Janet Ellis (D) ▌Mary Ann Dunwell (D) ▌Jason Ellsworth (R) ▌Theresa Manzella (R) ▌Denley Loge (R) ▌Jacinda Morigeau (D) ▌Ellie Boldman (D) ▌Andrea Olsen (D) ▌Willis Curdy (D) ▌Shane Morigeau (D)
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Montana State Senate

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Composition of the Senate

Members of the Montana Senate

Senate Members

Past composition of the Senate

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