The Montana State Senate is, along with the Montana House of Representatives, one of the two houses that composes 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]
Montana State Senate | |
|---|---|
| Montana Legislature | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
New session started | January 6, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
President pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article V, Section 2, Montana Constitution |
| Salary | $128.88/day + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (25 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (25 seats) |
| Redistricting | Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Senate Chamber Montana State Capitol Helena, Montana | |
| Website | |
| Montana Senate | |
Composition of the Senate
edit69th 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
editMontana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms (8 years) in any 16-year period.
Senate members
edit- ↑ Appointed.
Past composition of the Senate
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "About the Legislature". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Senate". Montana Legislature. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
External links
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- Montana State Legislature
- Leadership of the 60th Montana Legislature
- State Senate of Montana from Project Vote Smart
- Montana Senate at Ballotpedia
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