United States congressional delegations from Montana
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Since Montana became a U.S. state in 1889, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913, senators were elected by the Montana State Legislature. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Territory of Montana elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1889.
A total of 54 people have served either the Territory or State of Montana: 17 in the Senate, 32 in the House, and five in both houses. The longest-serving senator is Max Baucus, in office from 1978 to 2014. The longest-serving representative is Pat Williams, in office for 18 years from 1979 to 1997. One woman has been a member of Montana's congressional delegation, Jeannette Rankin, as a representative. She was the first woman in the United States Congress.
The current dean of the Montana delegation is Senator Steve Daines, having been a member of Congress since 2013.
United States Senate
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| Current U.S. senators from Montana | |||||
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| Party | Template:Party shading/Text/Republican | Template:Party shading/Text/Republican | |||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2025 | January 3, 2015 | |||
Each state elects two senators by statewide popular vote every six years. The terms of the two senators are staggered so that they are not elected in the same year. Montana's senators are elected in the years from classes I and II. Senators were originally chosen by the Montana Legislature until the Seventeenth Amendment came into force in 1913.<ref name="senate">U.S. Const. Art. I, § 3.</ref><ref name="17th">U.S. Const. Amendment XVII.</ref>
There have been twenty-two senators elected from Montana, of whom fourteen have been Democrats and eight have been Republicans. Montana's current senators are Republican Steve Daines, in office since 2015, and Republican Tim Sheehy, in office since 2025.
| Class I senator | Congress | Class II senator | ||
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| Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Wilbur F. Sanders (R) | 51st (1889–1891) | Template:Party cell rowspan=4 | Thomas C. Power (R) | ||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| Template:Party cell | vacant<ref group="fn">Seat was vacant due to failure of legislature to elect a senator by the beginning of the Congress.</ref> | 53rd (1893–1895) | |||
| rowspan="2" Template:Party cell | Lee Mantle (R)<ref group="fn">Lee Mantle was appointed to fill the vacancy, but was not seated; he was later elected to the term.</ref> | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Thomas H. Carter (R) | |||
| Template:Party cell | Lee Mantle (SvR) | 55th (1897–1899) | |||
| Template:Party cell | William A. Clark (D)<ref group="fn">The Senate refused to seat Clark after it was revealed that he had gained the seat through bribery.</ref> | 56th (1899–1901) | |||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Paris Gibson (D)<ref group="fn" name="vac">Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative being elected to the next term, but vacating the seat before the term began.</ref> | 57th (1901–1903) | Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | William A. Clark (D) | ||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Thomas H. Carter (R) | 59th (1905–1907) | |||
| 60th (1907–1909) | Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Joseph M. Dixon (R) | |||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=6 | Henry L. Myers (D) | 62nd (1911–1913) | |||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | rowspan="10" Template:Party cell | Thomas J. Walsh (D)<ref group="fn" name="died">Died in office.</ref> | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=13 | Burton K. Wheeler (D) | 68th (1923–1925) | |||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | Template:Party cell | John E. Erickson (D)<ref group="fn" name="app">Was appointed to the office, and was later replaced by an elected successor.</ref> | |||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=14 | James E. Murray (D) | ||||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| 75th (1937–1939) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Zales Ecton (R) | 80th (1947–1949) | |||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=12 | Mike Mansfield (D) | 83rd (1953–1955) | |||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | rowspan="9" Template:Party cell | Lee Metcalf (D)<ref group="fn" name="died" /> | |||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=8 | John Melcher (D) | 95th (1977–1979) | |||
| Template:Party cell | Paul G. Hatfield (D)<ref group="fn" name="app"/> | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=19 | Max Baucus (D)<ref group="fn" name="res">Resigned.</ref> | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=9 | Conrad Burns (R) | 101st (1989–1991) | |||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| 105th (1997–1999) | ||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=10 | Jon Tester (D) | 110th (2007–2009) | |||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan= 1 | John Walsh (D)<ref group="fn" name="app"/> | ||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | Template:Party cell rowspan= 6 | Steve Daines (R) | |||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
| Template:Party cell rowspan=10 | Tim Sheehy (R) | 119th (2025–2027) | |||
U.S. House of Representatives
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Current representatives
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Delegates from Montana Territory
The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States formed on May 26, 1864. The territory initially consisted of present-day Montana. The boundaries of the territory did not change during its existence.
The territorial delegates were elected to two-year terms. Delegates were allowed to serve on committees, debate, and submit legislation, but were not permitted to vote on bills.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Delegates only served in the House of Representatives as there was no representation in the Senate until Montana became a state.
| Congress | Delegate |
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| 38th (1863–1865) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Samuel McLean (D) |
| 39th (1865–1867) | |
| 40th (1867–1869) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | James M. Cavanaugh (D) |
| 41st (1869–1871) | |
| 42nd (1871–1873) | Template:Party cell | William H. Clagett |
| 43rd (1873–1875) | Template:Party cell rowspan=6 | Martin Maginnis (D) |
| 44th (1875–1877) | |
| 45th (1877–1879) | |
| 46th (1879–1881) | |
| 47th (1881–1883) | |
| 48th (1883–1885) | |
| 49th (1885–1887) | Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Joseph Toole (D) |
| 50th (1887–1889) | |
| 51st (1889–1891) | Template:Party cell | Thomas H. Carter (R) |
Members of the United States House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years by popular vote within a congressional district.<ref name="house">U.S. Const. Art. I, § 2.</ref> Montana currently has two congressional districts. Every ten years, the number of congressional districts is reapportioned based on the state's population as determined by the United States census;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Montana had had two districts from 1913 to 1993 and one at-large district from 1993 to 2023.
There have been 34 people, including just one woman, who have served as representatives from Montana: 15 Democrats, 20 Republicans and 1 Populist. Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale are the current officeholders.
Key
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- Montana's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Montana
References
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