Sen. Barry Usher

📋 SJ 2: Resolution disapproving of montana supreme court rules Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House
📋 SJ 3: Provide for a joint resolution on CDLs Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SR 6: Confirm speaker appointee to judicial standards commission Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SR 7: Confirm governor's appointee for district court judge in 7th Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SJ 10: Joint resolution honoring NCSL's 50th anniversary Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House
📋 SB 14: Audit Office of Disciplinary Council Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SR 15: Confirm supreme court chief justice appointee for water judge Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SR 16: Confirm supreme court chief justice appointee for water judge Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SB 19: Revise sentencing laws related to theft Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SR 21: Confirm governor's appointees for the board of pardons and parole Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,931 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 82%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for Senate Republicans is 86%.

🔴 91%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.

🔵 62%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for Senate Republicans is 69%.

Usher has been marked absent or excused for 105 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 19 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2022. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 59% (7,749 votes)

Senators elected in 2022 were assigned new districts during the 2023 redistricting cycle.

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2025 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 69th Montana Legislature