2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 9:47 AM Feb 5, 2025
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Sen. Bob Phalen, SD 17

Sen. Bob Phalen

Third-session Republican from Glendive
Representing Senate District 17
Glandive, Circle, Baker, Ekalaka, Broadus

Bob Phalen previously served in the Montana House in 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
Senate State Administration
Senate Fish and Game

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 114: Provide for display of Ten Commandments in public schools
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📋 SB 160: Revise alternative energy project laws to require a bond prior to construction
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 152 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 86%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
🔴 95%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 92%.
🔵 61%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 62%.
Phalen has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 0.8.

SD 17 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2024. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2024

(R) BOB PHALEN(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) BOB PHALEN(R) 60%(R) 40%
Won by 20% (1,216 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 83%(D) 15%
Won by 68% (8,071 votes)

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About the 2025 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature's public roster and its official bill-tracking system. Reporting and web design were done by Jacob Olness and Eric Dietrich. Please contact them at jolness@montanafreepress.org and edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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