2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:44 AM Apr 15, 2025
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GOP-held 32-18
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Greg Gianforte (R)
Sen. Chris Pope, SD 33

Sen. Chris Pope

Fifth-session Democrat from Bozeman
Representing Senate District 33
Central Bozeman, north of Bozeman

Pope previously served in the Montana Senate in 2021 and 2023, as well as the House in 2015 and 2019.

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Committee assignments

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 188: Revising solar energy policy laws
1st Cmte.
Senate
House
Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 406: Establishing utility energy conservation efficiency standards
1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 445: Create transparency in energy economics
1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 513: Increase capacity in the family education and support services program
1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 521: Directing DPHHS and OPI to develop a plan to expand mental health education to all schools in the state
1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 522: Generally revise medicaid laws to reduce or eliminate waiting lists
1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 523: Revise reimbursement for medicaid services
1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,930 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 80%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Democrats is 78%.
🔴 69%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Democrats is 68%.
🔵 96%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Democrats is 93%.
Pope has been marked absent or excused for 1 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 33 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

(D) CHRISTOPHER POPE(D) 57%(R) 43%
Won by 13% (1,762 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(D) CHRISTOPHER POPE(D) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(D) RYAN BUSSE(D) 55%(R) 43%
Won by 13% (1,758 votes)

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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