2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 9:36 AM Feb 5, 2025
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Greg Gianforte (R)
Rep. David Bedey, HD 86

Rep. David Bedey

Fourth-session Republican from Hamilton
Representing House District 86
Hamilton

David Bedey previously served in the Montana House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

House Appropriations - Vice-chair
House Rules
Joint Appropriations Section E β€” Education - Chair πŸͺ‘

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ HB 15: Implement K-12 Inflation
βœ…1st Cmte.
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πŸ“‹ HB 28: Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 125: Revise laws related to the conduct of school district elections
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 126: Revise legislative oversight of administrative rules and encourage public comment
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 138: Clarify the duties the superintendent of public instruction and the board of public education.
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 153: Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission.
βœ…1st Cmte.
✴️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 156: Revise education funding laws by replacing school district BASE levies with countywide BASE levies
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 250: Generally revise education laws related to out-of-district attendance.
βœ…1st Cmte.
✴️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 251: Generally revise laws related to public charter schools
βœ…1st Cmte.
✴️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 286: Revise election laws to provide for verification of an elector’s citizenship.
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 365 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 98%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 93%.
πŸ”΄ 95%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 94%.
πŸ”΅ 85%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 78%.
Bedey has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.2.

HD 86 election results

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

General election vote, 2024

(R) DAVID BEDEY(R) 72%(D) 28%
Won by 43% (2,907 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) DAVID BEDEY(R) 76%(R) 24%
Won by 51% (1,272 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 62%(D) 36%
Won by 26% (1,836 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

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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