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. Denley Loge, SD 45

Sen. Denley Loge

Fifth-session Republican from St Regis
Representing Senate District 45
I-90 corridor from Frenchtown to Idaho border
406-544-5220 • Denley.Loge@legmt.gov
Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2024 election margin •MTFP Coverage

Denley Loge previously served in the Montana House in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
Senate Fish and Game
Senate Highways and Transportation - Vice-chair
Senate Executive Review Committee

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 67: Provide for the use of autonomous vehicles
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
❌1st Cmte.
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⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 83: Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✴️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 106: Revising laws related to the use of manned and unmanned aircraft while hunting
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
✴️1st Cmte.
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⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 111: Revising laws related to green lights on snow removal equipment
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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✴️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 148: Allow landowners to designate licenses to persons with disabilities
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✴️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 149: Revise emotional support animal laws
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✴️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 228: Revise laws related to public charging stations for electric vehicles
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 152 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 97%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
🔴 91%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 92%.
🔵 69%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 62%.
Loge has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 0.8.

SD 45 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) DENLEY M LOGE(R) 59%(D) 33%
Won by 26% (3,393 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) DENLEY M LOGE(R) 71%(R) 29%
Won by 42% (1,734 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 58%(D) 39%
Won by 18% (2,475 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 Capitolized
Regier’s not fine with The Nine
Jan 10, 2025 • Tom Lutey

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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