Rep. Ed Buttrey

Eighth-session Republican from Great Falls

Representing House District 21

Northwest Great Falls, Black Eagle

Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2024 election margin •MTFP Coverage

Ed Buttrey previously served in the Montana Senate in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, as well as the House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

House Business and Labor - Chair 🪑

House Human Services

House Rules

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 56: Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 60: Generally revise state auditor laws Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 86: Generally revise beer wholesaler and table wine laws Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 92: Generally revise laws related to alcohol regulation Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 118: Revise the Montana interstate compact on educational opportunities for military children Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 141: Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 218: Revising the practice of optometry to include certain laser procedures and in-office surgical procedures Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 245: Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 246: Provide for standardization of substantial equivalency determinations in professional licensing Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 341: Revise laws relating to brain injuries Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 365 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 98%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 93%.

🔴 97%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 94%.

🔵 82%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 78%.

Buttrey has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.2.

HD 21 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

Won by 35% (1,904 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Won by 45% (826 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 27% (1,488 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 2025 Legislature

Medicaid expansion bills spur hours of testimony in first hearings

Jan 22, 2025 • Mara Silvers

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