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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Sen. Ellie Boldman, SD 47

Sen. Ellie Boldman

Seventh-session Democrat from Missoula
Representing Senate District 47
Southeast Missoula, Clinton
406-218-9608 • Ellie.Boldman@legmt.gov
Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2024 election margin •

Ellie Boldman previously served in the Montana Senate in 2021 and 2023, as well as the House in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims
Senate Local Government
Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation - Vice-chair
Senate Rules
Joint Appropriations Section F — Long-Range Planning

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 243: Amend zoning regulations to allow taller buildings
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 152 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 74%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Democrats is 72%.
🔴 64%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Democrats is 62%.
🔵 96%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Democrats is 97%.
Boldman has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 0.8.

SD 47 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) ELLIE HILL BOLDMAN(D) 59%(R) 41%
Won by 18% (2,372 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(D) ELLIE HILL BOLDMAN(D) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(D) RYAN BUSSE(D) 60%(R) 38%
Won by 21% (2,944 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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