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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Rep. Frank Smith, HD 31

Rep. Frank Smith

Eleventh-session Democrat from Poplar
Representing House District 31
Lodge Pole, Fort Peck, Wolf Point, Poplar, Brockton
406-942-0615 • Frank.Smith@legmt.gov
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Smith previously served in the Montana Senate in 2005, 2007, 2017 and 2019, as well as the House in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 2025 Legislature
American Indian Caucus touts success at Legislature’s halfway point
Mar 13, 2025 • Nora Mabie

Committee assignments

House State Administration
House Transportation

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 177: Revise tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor product laws
Frank Smith (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
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📋 HB 402: Move the cowboy hall of fame and western heritage center to Wolf Point, Montana
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📋 HB 952: Authorizing governor to enter into agreements with tribal governments relating to marijuana
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,117 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 76%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Democrats is 76%.
🔴 67%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Democrats is 66%.
🔵 93%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Democrats is 95%.
Smith has been marked absent or excused for 6 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 31 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

(D) FRANK J SMITH(D) 60%(R) 40%
Won by 20% (721 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(D) FRANK J SMITH(D) 61%(D) 39%
Won by 22% (114 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(D) RYAN BUSSE(D) 50%(R) 47%
Won by 2% (83 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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