Sen. Janet Ellis

Sixth-session Democrat from Helena

Representing Senate District 41

Central Helena and Helena Valley

janet.ellis@legmt.gov

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

Ellis previously served in the Montana Senate in 2019, 2021 and 2023, as well as the House in 2015 and 2017.

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Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims - Vice-chair

Senate State Administration

Senate Energy and Telecommunications

Senate Rules

Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 25: Revise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in elections Janet Ellis (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 SB 238: Allow hunters to donate funds for archery equipment for disabled bowhunters Janet Ellis (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 559: Provide for appeals of various DEQ permit decisions Janet Ellis (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,930 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 77%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for Senate Democrats is 78%.

🔴 67%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for Senate Democrats is 68%.

🔵 95%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for Senate Democrats is 93%.

Ellis has been marked absent or excused for 2 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 41 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2022. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2022

Won by 11% (1,051 votes)

Party primary vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 7% (847 votes)

Senators elected in 2022 were assigned new districts during the 2023 redistricting cycle.

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