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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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
🖋 Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Sen. John Fuller, SD 4

Sen. John Fuller

Fourth-session Republican from Kalispell
Representing Senate District 4
Central Kalispell

Fuller previously served in the Montana Senate in 2023, as well as the House in 2019 and 2021.

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 2025 Legislature
Two bills targeting organized labor die at the Montana Legislature
Feb 24, 2025Zeke Lloyd
📰 Health Care
Felony bill for adults who procure, provide treatment for trans minors advances
Feb 3, 2025Mara Silvers

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims
Senate Education and Cultural Resources - Chair 🪑
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety
Senate Legislative Administration
Joint Appropriations Section E — Education - Vice-chair

Bills sponsored

📋 SJ 7: Joint resolution to support shooting competition as a collegiate sport
1st Cmte.
Senate
House
📋 SR 9: Confirm governor's appointees for Montana arts council
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SJ 13: Study resolution for emergency medical services
1st Cmte.
Senate
✴️House
📋 SR 26: Confirm governor's appointees for historical society board of trustees
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SR 31: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SR 32: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SR 53: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SR 69: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of regents of higher education
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SR 70: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of regents of higher education
1st Cmte.
Senate
📋 SR 71: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of regents of higher education
1st Cmte.
Senate
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,931 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 82%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 86%.
🔴 90%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
🔵 63%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 69%.
Fuller has been marked absent or excused for 8 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 4 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

(R) JOHN FULLER(R) 62%(D) 38%
Won by 24% (2,031 votes)

Party primary vote, 2022

(R) JOHN FULLER(R) 57%(R) 43%
Won by 13% (492 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 65%(D) 33%
Won by 32% (3,427 votes)
Senators elected in 2022 were assigned new districts during the 2023 redistricting cycle.

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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