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. Josh Kassmier, SD 13

Sen. Josh Kassmier

Fourth-session Republican from Fort Benton
Representing Senate District 13
Cascade, Vaughn, Fort Benton, Big Sandy
406-781-5386 • Josh.Kassmier@legmt.gov
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Josh Kassmier previously served in the Montana House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims
Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation - Vice-chair
Senate Highways and Transportation
Senate Executive Review Committee - Vice-chair
Joint Appropriations Section F — Long-Range Planning

Bills sponsored

📋 SJ 5: Resolution for support of federal SAFER banking act
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✴️Senate
⚪️House
📋 SB 71: Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 74: Generally revise marijuana laws
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✴️1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 78: Revise laws related to marking hides and meat
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✴️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 79: Repeal laws related to inspection of animals in feedlots
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✴️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 80: Allow for digital copies of required documentation for transport of livestock
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✴️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 81: Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✴️1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 152 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 98%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
🔴 90%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 92%.
🔵 71%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 62%.
Kassmier has been marked absent or excused for 2 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 0.8.

SD 13 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

(R) JOSH KASSMIER(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) JOSH KASSMIER(R) 64%(R) 36%
Won by 29% (1,489 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 72%(D) 25%
Won by 47% (5,664 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 Capitolized
Regier’s not fine with The Nine
Jan 10, 2025 • Tom Lutey

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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