2025 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 69th Montana Legislature

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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
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Greg Gianforte (R)
Rep. Julie Darling, HD 84

Rep. Julie Darling

Fourth-session Republican from Helena
Representing House District 84
East and north of Helena

Darling previously served in the Montana House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 2025 Legislature
Montana lawmakers advance bill requiring more signatures for independent, minor-party candidates to reach ballot
Jan 31, 2025 • Tom Lutey

Committee assignments

Bills sponsored

📋 HJ 30: Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability
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📋 HJ 48: Interim study on moving the date of the primary election
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 HB 62: Generally revise laws related to the administration of MPERA
✅1st Cmte.
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✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 63: Extend application of bond validating act
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 HB 64: Repeal small business compliance assistance council
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 HB 120: Revise commercial property assessed clean energy laws
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 HB 166: Revise Montana historical society laws
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📋 HB 167: Generally revise election laws
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📋 HB 192: Revise county clerk and recorder fee for recording documents
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📋 HB 193: Require signature for voter registration cancellation
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,728 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 89%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 86%.
🔴 87%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 90%.
🔵 71%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 65%.
Darling has been marked absent or excused for 2 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 24.5.

HD 84 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

(R) JULIE DOOLING(R) 67%(D) 33%
Won by 35% (2,458 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) JULIE DOOLING(R) 78%(R) 22%
Won by 57% (1,379 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 65%(D) 33%
Won by 32% (2,330 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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