Rep. Melissa Nikolakakos

First-session Republican from Great Falls

Representing House District 20

East-central Great Falls

4062232380 • Melissa.Nikolakakos@legmt.gov

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

2025 is the first session Nikolakakos has served in the Legislature.

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Committee assignments

House Taxation

House Education

House Agriculture

Bills sponsored

📋 HJ 43: Study resolution on coordinated homeless services Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate
📋 HB 158: Revise working retiree provisions under TRS Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 254: Eliminate fingerprint background check requirements for professional employer organization Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 310: Establish grant program to increase community shelter capacity for homeless population Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 349: Revise TRS laws related to reemployment Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 538: Revise 911 emergency telephone system laws Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 599: Revise student data collection laws Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 671: Revise ABLE Act definitions to conform to Montana individual income tax code Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 744: Authorize speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,117 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 95%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 88%.

🔴 90%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 92%.

🔵 76%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 66%.

Nikolakakos has been marked absent or excused for 1 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 20 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

Won by 7% (359 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Won by 2% (37 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 13% (669 votes)

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