Rep. Melissa Romano

Second-session Democrat from Helena

Representing House District 80

Northwest Helena

406-461-0340 • Melissa.Romano@legmt.gov

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

Melissa Romano previously served in the Montana House in 2023.

Committee assignments

House Taxation

House Education - Vice-chair

House Agriculture

House Legislative Administration

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 22: Align home value amounts for school district property tax impact statements Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 23: Move spring enrollment count date one week earlier Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 24: Clarify laws related to kindergarten Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 338: Revise laws regarding targeted early numeracy intervention Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 339: Fund 6th graders in middle school at high school ANB rates along with 7th and 8th graders Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 340: Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 360: Establish the child care workforce recruitment and retention support payment program Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 385: Establishing the school mental health promotion pilot program Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 365 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 83%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Democrats is 81%.

🔴 79%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Democrats is 77%.

🔵 99%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Democrats is 95%.

Romano has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.2.

HD 80 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 8% (417 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 1% (39 votes)

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