Rep. Mike Vinton

First-session Republican from Billings

Representing House District 40

Lockwood

406-855-3345 • Mike.Vinton@legmt.gov

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

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

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Committee assignments

House Appropriations

Joint Appropriations Section F — Long-Range Planning

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 59: Revise board of water well contractors laws Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 206: Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 505: Allow Montana housing infrastructure revolving loan fun to retain its interest and income and provide for fund transfers Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 639: Generally revise gambling laws Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 704: Generally revise ground water laws Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 844: Revise the taxation of class eight business equipment Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 916: Revise lodging tax allocation related to property tax relief Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,091 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 87%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 88%.

🔴 91%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 92%.

🔵 67%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 66%.

Vinton has been marked absent or excused for 11 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 40 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 49% (2,418 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Won by 33% (596 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 47% (2,411 votes)

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