2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:44 AM Apr 15, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Sen. Pat Flowers, SD 31

Sen. Pat Flowers

Fourth-session Democrat from Belgrade
Senate Minority Leader
Representing Senate District 31
South Bozeman, Huffine Lane

Flowers previously served in the Montana Senate in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

πŸ“° Capitolized
The power of Flowers
Feb 13, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Montana Senate votes to send Ellsworth investigation to Department of Justice
Feb 6, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Montana House hears trans bathroom bill as Senate stalls out
Jan 10, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° Capitolized
Regier’s not fine with The Nine
Jan 10, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Montana Senate works to get back on track
Jan 8, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Republican-majority Legislature arrives in Helena, gavels in new session
Jan 6, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims
Senate Taxation
Senate Natural Resources
Senate Fish and Game
Senate Executive Review Committee
Senate Rules
Joint Appropriations Section A β€” General Government

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ SJ 28: Interim study resolution on the legislature's ethics processes
βœ…1st Cmte.
✴️Senate
βšͺ️House
πŸ“‹ SJ 40: Interim study on legislative branch procurement and leadership expenditures
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
πŸ“‹ SB 63: Revise law related to the use of motion-tracking devices while hunting
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
❌House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 64: Clarifying calculation of legislator compensation and expenses during the interim
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
βœ…Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 460: Generally revise gravel pit laws
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,930 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 80%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Democrats is 78%.
πŸ”΄ 69%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Democrats is 68%.
πŸ”΅ 97%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Democrats is 93%.
Flowers has been marked absent or excused for 49 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 31 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2022. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(D) RYAN BUSSE(D) 58%(R) 39%
Won by 19% (1,910 votes)
Senators elected in 2022 were assigned new districts during the 2023 redistricting cycle.

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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