2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 7:06 PM May 15, 2025
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Rep. Shelly Fyant, HD 91

Rep. Shelly Fyant

First-session Democrat from Arlee
Representing House District 91
Ronan, Arlee, Missoula's Upper Rattlesnake
406-546-5633 • Shelly.Fyant@legmt.gov
Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2024 election margin •MTFP Coverage

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

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 2025 Legislature
American Indian Caucus touts success at Legislature’s halfway point
Mar 13, 2025 • Nora Mabie
📰 2025 Legislature
Montana lawmakers advance bill requiring more signatures for independent, minor-party candidates to reach ballot
Jan 31, 2025 • Tom Lutey

Committee assignments

House State Administration
House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
House Local Government
House Legislative Administration

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 358: Generally revise pension laws related to the Volunteer Firefighters' Compensation Act
Shelly Fyant (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
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📋 HB 649: Establish a farm to food bank program
Shelly Fyant (D)📃 Bill text
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,706 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 76%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Democrats is 76%.
🔴 64%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Democrats is 64%.
🔵 96%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Democrats is 95%.
Fyant has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 23.2.

HD 91 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

(D) SHELLY R FYANT(D) 54%(R) 46%
Won by 8% (504 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(D) SHELLY R FYANT(D) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(D) RYAN BUSSE(D) 51%(R) 46%
Won by 5% (292 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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