2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:46 AM Apr 24, 2025
Sen. Tom McGillvray, SD 26

Sen. Tom McGillvray

Seventh-session Republican from Billings
Senate Majority Leader
Representing Senate District 26
Northwest Billings

McGillvray previously served in the Montana Senate in 2021 and 2023, as well as the House in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

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Committee assignments

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ SR 1: Senate rules resolution
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌Senate
πŸ“‹ SJ 1: Senate joint rules resolution
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
πŸ“‹ SR 5: Senate rules resolution
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
πŸ“‹ SJ 9: Joint resolution on the economic dangers of federal debt and deficits
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
πŸ“‹ SB 15: Revising grounds for impeachment
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
❌House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 30: Revise laws related to Judiciary and rule of necessity
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SJ 39: Study specialty courts
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
πŸ“‹ SB 45: Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
βœ…Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 52: Create Montana Court of Chancery
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 120: Provide for article V commissioner selection and oversight
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
❌House
βšͺ️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,422 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 81%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 85%.
πŸ”΄ 91%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
πŸ”΅ 61%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 67%.
McGillvray has been marked absent or excused for 5 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 24.8.

SD 26 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2024. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2024

(R) TOM MCGILLVRAY(R) 64%(D) 36%
Won by 28% (3,349 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) TOM MCGILLVRAY(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 62%(D) 36%
Won by 26% (3,283 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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