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. Wendy McKamey, SD 12

Sen. Wendy McKamey

Sixth-session Republican from Great Falls
Representing Senate District 12
South and West Great Falls

McKamey previously served in the Montana Senate in 2023, as well as the House in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021.

Montana Free Press coverage

πŸ“° Health Care
Felony bill for adults who procure, provide treatment for trans minors advances
Feb 3, 2025 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
What we found in the Legislature’s β€˜junque’ drawer
Jan 31, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° Capitolized
Regier’s not fine with The Nine
Jan 10, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey

Committee assignments

Senate Taxation
Senate State Administration - Vice-chair
Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Senate Rules

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ SB 7: Repeal of retirement criteria change for HPORS and SRS
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 8: Allowing online voter registration
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 9: Allow agency cash deposits biweekly
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 47: Enhance committee review of statewide ballot issues
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SR 83: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of military affairs
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
πŸ“‹ SB 110: Revise laws relating to amusement rides and safety
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 115: Revise election laws related to public notices
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 227: Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 242: Revise election laws related to ballot form and uniformity
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 279: Adopt the dietitian licensure compact
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,930 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 92%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 86%.
πŸ”΄ 83%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
πŸ”΅ 81%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 69%.
McKamey has been marked absent or excused for 31 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 12 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

(R) WENDY MCKAMEY(R) 56%(D) 44%
Won by 12% (717 votes)

Party primary vote, 2022

(R) WENDY MCKAMEY(R) 65%(R) 35%
Won by 30% (676 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 59%(D) 38%
Won by 21% (2,067 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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