2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 9:36 AM Feb 5, 2025
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Rep. Zack Wirth, HD 17

Rep. Zack Wirth

Second-session Republican from Wolf Creek
Representing House District 17
Choteau, Fairfield, Wolf Creek, North Helena Valley

Zack Wirth previously served in the Montana House in 2023.

Committee assignments

House State Administration
House Transportation - Vice-chair
House Agriculture

Bills sponsored

📋 HJ 3: Joint resolution on Bowman's Corner
1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
📋 HB 97: Allow for platooning vehicles
1st Cmte.
✴️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 172: Revise laws for prioritization of highway projects
1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 365 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 91%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 93%.
🔴 95%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 94%.
🔵 75%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 78%.
Wirth has been marked absent or excused for 1 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.2.

HD 17 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

(R) ZACK WIRTH(R) 75%(D) 25%
Won by 51% (3,230 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) ZACK WIRTH(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 71%(D) 26%
Won by 45% (3,027 votes)

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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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