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2016 Montana Elections
A general election was held in the state of Montana on November 8, 2016, with primaries being held on June 7, 2016. All six executive offices were up for election, as well as the state's U.S. House seat and the state legislature. Federal elections President House of Representatives Governor Secretary of State Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Linda McCulloch was term-limited and could not seek a third term. State Auditor Monica J. Lindeen became the Democratic nominee, while senate minority leader Corey Stapleton was the Republican nominee. Stapleton defeated Lindeen in the general election. Democratic primary Republican primary General election Attorney General Incumbent Republican Attorney General Tim Fox ran for election to a second term. He was easily re-elected over state senator Larry Jent. Republican primary Democratic primary General election Auditor Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Monica J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda McCulloch
Linda McCulloch (born December 21, 1954) is an American politician who is formerly the secretary of state of Montana. She was the first woman to serve in that post. She left her previous post as state superintendent of public instruction due to term limits, which she also reached as Secretary of State. Political career McCulloch is a Democrat and was elected to the office in November 2008 and took office in January 2009. She defeated Republican Brad Johnson. McCulloch previously served as state superintendent of public instruction from 2000 to 2008, before reaching the term limit. From 1995 to 2000, she had been a representative in the Montana House of Representatives. McCulloch's initial campaign was based on increasing voter participation and supporting state businesses. Early in her first term, McCulloch oversaw a project to update the records system for 40,000 boxes of the state's stored documents from a 1978 mainframe to modern software, based on her background as a sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Bushman
The 2008 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic Senator Max Baucus won re-election to a sixth term in a landslide, winning more than 70% of the vote and carrying every county in the state, despite Republican John McCain's narrow victory in the state in the concurrent presidential election. Baucus was later appointed as the United States Ambassador to China on February 6, 2014, having already announced his intention to retire at the end of term on April 23, 2013. As of 2023, this is the last time a Democrat was elected to the Class 2 Senate seat in Montana. Background Montana generally gives its presidential electors to Republican candidates, but historically has elected several prominent Democrats to the United States Senate, including Thomas Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, Mike Mansfield, and Lee Metcalf. Between 1913 and 2015, only two Republicans served as U.S. Senator from Montana, Zales Ecton and Conrad Burns. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Public Service Commission
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) is a quasi-judicial regulatory board of elected officials in the U.S. state of Montana. The PSC regulates private, investor-owned natural gas, electric, telephone, water and private sewer companies doing business in Montana. In addition, the PSC regulates intrastate railroads and certain motor carriers hauling regulated commodities. The PSC oversees natural gas pipeline safety regulations. There is a major effort by the legislature and commissioners to put social-media companies under PSC jurisdiction as well. Commissioners The Montana Public Service Commission, PSC, has since 1975 served as a five-member board with commissioners serving staggered four-year terms. Democrat former District 3 Commissioner John Vincent of Gallatin Gateway and District 4 Commissioner Gail Gutsche, also a Democrat, lost their bids for a second term on the commission during the November 2012 election to Koopman and Hamilton, both Republicans. The 2012 el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsie Arntzen
Elsie Arntzen (born May 7, 1956) is an American educator and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who serves as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana. Prior to this, she was a member of the Montana Legislature. Early life and career In 1992, Arntzen became a 5th grade school teacher for the Billings School District. Montana State Legislature In 2004, Arntzen was elected to Montana House of Representatives for District 53, which includes a portion of Yellowstone County. In 2012 Arntzen was elected to the Montana Senate for a four-year term. Superintendent of Public Instruction In 2016, Artzen was elected as the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, which leads the state's prime education agency, the Montana Office of Public Instruction. In Artzen's first year in office, Montana received $24 million over the course of three years through the U.S. Department of Education's Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, in effort to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Office Of Public Instruction
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is the state education agency of Montana. Elsie Arntzen currently serves as the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction. The agency is headquartered in Helena. The people of Montana have elected a Superintendent of Public Instruction as one of the five members of the executive branch since 1889. By law, the superintendent has general supervision of the K-12 public schools and school districts. The superintendent also serves as a member of the Land Board, the State Library Commission, and as an ''ex officio'' non-voting member of the Board of Public Education, the Board of Regents, and the Board of Education. School data 2018-19 School graduation rates Denise Juneau 2009-2017 Denise Juneau Denise Juneau (born April 5, 1967) is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. She is a Democrat and the first fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Rosendale
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American politician and businessman from Montana. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he is the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district, elected in 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2020. Prior to taking office as a congressman, Rosendale served as the Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance. He was also a member of the Montana Legislature from 2011 to 2017, serving in both houses. Early life and career Rosendale was born and raised in Maryland. He spent his career working in real estate, real estate development and land management. He grew his family real estate business from a single, five Real estate agent, agent office into a full-service firm with 65 agents and four offices. Rosendale and his wife moved their family to Glendive, Montana, in 2002, where they raised t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Laslovich
Jesse A. Laslovich (born October 3, 1980) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of Montana since 2022. He previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate. Early life and education Laslovich was born and raised in Anaconda, Montana. After graduating from Anaconda High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Montana in 2006. Career Laslovich has worked as an attorney for Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind PC of Missoula. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Montana School of Law. Laslovich was assistant attorney general to Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath. He later served as chief legal counsel to the Montana state auditor. In this role, he co-prosecuted several Ponzi schemes. Montana legislature In 2000, Laslovich was elected to the Montana House of Representatives, becoming the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana State Auditor
The Montana State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Montana. The State Auditor is elected once every four years, concurrent with the state's gubernatorial election and the U.S. presidential election. The incumbent is Troy Downing, who was first elected in November 2020 and took office in January 2021. Powers and duties Unlike counterparts in all other states, the Montana State Auditor does not audit public accounts or maintain fiscal control over the state treasury. Rather, in Montana the officeholder is ''ex officio'' "Commissioner of Securities and Insurance". To this end, the Office of the State Auditor assures compliance with Montana's insurance and securities laws, promotes captive insurance formations, supports capital formation in the state, as well as assists consumers with complaints involving the securities. The Montana State Auditor carries out this function by licensing, registering, auditing and regulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Jent
Larry Jent (born December 20, 1951) is a politician and a former Democratic member of the Montana Legislature. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, and served in the Montana Senate from 2007 to 2015. Early life, education, and early career Jent was born in 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned his BS from United States Military Academy in 1973. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Colorado Law School in 1983. Jent has served in the Montana Army National Guard. He was a Fishing Guide for Bad Lillys Trout Shop/Ray's Tackle Shop from 1980 to 1983. He was then a Sole Practitioner from 1983 to 1987. He has been Partner for Williams and Jent, Limited Liability Partnership since 1987. 1996 congressional election In 1996, incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Pat Williams of Montana's At-large congressional district decided to retire. Jent was one of four Democrat candidates to run for the seat. Former State Senator Bill Yellowtail won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Fox (politician)
Timothy Charles Fox (born August 22, 1957) is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the Attorney General of Montana from 2013 to 2021. Fox was a candidate for governor of Montana in the Republican Primary of the 2020 election. Early life and education Fox was born on August 22, 1957. A native of Hardin, Montana, he is one of five sons of Rich and Roberta Fox. Fox graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor's degree in geology and then received his Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law. He has also earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Montana. Career Montana Attorney General (2013–2021) A Republican, Fox was elected Montana Attorney General in 2012 and was re-elected in 2016. During Fox's tenure, the Montana Department of Justice created a statewide testing and tracking system for untested rape kits. Along with other Republican attorneys general, Fox filed suit against the Obama administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Department Of Justice
The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in other states. The Montana Attorney General, currently Republican Austin Knudsen, heads the agency. Responsibilities The Attorney General serves as 1 of 5 members of the state Land Board. The Land Board oversees the money generated from 5.2 million acres of land in the state. The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State. List of attorneys general since statehood References List of all past Attorneys General of the State of Montana External links Montana Attorney Generalarticles at ''ABA Journal'' at FindLaw Montana Code Annotatedat Law.Justia.com U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Montana"at FindLaw State Bar of MontanaMontana Attorney General Tim Fox profileat National Association of Attorneys General The National Association of Attorneys Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
