Barry M. Usher is an American politician serving as a member of the

Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House :''67th Legislature – 2021� ...

from the 40th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office in January 2017. Since January 2021, Usher has served as the majority whip of the House.

Career

Usher previously served in the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mult ...

on the

USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623) USCGC ''Steadfast'' (WMEC-623) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and has served the United States for over 50 years. Commissioned in 1968, ''Steadfast'' was home ported in St. Petersburg, Florida for her first 24 years of serv ...

and became a Boatswain Mate 2nd Class. He also worked in law enforcement before establishing a small business. Usher and his wife, Ann Marie Murphy Usher, have four children. Usher lives in

Yellowstone County, Montana Yellowstone County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,731. Its county seat is Billings. Yellowstone County is named for the Yellowstone River which roughly bisects the county ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Usher, Barry 1965 births Living people Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives People from Yellowstone County, Montana Politicians from Billings, Montana University of Maryland Global Campus alumni United States Coast Guard non-commissioned officers