Cleve Loney (November 5, 1950 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician who served as a

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member of the

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from 2011 to 2013. He was elected to House District 25 which represents part of the

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area.

Biography

Cleve Loney was born in Great Falls on November 5, 1950, and raised on a ranch. He attended high school in

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. Graduating in 1969, he went to Sheridan Junior College on a rodeo scholarship. During this time he won a Regional Championship in the Saddle Bronc Riding. Cleve transferred to Montana State University, where he was on the National Championship Rodeo Team in 1972, graduating in 1976 with a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Production. In 1990 he was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame. Loney died on August 22, 2020, in

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at age 69. He drowned in the Missouri River after his kayak tipped over.

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