Dick Barrett (born July 23, 1942) is a Democratic member of the

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. He was elected to House District 93 which represents a portion of the

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area and was the State Senator of District 45 before his retirement in 2021, with his last official session occurring in 2019. During his farewell remarks to the Montana Senate Chamber on April 25, 2019 at the Montana Capitol Building in

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, Senator Barrett serenaded his fellow members with his rendition of Arthur Sullivan's and W. S. Gilbert's "When all night long a chap remains" from their 19th century comedic opera, ''

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''. His rendition was recorded by the Montana Public Affairs Network an
can be enjoyed here

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Living people 1942 births Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Montana-politician-stub