Jason Ellsworth is an American politician serving as a
Republican member of the
Montana Senate
The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years.
Composition of the Senate
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. First elected in 2019, Ellsworth serves as the
President pro Tempore
A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
of the Montana Senate.
Official Travel
In January 2021, Ellsworth was stopped for speeding on the interstate near Helena and told the trooper that he was late to a meeting with Governor
Greg Gianforte
Gregory Richard Gianforte (born April 17, 1961) is an American businessman, politician, software engineer, and writer serving as the 25th governor of Montana since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Gianforte served as the U.S. representa ...
. The trooper let him go without issuing a ticket.
In May 2021, Ellsworth was stopped again by a highway patrol trooper en route to
Helena
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on suspicion of speeding, having been clocked doing 88 mph. In the encounter, Ellsworth threatened to contact the state's attorney general on the officer and claimed he couldn't be arrested because he was a lawmaker on his way to legislative work. Ellsworth was subsequently charged for speeding through a construction zone or an alternative charge of reckless driving and obstructing a peace officer.
References
External links
Official Facebook
21st-century American politicians
Living people
Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
1973 births
People from Laconia, New Hampshire
Republican Party Montana state senators
People from Hamilton, Montana
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