Kendall J. Van Dyk (born March 21, 1980) is a

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member of the

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, representing District 25 in north-central

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since 2011.

Personal life and education

Van Dyk earned a B.A. in political science from

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. Van Dyk has volunteered for

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and the Montana Wildlife Federation. He is a member of the Montana Bowhunters Association, the Montana Conservation Voters, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the

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Career

Van Dyk has worked as the Western Energy Coordinator for Trout Unlimited, a field organizer for the Northern Plains Resource Council, and as a ranch hand at Spring Creek Farms. Van Dyk served in the House from 2007 until 2011. Van Dyk served as chairman of the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee in the

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. He is the author of the most recent update to the

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, an Act of the 2009 session giving the public the right to access Montana rivers and streams from public bridges. In a run for the 25th Senate district of Montana in 2010, Van Dyk unseated incumbent

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Senator Roy Brown by just four votes.

References

1980 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Democratic Party Montana state senators Montana State University alumni Politicians from Bozeman, Montana {{Montana-politician-stub