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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Montana: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; State Treasurer; State Auditor; Superintendent of Public Instruction; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Montana, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1889, Montana has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
Montana became a state on November 8, 1889. Montana has a history of voters splitting their tickets and filling elected offices with individuals from both parties. Through the mid-20th century, the state had a tradition of "sending the liberals to Washington and the conservatives to Helena".
The daily administration of the state’s laws, as defined in the Montana Code Annotated, are carried out by the chief executive—the Governor, and their second in command the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary Of State, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Auditor, and by the staff and employees of the 14 executive branch agencies.
A member of the Democratic Party, he is the most recent Democrat to hold statewide or congressional office in Montana. Tester served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007. Tester was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Conrad Burns in one of the closest Senate races of that year.
The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana State Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and to grant pardons and reprieves.
Political events in Montana (2 C, 1 P) L. ... Pages in category "Political history of Montana" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Murray, an Irish Catholic, practiced law in Butte and was active in the Democratic Party, working closely with labor unions to build his liberal political base. In 1921, he inherited millions from his late uncle, dabbled in Irish politics, and reentered Montana politics when the Great Depression soured the Montana economy in the 1930s. [63]