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Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 2.Its current U.S. senators are Democrat Jon Tester (serving since 2007) and Republican Steve Daines (serving since 2015), making it one of five states to have a United States Senate delegation split between Republican and Democratic caucusing senators.
Since Montana became a U.S. state in 1889, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913, senators were elected by the Montana State Legislature.
Raymond Jon Tester [1] (born August 21, 1956) is an American politician and farmer serving since 2007 as the senior United States senator from Montana.A member of the Democratic Party, he is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation, and has been the only congressional Democrat since 2015, and since 2021 the only Democrat holding statewide office in Montana.
Steven David Daines (/ ˈ d eɪ n z / DAYNZ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator from Montana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party , he represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
The U.S. Senate refused to seat Clark because of the 1899 bribery scheme, but a later senate campaign was successful, and he served a single term from 1901 until 1907. [4] In responding to criticism of his bribery of the Montana legislature, Clark is reported to have said, "I never bought a man who wasn't for sale."
Silver Republican Party United States senators from Montana (1 P) Pages in category "United States senators from Montana" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. As of December 2024 [update] , a total of 2,006 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving).
Pages in category "Republican Party United States senators from Montana" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .