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MONTANA LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP, 1889-PRESENT. SENATE

Session

Senate President

President Pro Tem

Majority Leader

Minority Leader

2009

Robert Story
R-Park City

Dan McGee
R-Laurel

Jim Peterson
R-Buffalo

Carol Williams
D-Missoula

2007

Mike Cooney
D-Helena

Dan Harrington
D-Butte

Carol Williams
D-Missoula

Corey Stapleton
R-Billings

2005

Jon Tester
D-Big Sandy

Dan Harrington
D-Butte

Jon Ellingson
D-Missoula

Bob Keenan
R-Bigfork

2003

Bob Keenan
R-Bigfork

Walter McNutt
R-Sidney

Fred Thomas
R-Stevensville

Jon Tester
D-Big Sandy

2001

Tom Beck
R-Deer Lodge

Walter McNutt
R-Sidney

Fred Thomas
R-Stevensville

Steve Doherty
D-Great Falls

1999

Bruce Crippen
R-Billings

Tom Beck
R-Deer Lodge

John Harp
R-Kalispell

Steve Doherty
D-Great Falls

1997

Gary Aklestad
R-Galata

Bruce Crippen
R-Billings

John Harp
R-Kalispell

Mike Halligan
D-Missoula

1995

Bob Brown
R-Whitefish

Gary Aklestad
R-Galata

John Harp
R-Kalispell

Mike Halligan
D-Missoula

1993

Fred Van Valkenburg
D-Missoula

J.D. Lynch
D-Butte

Greg Jergeson
D-Chinook

Bruce Crippen
R-Billings

1991

Joe Mazurek
D-Helena

J.D. Lynch
D-Butte

Fred Van Valkenburg
D-Missoula

Bruce Crippen
R-Billings

1989

Jack Galt
R-Martinsdale

Matt Himsl
R-Kalispell

Delwyn Gage
R-Cut Bank

Bill Norman
D-Missoula

1987

Bill Norman
D-Missoula

George McCallum
R-Niarada

Fred Van Valkenburg
D-Missoula

Gary Aklestad
R-Galata

1985

Bill Norman
D-Missoula

Chet Blaylock
D-Laurel

Fred Van Valkenburg
D-Missoula

Stan Stephens
R-Havre

1983	Stan Stephens R-Havre	Allen Kolstad R-Chester	Frank Hazelbaker R-Dillon	Chet Blaylock D-Laurel
1981	Jean Turnage R-Polson	Allen Kolstad R-Chester	Stan Stephens R-Havre	Chet Blaylock D-Laurel
Session	Senate President	President Pro Tem	Majority Leader	Minority Leader
1979	William Mathers R-Miles City	Allen Kolstad R-Chester	Stan Stephens R-Havre	Chet Blaylock D-Laurel
1977	W. Gordon McOmber D-Fairfield	Cornie Thiessen D-Lambert	Terry Murphy D-Cardwell	Jean Turnage R-Polson
1975	W. Gordon McOmber D-Fairfield	Carroll Graham D-Lodge Grass	Neil Lynch D-Butte	Frank Hazelbaker R-Dillon
1974	W. Gordon McOmber D-Fairfield	P.J. Keenan D-Anaconda	Neil Lynch D-Butte	Jim Moore R-Two Dot
1973	Bill Christiansen* D-Hardin	Cornie Thiessen D-Lambert	Neil Lynch D-Butte	Jim Moore R-Two Dot
1971	Tom Judge D-Helena	William Hafferman D-Libby	Dick Dzivi D-Great Falls	William Mathers R-Miles City
1969	Tom Judge D-Helena	Gordon McGowan D-Highwood	Eugene Mahoney D-Thompson Falls	James Haughey R-Billings
1967	Ted James R-Great Falls	Edward Dussault D-Missoula	Eugene Mahoney D-Thompson Falls	Jean Turnage R-Polson
1965	Ted James R-Great Falls	Eugene Mahoney D-Thompson Falls	Edward Dussault D-Missoula	Sumner Gerard R-Ennis
1963	None**	David James D-Joplin	William Groff D-Victor	J.S. Brenner R-Grant
1961	Tim Babcock R-Billings	Richard Nixon D-Hogeland	Richard Nixon D-Hogeland
1959	Paul Cannon D-Butte	David James D-Joplin	David James D-Joplin	Rex Hibbs R-Billings
1957	Paul Cannon D-Butte	David James D-Joplin	David James D-Joplin	Donovan Worden R-Missoula
1955	George Gosman R-Beaverhead Co	Glenn Larson R-Thompson Falls	Glenn Larson R-Thompson Falls
1953	George Gosman R-Beaverhead Co	Donovan Worden R-Missoula	Donovan Worden R-Missoula
1951	Paul Cannon D-Butte	Charles Mahoney R-Jordan	Charles Mahoney R-Jordan
Session	Senate President	President Pro Tem	Majority Leader	Minority Leader
1949	Paul Cannon D-Butte	G.M. Moss R-Whitefish	G.M. Moss R-Whitefish
1947	Ernest Eaton R-Polytechnic	Tom Burke R-Billings	Tom Burke R-Billings
1945	Ernest Eaton R-Polytechnic	H.A. Simmons R-Red Lodge	H.A. Simmons R-Red Lodge
1943	Ernest Eaton R-Polytechnic	W.E. Keeley R-Deer Lodge	W.E. Keeley R-Deer Lodge
1941	Ernest Eaton R-Polytechnic	W.E. Keeley R-Deer Lodge
1939	Hugh Adair D-Lewis & Clark Co	Leonard Plank D-Chester

1937	Hugh Adair D-Lewis & Clark Co	Leonard Plank D-Chester	Harry Meyer D-Butte
1935	Ernest Eaton*** R-Polytechnic	W. Elmer Holt D-Miles City
1933	Frank Cooney D-Missoula	Tom Kane R-Corvallis
1931	Frank Hazelbaker R-Dillon	Tom Kane R-Corvallis
1929	Frank Hazelbaker R-Dillon	Tom Kane R-Corvallis
1927	W.S. McCormack R-Flathead Co	James Griffin R-Chinook
1925	W.S. McCormack R-Flathead Co	Frank Hazelbaker R-Dillon
1923	Nelson Story, Jr. R-Gallatin Co	W.E. Harmon R-Bozeman
1921	Nelson Story, Jr. R-Gallatin Co	R.P. Heren R-Miles City
Session	Senate President	President Pro Tem	Majority Leader	Minority Leader
1919	W.W. McDowell D-Silver Bow Co	John Edwards R-Forsyth
1917	W.W. McDowell D-Silver Bow Co	John Edwards R-Forsyth
1915	W.W. McDowell D-Silver Bow Co	John Edwards R-Forsyth
1913	W.W. McDowell D-Silver Bow Co	Charles Muffly D-Winston
1911	William Allen R-Deer Lodge	Edward Donlan R-Missoula
1909	William Allen R-Deer Lodge	T.M. Everett R-Harlem
1907	Edwin Norris D-Beaverhead Co	Benjamin White R-Dillon
1905	Edwin Norris D-Beaverhead Co	Benjamin White R-Dillon
1903	Frank Higgins D-Missoula	Wesley Biggs D-Helena

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