ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 5, 2023) — CPAC Foundation’s latest analysis reveals the extraordinary breadth of conservative victories delivered by the Montanan legislature this last session. Montanan legislators passed positively rated bills touching all but 2 of the 17 overarching issues that the CLA rates, a major accomplishment that most red states did not achieve.

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“Montanan legislators only meet every other year, but that hasn’t stopped them from racking up conservative wins across the board.” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Governor Greg Gianforte and the Republican legislature deserve to be commended for delivering results on major conservative priorities.”

CPAC recognizes several Montana state legislators for their conservative voting records. The following members of the Montana State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Excellence for voting with the conservative position at least 90% of the time during the 2023 session.

Senate:

Bob Brown (97%)

John Esp (97%)

John Fuller (97%)

Carl Glimm (97%)

Steve Hinebauch (97%)

Dennis Lenz (97%)

Theresa Manzella (97%)

Tom McGillvray (97%)

Mark Noland (97%)

Keith Regier (97%)

Barry Usher (97%)

Becky Beard (94%)

Daniel Emrich (94%)

Shelley Vance (94%)

Jason Ellsworth (91%)

Steve Fitzpatrick (91%)

Greg Hertz (91%)

Dan Bartel (90%)

Forrest Mandeville (90%)

House:

Sherry Essmann (100%)

Jedediah Hinkle (97%)

Rhonda Knudsen (97%)

Lola Sheldon-Galloway (97%)

Paul Fielder (97%)

Nelly Nicol (97%)

Jodee Etchart (94%)

Lyn Hellegaard (94%)

Caleb Hinkle (94%)

Bob Keenan (94%)

Braxton Mitchell (94%)

Amy Regier (94%)

Linda Reksten (94%)

Tanner Smith (94%)

Steven Galloway (94%)

Matt Regier (94%)

Jerry Schillinger (94%)

Zack Wirth (94%)

Greg Kmetz (93%)

Fiona Nave (93%)

James Bergstrom (91%)

Jennifer Carlson (91%)

Terry Falk (91%)

Steve Gist (91%)

Steve Gunderson (91%)

Naarah Hastings (91%)

Scot Kerns (91%)

Brandon Ler (91%)

Terry Moore (91%)

Bob Phalen (91%)

Mike Yakawich (90%)

Joe Read (90%)

Kerri Seekins-Crowe (90%)

Additionally, many lawmakers in the Montana State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time during the 2023 session.

The bills featured in CPAC’s 2023 Ratings of Montana address school choice, parental rights in education, and national security. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and uphold the American family, created the basis by which the CPAC Foundation rated the Montana legislature.

The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area.