Matt Rosendale (R): No. Voted against state bill requiring independent groups to reveal how money they contribute to election campaigns is being used & where it's coming from. Supports Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling as protecting freedom of speech.
Jon Tester (D): Yes. Introduced Spotlight Act, requiring political nonprofits to disclose donors. "Dark money is a threat to our democracy. I will do everything I can to defend Montanans from this shadowy behavior." Opposed Citizens United ruling.
Matt Rosendale (R): Yes. Voted to repeal same-day voter registration. Require government-issued photo identification to vote.
Jon Tester (D): Unclear on photo ID. Introduced bill to ensure Native American voting access.
Montana Free Press summaries: House Bill 172 would enable counties to add a county-level race to their post-election audits. Bedey has argued that adding a local race to the mix would offer another level of verification and help instill more trust in county-level results. (3/9/23)
Despite bipartisan support and favorable testimony from county and state election officials, HB 172 failed to win a yes vote [from some legislators. One State Rep. noted, "the question at the heart of Montana's 2023 election policy debate centers on trust--namely, "whether trust has been broken or not." Following his loss in 2020, Pres. Trump's legal challenges and false assertions about widespread voter fraud "metastasized" into a social movement.(1/30/23)
Legislative Summary: Passed House 81-19-0 on Jan/25/23; State Rep. Tanner Smith voted YES; passed Senate 49-1-0 on Mar/23/23; signed by Governor Greg Gianforte on Apr/19/23
Montana Free Press summaries: House Bill 172 would enable counties to add a county-level race to their post-election audits. Bedey has argued that adding a local race to the mix would offer another level of verification and help instill more trust in county-level results. (3/9/23)
Despite bipartisan support and favorable testimony from county and state election officials, HB 172 failed to win a yes vote [from some legislators. One State Rep. noted, "the question at the heart of Montana's 2023 election policy debate centers on trust--namely, "whether trust has been broken or not." Following his loss in 2020, Pres. Trump's legal challenges and false assertions about widespread voter fraud "metastasized" into a social movement.(1/30/23)
Legislative Summary: Passed House 81-19-0 on Jan/25/23; State Rep. Tanner Smith voted YES; passed Senate 49-1-0 on Mar/23/23; signed by Governor Greg Gianforte on Apr/19/23
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Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015: GA:Chambliss(R) IA:Harkin(D) MI:Levin(D) MT:Baucus(D) NE:Johanns(R) OK:Coburn(R) SD:Johnson(D) WV:Rockefeller(D) Resigned from 113th House: AL-1:Jo Bonner(R) FL-19:Trey Radel(R) LA-5:Rod Alexander(R) MA-5:Ed Markey(D) MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R) NC-12:Melvin Watt(D) SC-1:Tim Scott(R) |
Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R) GA-1:Jack Kingston(R) GA-10:Paul Broun(R) GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R) HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D) IA-1:Bruce Braley(D) LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R) ME-2:Mike Michaud(D) MI-14:Gary Peters(D) MT-0:Steve Daines(R) OK-5:James Lankford(R) PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D) TX-36:Steve Stockman(R) WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) |
Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R) AR-2:Tim Griffin(R) CA-11:George Miller(D) CA-25:Howard McKeon(R) CA-33:Henry Waxman(D) CA-45:John Campbell(R) IA-3:Tom Latham(R) MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R) NC-6:Howard Coble(R) NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D) NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R) NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D) NY-21:Bill Owens(D) PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R) UT-4:Jim Matheson(D) VA-8:Jim Moran(D) VA-10:Frank Wolf(R) | |
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