Montana State Senate District 22

Incumbent

Doug Kary

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 21,878
Gender |

49.9% Male

50.1% Female

Race |

84% White

0.8% Black

0.8% Asian

4.8% Native American

0.1% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 6.5% Hispanic
Median household income | $61,778
High school graduation rate | 94.7%
College graduation rate | 25.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Montana State Senate District 22 is represented by Doug Kary (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Montana state senators represented an average of 21,684 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 19,788 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Term limits
* 1.4 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2018
* 4.3 2014
* 4.4 2012
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the Montana State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits.[1] Senators may serve no more than two consecutive terms. Twenty-five of the fifty state senate seats are up for election each even-numbered year. Montana legislators assume office the first Monday of January following the election. If January 1 is a Monday, legislators assume office on the first Wednesday.[2][3]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Montana State Senate, a candidate must be:[4]

* "[A] resident of the state for at least one year next preceding the general election"
* "[A] resident of the county for six months preceding the general election if it contains one or more districts or of the district if it contains all or parts of more than one county".

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$100.48/legislative day| $126.12/day; For additional expenses, legislators will receive a primary $3,000 stipend and a secondary amount between $1,000 and $4,000 depending on the size of a legislator's district.

### Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Montana legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Montana Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Montana senators cannot serve more than two four-year terms, or a total of eight years.[5]

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.[1]

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Montana State Legislature, the board of county commissioners that represent the vacant seat must select a replacement. The secretary of state must notify the board of county commissioners and the county central committee of the political party that holds the vacant seat no later than seven days after the vacancy happened. The county central committee has 45 days after receiving notice from the secretary of state to provide a list of candidates to the board of county commissioners. The board must select a replacement no later than 15 days after receiving the list of candidates. If the Legislature is in session, the selection must be made no later than five days after receiving a candidate list.[6] Any person selected to fill a House seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term. Any person selected to fill a Senate seat serves until the next scheduled general election.[7]

See sources: Montana Const. Art. 5, Sec 7 and Montana Code Ann. §5-2-402

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Montana after the 2020 census

Montana is drawing state legislative district maps following the 2020 census. New state legislative district maps have not yet been enacted.

How does redistricting in Montana work? Montana uses a non-politician commission for congressional and state legislative redistricting. This commission comprises five members. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature select one member a piece. These four members then select a fifth to serve as the commission's chair. If the first four commissioners are unable to agree on an appointment, the Montana Supreme Court may select the fifth member.[8]

The Montana Constitution requires that no commissioner be a public official. State statutes require that two of the first four commissioners "must be selected from certain counties (roughly, in the Montana Rockies to the west) and two must be selected from the rest of the state (to the east)."[8]

The state's Districting and Apportionment Commission must complete congressional redistricting within 90 days of receiving federal census data. It must prepare a legislative redistricting plan "by the 10th legislative day of the first regular session after the federal census results are available. The Legislature then has 30 days to make recommendations to the commission. Within 30 days of receiving the Legislature's recommendations, the commission must file the redistricting plan with the Secretary of State, and it becomes law. Although the commission may modify the plan to accommodate the Legislature's recommendations, it is not required to do so."[9]

The state constitution requires that districts be both contiguous and compact.[8]

“  | The ... commission has stated that it may gauge compactness by looking to a district's general appearance, and the degree to which it fosters "functional compactness" through "travel and transportation, communication, and geography." The commission has similarly determined that it will, in drawing legislative districts, consider the boundary lines of political subdivisions (counties, cities, towns, school districts, Indian reservations, neighborhood commissions, and others); follow geographic boundaries; and consider keeping intact communities of interest (based on "Indian reservations, urban[, suburban, or rural] interests, . . . neighborhoods, trade areas, geographic location, communication and transportation networks, media markets, social, cultural and economic interests, or occupations and lifestyles").[10] | ”

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—All About Redistricting

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on June 7, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 22

Terry Dennis is running in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 22 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate

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| Terry Dennis

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 22

Daniel Zolnikov is running in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 22 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate

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| Daniel Zolnikov

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Montana State Senate District 22

Incumbent Doug Kary defeated Jennifer Merecki in the general election for Montana State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Doug Kary (R) |

60.5

| 5,120

| Jennifer Merecki (D)  |

39.5

| 3,349

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 8,469

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 22

Jennifer Merecki defeated David Graves in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 22 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Jennifer Merecki |

72.2

| 1,176

| David Graves |

27.8

| 452

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 1,628

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 22

Incumbent Doug Kary advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 22 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Doug Kary |

100.0

| 2,648

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 2,648

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### 2014[edit]

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Montana State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for major party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014; minor party and independent candidates had until June 2, 2014, to file. Steven Fugate was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Doug Kary was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kary defeated Fugate in the general election. Incumbent Taylor Brown (R), who was not up for re-election, was reassigned to District 28 by redistricting.[11][12]

Montana State Senate, District 22 General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Doug Kary | 64.3% | 4,106
| Democratic  |  Steven Fugate  | 35.7% | 2,280
Total Votes | 6,386

### 2012[edit]

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Montana State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 12, 2012. Incumbent Taylor Brown (R) defeated Jean Lemire Dahlman (D) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the June 5 primary elections.[13][14][15]

Montana State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Taylor Brown Incumbent | 70.8% | 6,187
| Democratic  |  Jean Lemire Dahlman  | 29.2% | 2,548
Total Votes | 8,735

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2002 to 2018, candidates for Montana State Senate District 22 raised a total of $241,120. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $21,920 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Montana State Senate District 22

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $27,543 | 3 | $9,181
2014 | $30,143 | 2 | $15,072
2012 | $8,053 | 2 | $4,027
2008 | $145,872 | 2 | $72,936
2002 | $29,509 | 2 | $14,755
Total | $241,120 | 11 | $21,920

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Montana State Legislature
* Montana State Senate
* Montana House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* Montana Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 termlimits.org, "State Legislative Term Limits," accessed February 4, 2021 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "limits" defined multiple times with different content
2. ↑ Confirmed via email with the Montana State Legislature on 8/6/2011
3. ↑ Montana Constitution, "Article V, Section 3," accessed February 9, 2021
4. ↑ Montana State Constitution, "Article 5, Section 4," accessed February 9, 2021
5. ↑ Montana State Constitution, "Article 4, Section 8," accessed February 9, 2021
6. ↑ Montana Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 5-2-402 (3) (a)-(c))
7. ↑ Montana Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 5-2-405 (1)-(2))
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 All About Redistricting, "Montana," accessed April 29, 2015
9. ↑ Montana State Legislature, "Districting and Apportionment Commission," accessed October 6, 2021
10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
11. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014
12. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014
13. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Elections Candidate Information." Retrieved October 23, 2013
14. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, 2012 primary election results. Retrieved October 23, 2013
15. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, 2012 general election results. Retrieved October 23, 2013

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Current members of the Montana State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Mark Blasdel

Senators

District 1

Mike Cuffe (R)

District 2

Carl Glimm (R)

District 3

Keith Regier (R)

District 4

Mark Blasdel (R)

District 5

Bob Keenan (R)

District 6

Greg Hertz (R)

District 7

Bob Brown (R)

District 8

Susan Webber (D)

District 9

Bruce Gillespie (R)

District 10

Steve Fitzpatrick (R)

District 11

Tom Jacobson (D)

District 12

Carlie Boland (D)

District 13

Brian Hoven (R)

District 14

Russel Tempel (R)

District 15

Dan Bartel (R)

District 16

Mike Fox (D)

District 17

Mike Lang (R)

District 18

Steve Hinebauch (R)

District 19

Kenneth Bogner (R)

District 20

Duane Ankney (R)

District 21

Jason Small (R)

District 22

Doug Kary (R)

District 23

Tom McGillvray (R)

District 24

Mary McNally (D)

District 25

Jen Gross (D)

District 26

Chris Friedel (R)

District 27

Cary Smith (R)

District 28

Brad Molnar (R)

District 29

David Howard (R)

District 30

John Esp (R)

District 31

Christopher Pope (D)

District 32

Pat Flowers (D)

District 33

Jennifer Pomnichowski (D)

District 34

Gordon Vance (R)

District 35

Walt Sales (R)

District 36

Jeffrey Welborn (R)

District 37

Ryan Lynch (D)

District 38

Edith McClafferty (D)

District 39

Mark Sweeney (D)

District 40

Terry Gauthier (R)

District 41

Janet Ellis (D)

District 42

Jill Cohenour (D)

District 43

Jason Ellsworth (R)

District 44

Theresa Manzella (R)

District 45

Ellie Boldman (D)

District 46

Shannon O'Brien (D)

District 47

Daniel Salomon (R)

District 48

Shane Morigeau (D)

District 49

Diane Sands (D)

District 50

Tom Steenberg (D)

Republican Party (31)

Democratic Party (19)

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