Montana State Senate District 25
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| Census Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,284 |
| Gender |
51% Male 49% Female |
| Race |
79.5% White 1.2% Black 0.8% Asian 7% Native American 0.3% Pacific Islander |
| Ethnicity | 9.2% Hispanic |
| Median household income | $45,754 |
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% |
| College graduation rate | 25.1% |
Montana State Senate District 25 is represented by Jen Gross (D).
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.
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]
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 legislative salaries, 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $100.46/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]
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. To compare this map to the map in use for the 2022 elections, click here.
Redistricting[edit]
2020-2022[edit]
New state legislative district maps have not yet been enacted. The Montana state constitution provides that the state's redistricting commission must submit legislative maps to the Montana State Legislature so the legislature can provide non-binding recommendations about the maps before they are enacted. In 2021, the legislature adjourned on April 29, before U.S. Census data was delivered. The legislature's next session takes place in 2023.[8]
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.[9]
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)."[9]
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."[10]
The state constitution requires that districts be both contiguous and compact.[9]
| “ | 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").[11] | ” |
| —All About Redistricting | ||
Elections[edit]
2020[edit]
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2020
General election for Montana State Senate District 25
Incumbent Jen Gross defeated Scott Price in the general election for Montana State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
|
Jen Gross (D) |
51.5
|
4,146 |
|
|
Scott Price (R) |
48.5
|
3,912 | |
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Total votes: 8,058 | |||
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Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 25
Incumbent Jen Gross advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 25 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
|
Jen Gross |
100.0
|
2,111 |
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Total votes: 2,111 | |||
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Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 25
Scott Price advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 25 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
|
Scott Price |
100.0
|
1,958 |
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Total votes: 1,958 | |||
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2016[edit]
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Montana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016.
Jen Gross defeated Donna Huston in the Montana State Senate District 25 general election.[12][13]
| Montana State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jen Gross |
50.68% | 3,591 | |
| Republican | Donna Huston | 49.32% | 3,495 | |
| Total Votes | 7,086 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jen Gross ran unopposed in the Montana State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.[14][15]
| Montana State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jen Gross Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Donna Huston ran unopposed in the Montana State Senate District 25 Republican primary.[16][17]
| Montana State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Donna Huston (unopposed) | |
2010[edit]
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2010
Elections for the office of Montana State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 15, 2010. Kendall Van Dyk (D) defeated incumbent Roy Brown (R) in the general election. Van Dyk defeated Linda Wetzel in the Democratic primary. Brown was unopposed in the Republican primary.[18][19][20]
| Montana State Senate, District 25, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kendall Van Dyk |
50.1% | 3,109 | |
| Republican | Roy Brown Incumbent | 49.9% | 3,101 | |
| Total Votes | 6,210 | |||
| Montana State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kendall Van Dyk |
78.4% | 1,208 |
| Linda Wetzel | 21.6% | 332 |
| Total Votes | 1,540 | |
Campaign contributions[edit]
From 2000 to 2016, candidates for Montana State Senate District 25 raised a total of $419,603. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $41,960 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Montana State Senate District 25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2016 | $44,286 | 3 | $14,762 |
| 2010 | $264,910 | 3 | $88,303 |
| 2006 | $96,138 | 2 | $48,069 |
| 2000 | $14,269 | 2 | $7,135 |
| Total | $419,603 | 10 | $41,960 |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 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 - ↑ Confirmed via email with the Montana State Legislature on 8/6/2011
- ↑ Montana Constitution, "Article V, Section 3," accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ Montana State Constitution, "Article 5, Section 4," accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ Montana State Constitution, "Article 4, Section 8," accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ Montana Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 5-2-402 (3) (a)-(c))
- ↑ Montana Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 5-2-405 (1)-(2))
- ↑ Montana State Legislature, "Constitution of Montana -- Article V -- THE LEGISLATURE," accessed June 2, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 All About Redistricting, "Montana," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Montana State Legislature, "Districting and Apportionment Commission," accessed October 6, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Elections Candidate Information," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Legislative Primary Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
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