Patrick Connell

Patrick Connell (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 43. Connell assumed office on January 5, 2015. Connell left office on January 6, 2019.

Connell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 43. Connell lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.

Connell served in the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 87 from 2011 to 2015.

Biography[edit]

Connell earned his A.S. in Electronic Technology from Southwestern College in 1969, and B.S. in Resource Conservation from the University of Montana School of Forestry in 1973. His professional experience includes founding Timberland Forestry Services, LLC; and working as vice president of resource operations at Rocky Mountain Log Homes.

Committee assignments[edit]

2017 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Montana committee assignments, 2017
• Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
• Energy and Telecommunications, Vice chair
• Legislative Administration, Vice chair
• Natural Resources

2015 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Connell served on the following committees:

Montana committee assignments, 2015
• Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
• Energy and Telecommunications
• Natural Resources

2013-2014[edit]

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Connell served on the following committees:

Montana committee assignments, 2013
• Fish, Wildlife and Parks
• Natural Resources, Vice Chair
• State Administration

2011-2012[edit]

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Connell served on the following committees:

Montana committee assignments, 2011
• Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
• Natural Resources
• State Administration

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 43

Jason Ellsworth defeated Laura Garber in the general election for Montana State Senate District 43 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jason Ellsworth (R)	62.1	6,990
	Laura Garber (Independent)	37.9	4,274

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 43

Jason Ellsworth defeated incumbent Patrick Connell and Scott Roy McLean in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 43 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jason Ellsworth	40.9	1,822
	Patrick Connell	35.0	1,558
	Scott Roy McLean	24.1	1,071

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,451
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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. Robert Schumacher was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 44 incumbent Scott Boulanger was defeated by Pat Connell in the Republican primary. Connell defeated Schumacher in the general election. Incumbent Gene Vuckovich (D), who was not up for re-election, was reassigned to District 39.^[1]^[2]

Montana State Senate, District 43 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pat Connell	70.8%	5,929
	Democratic	Robert Schumacher	29.2%	2,445
Total Votes				8,374

Montana State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pat Connell	50.4%	2,403
Scott Boulanger Incumbent	49.6%	2,369
Total Votes		4,772

2012[edit]

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Connell won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 87. Connell defeated Scott Boulanger and Jeff Burrows in the June 5 primary election and defeated Jan Wisniewski (D) and Karen Fisher (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[3]^[4]

Montana House of Representatives, District 87, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pat Connell Incumbent	68.4%	3,749
	Democratic	Jan Wisniewski	23.3%	1,277
	Libertarian	Karen Fisher	8.2%	451
Total Votes				5,477

Montana House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pat Connell Incumbent	47.6%	1,013
Scott Boulanger	43.9%	934
Jeff Burrows	8.4%	179
Total Votes		2,126

2010[edit]

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Connell won election to the Montana House of Representatives. Connell defeated Jeff Burrows in the June 8 primary by a margin on 1,149-956. He faced Tobias Martin (L) in the November 2 general election.^[5]^[6]

Montana House of Representatives, District 87 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Patrick Connell (R)		3,586
Tobias Martin (L)		769

Campaign donors[edit]

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Patrick Connell campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2014	Montana State Senate, District 43	✔	$24,429
2012	Montana House, District 87	✔	$18,998
2010	Montana House, District 87	✔	$12,857
Grand total raised			$56,284
Source: Follow the Money

2018

Montana State Senate District 43 2018 election - Campaign Contributions
Top individual contributors to Patrick Connell's campaign in 2018
CONNELL, PATRICK O (PAT)	$514.00
HOFFMAN, MARK DAVID	$265.00
SKJERUGM, HOWARD	$200.00
WELBORN, JEFF	$190.00
HAGAN, ROGER A	$180.00
Total Raised in 2018	$11,006.78
Source: Follow the Money

2014[edit]

Connell won election to the Montana State Senate in 2014. During that election cycle, Connell raised a total of $24,429.

Montana State Senate 2014 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Patrick Connell's campaign in 2014
Connell, Patrick O (Pat)	$1,826
Maclaren, Gary	$340
Maclaren, Kay	$340
Welch, Sandra	$340
Hagan, Roger A	$330
Total Raised in 2014	$24,429
Source: Follow the Money

2012[edit]

Connell won re-election to the Montana House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Connell raised a total of $18,998.

Montana House of Representatives 2012 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Patrick Connell's campaign in 2012
Connell, Patrick O.	$5,812
Ravalli County Republican Central Committee	$600
Montana Contractors Association	$320
Staples, Mark C.	$260
Ravalli County Republican Women's Club	$200
Total raised in 2012	$18,998
Source: Follow the Money

2010[edit]

In 2010, a year in which Connell was up for re-election, he collected $12,857 in donations.^[7]

His largest contributor in 2010 was:

Donor	Amount
Patrick Connell	$3,386

Scorecards[edit]

{{Montana legislature scorecards|Begin=2011|End=2018}|

Personal[edit]

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Connell and his wife, Patricia, have two children.

Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Patrick + Connell + Montana + Senate"

Patrick Connell News Feed

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

Office website
Official campaign website (Archived)
Profile from Open States
Biography from Project Vote Smart
Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010

Footnotes[edit]

Political offices
Preceded by -	Montana State Senate District 43 2015–2019	Succeeded by Jason Ellsworth
Preceded by Ronald Stoker (R)	Montana House of Representatives District 87 2011–2015	Succeeded by -

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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

Jessica Wicks (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)

[1] Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014

[2] Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014

[3] Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014

[4] Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative Primary Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014

[5] Montana Secretary of State, "Legislative Primary Canvass - June 08, 2010," accessed March 12, 2014

[6] Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed March 12, 2014

[7] Follow the Money, "2010 campaign contributions," accessed March 8, 2014

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Patrick Connell

Contents

Biography[edit]

Committee assignments[edit]

2017 legislative session[edit]

2015 legislative session[edit]

2013-2014[edit]

2011-2012[edit]

Sponsored legislation[edit]

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

General election for Montana State Senate District 43

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 43

2014[edit]

2012[edit]

2010[edit]

Campaign donors[edit]

2018

2014[edit]

2012[edit]

2010[edit]

Scorecards[edit]

Personal[edit]

Recent news[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]