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Austin Knudsen
| Austin Knudsen | ||
 | ||
| Montana House of Representatives, District 36 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| State House Speaker Pro Tempore | ||
| 2013 - present | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $82.64/day | |
| Per diem | $105.31/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Culbertson High School, 1999 | |
| Bachelor's | Montanan State University Bozeman, 2004 | |
| J.D. | University of Montana School of Law, 2008 | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Knudsen's professional experience includes working as an attorney at O'Toole Law Firm.
Knudsen earned his BS in sociology from Montana State University at Bozeman, his BA in political science from Montana State University at Bozeman, and his JD from the University of Montana School of Law.
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
On his website, Knudsen supports expanding natural resource development "while protecting private property and surface interests," and "cutting pointless regulations and bureaucracy."[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Knudsen served on the following committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications | ||||
| • Legislative Administration, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Taxation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Knudsen served on these committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications | ||||
| • Fish, Wildlife, and Parks | ||||
| • Taxation | ||||
Elections
2012
Knudsen won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 36. Knudsen ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
2010
On November 2, 2010 Knudsen won election to the Montana House of Representatives. He faced incumbent Julie French (D) in the November 2 general election.
| Montana House of Representatives, District 36 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Austin Knudsen (R)
|
2,174 | |||
| Julie French (D) | 1,729 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Knudsen was up for re-election, he collected $22,650 in donations.[4]
No contributions to his campaign were over $1,000.
Personal
Knudsen and his wife, Christie, have two children.
External links
- House Site
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Julie French (D) |
Montana House of Representatives District 36 2011–present |
Succeeded by N/A |
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State of Montana Helena (capital) |
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