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Chuck Hunter

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Chuck Hunter
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Montana House of Representatives, District 79
Incumbent
In office
2009 - present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position 4
PartyDemocratic
Leadership
State House Minority Leader
2013 - present
Compensation
Base salary$82.64/day
Per diem$105.31/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2008
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limits4 terms (8 years)
Personal
ProfessionSmall business owner
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Chuck Hunter is a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 79th District since 2009. Starting in the 2013-2014 session, Hunter serves as Minority Leader. Hunter served as a Minority Whip in the 2011-2012 session.[1]

Hunter's professional experience includes working as a small business owner.

Hunter earned a master's degree in education.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Hunter lists the following issues on his website:[2]

Health Care

  • Improve access and make health care more affordable for all Montanans
  • Expand community health programs
  • Cover more of Montana’s kids
  • Reduce the number of uninsured Montanans
  • Support Montana’s public health system in preventing disease, promoting health and saving health care dollars.

Public Education

  • Adequately fund public schools for the long-term in all Montana communities
  • Hire and retain skilled teachers
  • Expand educational opportunities for our children

Make State Government More Effective

  • Support our state employees
  • Provide tools for effective management
  • Stimulate creativity and innovation
  • Implement good business practices

Seniors and Retirees

  • Make sure seniors have access to, and keep quality care
  • Provide more options for new community-based care
  • Plan for the aging of Montana’s population

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hunter served on the following committees:

Montana Committee Assignments, 2013
• Business and Labor
• Rules

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hunter served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hunter served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hunter won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 79. Hunter ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and defeated Mark Diaz (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

Montana House of Representatives, District 79, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgChuck Hunter Incumbent 62.1% 3,027
     Republican Mark Diaz 37.9% 1,850
Total Votes 4,877

2010

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Hunter won election to the Montana House of Representatives. He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. Robert Ferguson ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

2008

On November 4, 2008 Chuck Hunter won the seat to the Montana House of Representatives for District 79, receiving 2,822 votes.

Hunter raised $12,755 for his campaign.[5]

Montana House of Representatives, District 79
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Chuck Hunter (D) 2,822
John Forbes (R) 1,879
Neil Templeton (I) 229

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Hunter was up for re-election, he collected $18,120 in donations.[6] Hunter provided $5,000, the largest single contribution, to his own campaign. No other contributions were over $1,000.

Personal

Hunter is married and has four children.

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References

  1. ↑ "Peterson, Milburn get top spots for 2011 legislative session," Montana Watchdog, November 17, 2010
  2. ↑ Chuck Hunter, "Issues," retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Montana Secretary of State - 2012 Candidate Filing List
  4. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
  5. ↑ 2008 Follow the Money's report on Chuck's 2008 campaign contributions
  6. ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
Political offices
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2009–present 		Succeeded by
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Republican majority Current members of the Montana House of Representatives
House Speaker: Mark Blasdel (R) • House Majority Leader: Gordon Vance (R) • House Minority Leader: Chuck Hunter (D)
   
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