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The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature. It consists of fifty senators representing districts with an average population of 19,157 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. The 61st session of the Montana legislature convened on January 5, 2009 and adjourned on April 25, 2009.

Robert Story, a Republican from Park City, is the Montana Senate's president.

Montana state senators serve for four-year terms subject to a term limit of no more than two terms in office. Twenty-five of the state senate seats are up for election each even-numbered year.

There are 17 standing Senate committees which consider legislation on specific areas.

Partisan balance

Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 23
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 27
Total 50

List of current members

Members of the 2009 Montana Senate, Photo by George Lane from the Montana Senate website
District Representative Party
1 Aubyn Curtiss Image:Reddot.png Republican
2 Ryan Zinke Image:Reddot.png Republican
3 Bruce Tutvedt Image:Reddot.png Republican
4 Gregory Barkus Image:Reddot.png Republican
5 Verdell Jackson Image:Reddot.png Republican
6 John Brueggeman Image:Reddot.png Republican
7 Greg Hinkle Image:Reddot.png Republican
8 Carol Juneau Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
9 Rick Ripley Image:Reddot.png Republican
10 Brad Hamlett Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
11 Trudi Schmidt Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
12 Mitch Tropila Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
13 Joseph Tropila Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
14 Jerry Black Image:Reddot.png Republican
15 Jim Peterson Image:Reddot.png Republican
16 Jonathan Windy Boy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
17 Kenneth Hansen Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
18 John Brenden Image:Reddot.png Republican
19 Donald Steinbeisser Image:Reddot.png Republican
20 Keith Bales Image:Reddot.png Republican
21 Sharon Stewart-Peregoy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
22 Taylor Brown Image:Reddot.png Republican
23 Kelly Gebhardt Image:Reddot.png Republican
24 Kim Gillan Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
25 Roy Brown Image:Reddot.png Republican
26 Lynda Moss Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
27 Gary Branae Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
28 Jeff Essmann Image:Reddot.png Republican
29 Daniel McGee Image:Reddot.png Republican
30 Robert Story Image:Reddot.png Republican
31 John Esp Image:Reddot.png Republican
32 Larry Jent Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
33 Robert Hawks Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
34 Joe Balyeat Image:Reddot.png Republican
35 Gary Perry Image:Reddot.png Republican
36 Debby Barrett Image:Reddot.png Republican
37 Steve Gallus Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
38 Jim Keane Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
39 Terry Murphy Image:Reddot.png Republican
40 Mike Cooney Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
41 Christine Kaufmann Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
42 Dave Lewis Image:Reddot.png Republican
43 Jesse Laslovich Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
44 Rick Laible Image:Reddot.png Republican
45 Jim Shockley Image:Reddot.png Republican
46 Carol Williams Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
47 Ron Erickson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
48 Carolyn Squires Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
49 David Wanzenried Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
50 Clifford Larsen Image:Bluedot.png Democrat

Standing Senate Committees

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Republican majority Current members of the Montana Senate
President: Robert Story • President Pro Tempore: Dan McGee • Majority Leader: Jim Peterson • Minority Leader: Carol Williams
   
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