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Agriculture Committee, Montana House of Representatives
The Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the Montana House of Representatives.[1]
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Per House Rule 30-10, committees in the Montana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House with input from the Minority Leader. The Speaker determines the number of members of each committee and names chairs and vice chairs. House standing committees have four classes: class one committees meet Monday through Friday; class two committees meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; class three committees meet Tuesday and Thursday; and on-call committees meet at the behest of the respective chairpersons.[2] The Speaker, Majority Leader and Minority Leader serve as non-voting ex officio members on all House committees for the purpose of establishing quorum.[3]
See rules: 2021 Rules -- House
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Dale Mortensen (R) left this committee on January 29, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Gordon Pierson, Vice chair | • Alan Redfield, Chair | |||
• Jacob Bachmeier | • Scott Staffanson, Vice chair | |||
• Bryce Bennett | • Fred Anderson | |||
• Willis Curdy | • Becky Beard | |||
• John Fleming | • Bill Harris | |||
• Moffie Funk | • Dennis Lenz | |||
• Jim Hamilton | • Wendy McKamey | |||
• Andrea Olsen | • Dale Mortensen | |||
• Zac Perry | • James O'Hara | |||
• Vince Ricci | ||||
• Walt Sales | ||||
• Lola Sheldon-Galloway | ||||
• Peggy Webb |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Agriculture Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Margie MacDonald, Vice Chair | • Alan Redfield, Chair | |||
• Willis Curdy | • Christy Clark, Vice Chair | |||
• Kathleen Williams | • Seth Berglee | |||
• Carolyn Pease-Lopez | • Bill Harris | |||
• Jessica Karjala | • Theresa Manzella | |||
• Gordon Pierson | • Greg Hertz | |||
• Andrea Olsen | • Wendy McKamey | |||
• Zac Perry | • Mike Lang | |||
• Susan Webber | • Matthew Monforton | |||
• Dale Mortensen | ||||
• Dan Salomon | ||||
• Albert Olszewski | ||||
• Scott Staffanson |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Agriculture Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Kathleen Williams, Vice Chair | • Lee Randall, Chair | |||
• Ryan Lynch | • Christy Clark, Vice Chair | |||
• Margie MacDonald | • Joanne Blyton | |||
• Carolyn Pease-Lopez | • Wylie Galt | |||
• Rae Peppers | • David Halvorson | |||
• Gordon Pierson | • Greg Hertz | |||
• Krayton Kerns | ||||
• Mike Lang | ||||
• Dennis Lenz | ||||
• Alan Redfield | ||||
• Dan Salomon |
2011-2012
Agriculture Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (14) | |||
• Timothy Furey, Vice Chair | • Krayton Kerns, Chair | |||
• Margaret MacDonald | • Robert Wagner, Vice Chair | |||
• Edith McClafferty | • Joanne Blyton | |||
• Pat Noonan | • Christy Clark | |||
• Carolyn Pease-Lopez | • Lila Walter Evans | |||
• Frank Smith | • Steve Fitzpatrick | |||
• Kathleen Williams | • Alan Hale | |||
• Brian Hoven | ||||
• David Howard | ||||
• Jonathan McNiven | ||||
• Lee Randall | ||||
• Joe Read | ||||
• Daniel Salomon | ||||
• Sterling Small |
2009-2010
Agriculture Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Mike Jopek, Chair | • Edward Butcher, Vice Chair | |||
• Julie French, Vice Chair | • Russell Bean | |||
• Tony Belcourt | • Brian Hoven | |||
• Mary Caferro | • David Howard | |||
• Sue Dickenson | • Krayton Kerns | |||
• John Fleming | • Lee Randall | |||
• Timothy Furey | • Keith Regier | |||
• Margaret MacDonald | • Janna Taylor | |||
• Edith McClafferty | • Robert Wagner | |||
• J. David Roundstone | • Wendy Warburton |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Legislature, "2021 Rules -- House," accessed February 24, 2021 H30-10. House standing committees -- appointments -- classification.
- ↑ Montana Legislature, "2021 Rules -- House," accessed February 24, 2021 (H30-10)
- ↑ Montana Legislature, "2021 Rules -- House," accessed February 24, 2021 (H30-30