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Brendan Beatty
Brendan Beatty is the Montana Director of the Department of Revenue. He assumed office on January 4, 2021.
Beatty is also an officeholder of the Montana Commissioner of Revenue.
Biography
Beatty's professional experience includes working as an attorney. For one year after law school in the mid-1990s, he worked as a clerk for Montana Supreme Court Justice Karla Gray. In 1996, he became a tax attorney for the Montana Department of Revenue and stayed with the department until he was appointed to lead it in 2020. He and his wife and children also own and operate a ranch in Flatwillow, Montana.[1][2]
Beatty grew up in Shelby, Montana, and graduated from Shelby High School in 1986. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a law degree from the University of Montana. He lives with his wife in Flatwillow, Montana. They have two sons.[3][4][5]
Political career
Montana Director of the Department of Revenue (2021-Present)
Beatty was appointed Montana Director of the Department of Revenue by Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) and assumed office on January 4, 2021.[5] He succeeded Gene Walborn (NP) in the position.
Personal
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Beatty is married and has two sons. He owns and operates a family ranch in Flatwillow, Mont.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ KURL-8 Billings, “Gov.-elect Gianforte announces Brendan Beatty to lead Department of Revenue,” December 29, 2020
- ↑ Shelby Promoter, “Brendan Beatty: From Shelby Coyote to Director of the Department of Revenue,” July 7, 2021
- ↑ KURL-8 Billings, “Gov.-elect Gianforte announces Brendan Beatty to lead Department of Revenue,” December 29, 2020
- ↑ Shelby Promoter, “Brendan Beatty: From Shelby Coyote to Director of the Department of Revenue,” July 7, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Independent Record, "Gianforte names directors of Administration and Revenue departments," Dec. 29, 2020
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