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Kenneth Bogner
2025 - Present
2027
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Kenneth Bogner (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 18. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Bogner (Republican Party) is running for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 36. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Bogner began serving as Senate President pro tempore in 2023.
Biography
Kenneth Bogner served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2005 to 2009 and reached the rank of Sergeant. Bogner earned a B.A. in political science from Columbia University in 2013 and a master's degree in global governance and public policy from Middlesex University in 2016.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Bogner was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Bogner was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee, Vice Chair
- Education and Cultural Resources Committee
- Finance and Claims Committee
2019-2020
Bogner was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee
- Education and Cultural Resources Committee
- Finance and Claims Committee
- Education Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 36
Kenneth Bogner is running in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 36 on November 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Montana District 2
Troy Downing defeated John B. Driscoll, Reilly Neill, and John Metzger in the general election for U.S. House Montana District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Downing (R) | 65.7 | 181,832 |
 | John B. Driscoll (D) | 33.9 | 93,713 | |
 | Reilly Neill (D) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 1,058 | |
 | John Metzger (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 40 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 276,652 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2
John B. Driscoll defeated Steve Held, Ming Cabrera, and Kevin Hamm in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John B. Driscoll | 33.3 | 13,420 |
 | Steve Held | 26.4 | 10,649 | |
 | Ming Cabrera | 20.9 | 8,408 | |
 | Kevin Hamm | 19.4 | 7,813 | |
| Total votes: 40,290 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Downing | 36.1 | 36,269 |
 | Denny Rehberg | 17.1 | 17,182 | |
 | Stacy Zinn | 13.5 | 13,581 | |
 | Elsie Arntzen | 9.4 | 9,468 | |
| Kenneth Bogner | 9.0 | 9,026 | |
 | Ric Holden | 7.1 | 7,108 | |
 | Joel G. Krautter | 3.4 | 3,432 | |
| Kyle Austin | 3.2 | 3,177 | ||
 | Edward Walker | 1.2 | 1,168 | |
| Total votes: 100,411 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Rosendale (R)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 19
Incumbent Kenneth Bogner won election in the general election for Montana State Senate District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Bogner (R) | 100.0 | 7,643 |
| Total votes: 7,643 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 19
Incumbent Kenneth Bogner advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 19 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Bogner | 100.0 | 4,624 |
| Total votes: 4,624 | |||
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2018
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 19
Kenneth Bogner defeated Mary Zeiss Stange in the general election for Montana State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Bogner (R) | 80.9 | 7,334 |
| Mary Zeiss Stange (D) | 19.1 | 1,737 | ||
| Total votes: 9,071 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 19
Mary Zeiss Stange advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 19 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Zeiss Stange | 100.0 | 897 | |
| Total votes: 897 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 19
Kenneth Bogner defeated Jerry Schillinger and Bill Harris in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 19 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Bogner | 42.9 | 1,970 |
 | Jerry Schillinger | 39.8 | 1,829 | |
 | Bill Harris | 17.2 | 791 | |
| Total votes: 4,590 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kenneth Bogner participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Kenneth Bogner's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Reducing Government/Taxes 2) Economic Growth in Rural Montana |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Improving Mental Health Services, Updating Education System, Maintaining Infrastructure, Economic Growth, Veteran Health Services. These policy areas have major consequences on Eastern/Rural Montana that is currently being ignored.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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2024
In 2024, the Montana State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 2.
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2022
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In 2022, the Montana State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Montana State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 25.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Montana House of Representatives District 36 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kenneth Bogner," accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ Ken Bogner for Congress, "About," accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Kenneth Bogner's responses," May 6, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Montana State Senate District 18 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Frederick Moore (R) |
Montana State Senate District 19 2019-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
