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Lee Deming
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Candidate, Montana House of Representatives District 54

Montana House of Representatives District 54
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Prior offices
Montana House of Representatives District 55
Predecessor: Vince Ricci

Compensation

Base salary

$104.86/legislative day

Per diem

$171/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Helena High School, 1974

Bachelor's

Carroll College, 1978

Graduate

University of Montana, 1987

Personal
Birthplace
Helena, Mont.
Profession
Educator
Contact

Lee Deming (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 54. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Deming (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 54. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Biography

Lee Deming was born in Helena, Montana, and lives in Laurel. Deming graduated from Helena High School in 1974. He earned a bachelor's degree in social science from Carroll College in 1978 and a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from the University of Montana in 1987. His career experience includes working as an educator with Laurel Public Schools.[1][2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Deming was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2026

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 54

Incumbent Lee Deming is running in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 54 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Lee Deming (R)

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2024

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 54

Incumbent Lee Deming won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 54 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Deming
Lee Deming (R)
 
100.0
 
4,247

Total votes: 4,247
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 54

Incumbent Lee Deming advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 54 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Deming
Lee Deming
 
100.0
 
1,680

Total votes: 1,680
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 55

Lee Deming won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 55 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Deming
Lee Deming (R)
 
100.0
 
3,144

Total votes: 3,144
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 55

Lee Deming defeated Curtis Schomer in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 55 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Deming
Lee Deming
 
72.1
 
1,413
Image of Curtis Schomer
Curtis Schomer
 
27.9
 
547

Total votes: 1,960
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Lee Deming campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Montana House of Representatives District 54Won general$218 $0
2022Montana House of Representatives District 55Won general$10,298 $0
Grand total$10,517 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Montana House of Representatives District 54
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Vince Ricci (R)
Montana House of Representatives District 55
2023-2025
Succeeded by
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