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Linda Reksten
2025 - Present
2027
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Linda Reksten (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 13. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Reksten (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 13. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Linda Reksten was born in Polson, Montana. Reksten earned a degree in biology from Eastern Montana College, a master's degree from Point Loma Nazarene University, and a doctorate from the University of California at Los Angeles. Her career experience includes working as a middle school and high school teacher, an elementary school principal, and an author.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Reksten was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee, Vice Chair
- House Local Government Committee
- House State Administration Committee
2021-2022
Reksten was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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.
Elections
2024
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Linda Reksten defeated Shirley Azzopardi in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Reksten (R) | 60.7 | 3,589 |
| Shirley Azzopardi (D) | 39.3 | 2,322 | ||
| Total votes: 5,911 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 13
Shirley Azzopardi advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 13 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shirley Azzopardi | 100.0 | 900 | |
| Total votes: 900 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Linda Reksten advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 13 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Reksten | 100.0 | 1,908 |
| Total votes: 1,908 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reksten in this election.
Pledges
Reksten signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Linda Reksten defeated Sterling Laudon in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Reksten (R) | 61.8 | 3,346 |
 | Sterling Laudon (D) | 38.2 | 2,068 | |
| Total votes: 5,414 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12
Sterling Laudon advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sterling Laudon | 100.0 | 855 |
| Total votes: 855 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Linda Reksten advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Reksten | 100.0 | 1,990 |
| Total votes: 1,990 | |||
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2020
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 12
Linda Reksten defeated Gerry Browning in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Reksten (R) | 56.9 | 3,739 |
| Gerry Browning (D) | 43.1 | 2,830 | ||
| Total votes: 6,569 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12
Gerry Browning advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gerry Browning | 100.0 | 1,342 | |
| Total votes: 1,342 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12
Linda Reksten advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 12 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Reksten | 100.0 | 2,148 |
| Total votes: 2,148 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Linda Reksten did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Linda Reksten did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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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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2021
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In 2021, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 13 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Greg Hertz (R) |
Montana House of Representatives District 12 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
