Peter Strand (Montana)
2025 - Present
2027
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Peter Strand (Democratic Party) is a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 63. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Strand (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 63. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Strand completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Peter Strand was born in San Francisco, California. Strand's professional experience includes working as a teacher. He earned a bachelor's degree from Occidental College in 1987 and a graduate degree from Lesley University in 1993.[1]
Strand has been affiliated with Bozeman Public Schools and the Montana Federation of Public Employees.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 63
Peter Strand defeated Mark Lewis in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 63 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Strand (D) ![]() | 53.4 | 3,255 |
Mark Lewis (R) | 46.6 | 2,838 |
Total votes: 6,093 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 63
Peter Strand defeated John Hansen in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 63 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Strand ![]() | 79.2 | 818 |
![]() | John Hansen ![]() | 20.8 | 215 |
Total votes: 1,033 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 63
Mark Lewis defeated Joe Flynn in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 63 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mark Lewis | 66.9 | 534 | |
Joe Flynn | 33.1 | 264 |
Total votes: 798 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Strand in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter Strand completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Strand's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- We must respond to the needs of regular Montanans...rather than the wealthy elite. This means worker protections, respect for public lands, access to meaningful public services, and access to affordable living.
- We must step up with robust support for public schools. Only with meaningful support for our schools will we prepare Montana for a meaningful future.
- Costs. The cost of living here is skyrocketing. We must put our heads together to do something about it. Spiking our property taxes doesn't help. Empowering Northwest Energy to do what it wants doesn't help. Avoiding the hard questions about affordable housing doesn't help. We must take on related challenges with seriousness.
2. Ensuring that the natural landscape, essential to Montana's identity, remains protected, vibrant, secure.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Montana House of Representatives District 63 |
Officeholder Montana House of Representatives District 63 |
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Footnotes
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Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 63 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |