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Tom Welch
Tom Welch (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 72. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Welch (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 72. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Welch was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services Committee
- House Taxation Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Welch was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services Committee
- House Taxation Committee, Vice Chair
2019-2020
Welch was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
| • Human Services |
| • Taxation |
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
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Tom Welch defeated Holt Gibson in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Welch (R) | 81.4 | 4,064 |
| Holt Gibson (D) | 18.6 | 926 | ||
| Total votes: 4,990 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Holt Gibson advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Holt Gibson | 100.0 | 462 | |
| Total votes: 462 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Tom Welch advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Welch | 100.0 | 2,160 |
| Total votes: 2,160 | |||
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2020
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Tom Welch won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Welch (R) | 100.0 | 5,488 |
| Total votes: 5,488 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Tom Welch advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Welch | 100.0 | 2,718 |
| Total votes: 2,718 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Tom Welch defeated Bill Dwyer in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Welch (R) | 77.2 | 4,132 |
| Bill Dwyer (D) | 22.8 | 1,217 | ||
| Total votes: 5,349 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Bill Dwyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Dwyer | 100.0 | 682 | |
| Total votes: 682 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Tom Welch advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Welch | 100.0 | 1,773 |
| Total votes: 1,773 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016. Incumbent Jeffrey Welborn (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Tom Welch defeated Mike Mosolf in the Montana House of Representatives District 72 general election.[1][2]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Welch |
81.21% | 4,331 | |
| Democratic | Mike Mosolf | 18.79% | 1,002 | |
| Total Votes | 5,333 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Mike Mosolf ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mike Mosolf (unopposed) | |
Tom Welch defeated Brooke Erb in the Montana House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Welch |
51.50% | 1,422 | |
| Republican | Brooke Erb | 48.50% | 1,339 | |
| Total Votes | 2,761 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Tom Welch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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2018
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In 2018, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 through April 28.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
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Montana House of Representatives District 72 2017-2025 |
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