Term Limits

Background on Term Limits in Montana:

In 1992, Montanans passed a constitutional initiative (CI-64) establishing limits on how long statewide elected executive officers, state legislators, and members of Congress* can hold office.

 *In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down term limits on congressional terms, saying that states do not have the constitutional authority to regulate the tenure of federal legislators.

The effect of CI-64 was to prohibit the following public officials from seeking re-election if they have already held the office for 8 years in any 16-year period:

Governor Attorney General
Lieutenant Governor Superintendent of Public Instruction
Secretary of State State Representative
State Auditor State Senator
  • Please note that pursuant to passage of Senate Bill 311 in 2011 and based on the 2012 Attorney General opinion at 54-4, “a candidate may file for office if, at the time the candidate begins to serve in that office, he or she will have had an 8-year break in service over a 16-year period of time.”
  • For example, an individual who served from 1999 to 2007 would no longer be prohibited by term limits from filing for the same office in 2014, since as of the time the individual begins to serve in 2015, there will have been a 8-year break in service (from January 2007- January 2015).

An official can be re-elected by write-in vote, even after serving 8 years in a 16-year period.

Executive Branch

Certain top elected executive officials were elected in 2016 and were re-elected in 2020, so they will reach their term limit in 2024:

The following top elected executive officials were elected in 2020, and if re-elected in 2024, will be term limited in 2028:

Public Service Commission

Pursuant to 69-1-105, MCA, Public Service Commissioners are also subject to term limits:

One Commissioner was elected in 2016, was re-elected in 2020, and will be term limited in 2024:

One commissioner was elected in 2018, was re-elected in 2022, and will be term limited in 2026:

Two Commissioners were elected in 2020, and if re-elected in 2024, will be term limited in 2028:

One Commissioner was elected in 2022, and if re-elected in 2026, will be term limited in 2030:

State Senate

2023 members of the state Senate, who are elected for four-year terms, will be term-limited from this body according to the following schedule:

District

Senator

Ineligible

1

Mike Cuffe

2026

2

Carl Glimm

2028

3

Keith Regier

2024

4

John Fuller

2030

5

Mark Noland

2030

6

Greg Hertz

2028

7

Bob Brown

2028

8

Susan A. Webber

2026

9

Bruce (Butch) Gillespie

2026

10

Steve Fitzpatrick

2024

11

Daniel Emrich

2030

12

Wendy McKamey

2030

13

Jeremy Trebas

2030

14

Russel E Tempel

2026

15

Dan Bartel

2030

16

Mike Fox

2028

17

Mike Lang

2024

18

Steve Hinebauch

2024

19

Kenneth Bogner

2026

20

Barry Usher

2030

21

Jason D Small

2024

22

Daniel Zolnikov

2030

23

Tom McGillvray

2028

24

Kathy Kelker

2030

25

Jen Gross

2024

26

Chris Friedel

2028

27

Dennis Lenz

2030

28

Brad Molnar

2028

29

Forrest Mandeville

2030

30

John Esp

2026

31

Christopher Pope

2028

32

Pat Flowers

2026

33

Denise Hayman

2030

34

Shelley Vance

2030

35

Walt Sales

2028

36

Jeff Welborn

2024

37

Ryan Lynch

2028

38

Edith (Edie) McClafferty

2024

39

Terry Vermeire

2030

40

Becky Beard

2032

41

Janet Ellis

2026

42

Mary Ann Dunwell

2030

43

Jason W. Ellsworth

2026

44

Theresa Manzella

2028

45

Ellie Hill (Boldman)

2028

46

Shannon O’Brien

2028

47

Dan Salomon

2024

48

Shane Morigeau

2030

49

Willis Curdy

2030

50

Andrea Olsen

2030

State House of Representatives

2023 members of the state House of Representatives, who are elected for two-year terms, will be term-limited from this body according to the following schedule:

District Representative Ineligible
1 Steve Gunderson 2024
2 Neil A Duram 2026
3 Braxton Mitchell 2028
4 Matt Regier 2024
5 Dave Fern 2024
6 Amy Regier 2028
7 Courtenay Sprunger 2030
8 Terry Falk 2030
9 Tony Brockman 2030
10 Bob Keenan 2030
11 Tanner J Smith 2030
12 Linda Reksten 2028
13 Paul C. Fielder 2028
14 Denley M. Loge 2024
15 Marvin R. Weatherwax Jr 2026
16 Tyson T Running Wolf 2026
17 Ross H Fitzgerald 2024
18 Llew Jones 2026
19 Russel Miner 2030
20 Fred Anderson 2024
21 Ed Buttrey 2026
22 Lola Sheldon-Galloway 2024
23 Scot Kerns 2028
24 Steven Galloway 2028
25 Steve Gist 2028
26 George Nikolakakos 2030
27 Josh J Kassmier 2026
28 Paul Tuss 2030
29 Ed Butcher 2024
30 James H Bergstrom 2030
31 Frank J. Smith 2028
32 Jonathan Windy Boy 2024
33 Casey Knudsen 2024
34 Rhonda Knudsen 2026
35 Brandon Ler 2028
36 Bob Phalen 2028
37 Jerry Schillinger 2028
38 Greg Kmetz 2030
39 Gary Parry 2030
40 Greg Oblander 2030
41 Paul Green 2030
42 Sharon Stewart Peregoy 2024
43 Kerri Seekins-Crowe 2028
44 Larry Brewster 2026
45 Katie Zolnikov 2026
46 Bill Mercer 2026
47 Denise Baum 2030
48 Jodee Etchart 2030
49 Emma Kerr-Carpenter 2026
50 Naarah N. Hastings 2028
51 Mike Yakawich 2030
52 Sherry Essmann 2030
53 Nelly Nicol 2030
54 Terry Moore 2026
55 Lee Deming 2030
56 Sue Vinton 2024
57 Fiona Nave 2028
58 Brad Barker 2030
59 Marty Malone 2028
60 Laurie Bishop 2024
61 Jim Hamilton 2024
62 Ed Stafman 2028
63 Alice Buckley 2028
64 Jane Gillette 2028
65 Kelly Kortum 2028
66 Eric Matthews 2030
67 Jedediah Hinkle 2028
68 Caleb Hinkle 2028
69 Jennifer Carlson 2028
70 Julie Dooling 2026
71 Kenneth M Walsh 2028
72 Tom Welch 2024
73 Jennifer Lynch 2030
74 Derek J. Harvey 2026
75 Marta Bertoglio 2028
76 Donavon Hawk 2028
77 John Fitzpatrick 2030
78 Gregory L. Frazer 2028
79 Laura Smith 2030
80 Zack Wirth 2024
81 Melissa Romano 2030
82 Mary Caferro 2030
83 Kim Abbott 2024
84 Jill Cohenour 2030
85 Michele Binkley 2028
86 David Bedey 2026
87 Ron Marshall 2028
88 Wayne Rusk 2030
89 Katie Sullivan 2026
90 Marilyn Marler 2026
91 Connie Keogh 2026
92 Mike Hopkins 2024
93 Joe Read 2024
94 Tom France 2028
95 SJ Howell 2030
96 Jonathan Karlen 2030
97 Lyn Hellegaard 2030
98 Bob Carter 2030
99 Mark Thane 2028
100 Zooey Zephyr 2030
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