Shane Morigeau
2025 - Present
2027
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Shane Morigeau (Democratic Party) is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 50. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Morigeau (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 48. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Morigeau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Morigeau was appointed to the state Senate by the Missoula County Commissioners on November 17, 2020, following the resignation of Nate McConnell (D).[1]
Morigeau is also a former member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 95. He assumed office in 2017 and served until he was appointed to fill the vacant District 48 seat.
Biography
Shane Morigeau was born in Ronan, Montana, and lives in Missoula, Montana.[2] Morigeau earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Montana School of Forestry and Conservation in 2007, a J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 2010, and a master of laws from the University of Arizona in 2011. Morigeau's career experience includes working as a prosecutor and attorney with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.[3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Morigeau was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee
- Finance and Claims Committee
- Senate Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Rules Committee
2021-2022
Morigeau was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy and Telecommunications Committee
- Finance and Claims Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
2019-2020
Morigeau 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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| • Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations |
| • Ethics |
| • Judiciary |
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 State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 48
Incumbent Shane Morigeau defeated Jacob Van Horn in the general election for Montana State Senate District 48 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shane Morigeau (D) | 63.9 | 6,329 | |
| Jacob Van Horn (R) | 36.1 | 3,579 | ||
| Total votes: 9,908 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 48
Incumbent Shane Morigeau advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 48 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shane Morigeau | 100.0 | 2,948 | |
| Total votes: 2,948 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 48
Jacob Van Horn advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 48 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jacob Van Horn | 100.0 | 1,581 | |
| Total votes: 1,581 | ||||
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2020
Morigeau (Democratic Party) ran for election for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
See also: Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, Auditor election, 2020
General election
General election for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor
Troy Downing defeated Shane Morigeau and Roger Roots in the general election for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Troy Downing (R) | 55.3 | 326,742 | |
| Shane Morigeau (D) | 39.4 | 232,634 | ||
| Roger Roots (L) | 5.3 | 31,267 | ||
| Total votes: 590,643 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor
Shane Morigeau defeated Mike Winsor in the Democratic primary for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shane Morigeau | 61.3 | 78,608 | |
| Mike Winsor | 38.7 | 49,601 | ||
| Total votes: 128,209 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor
Troy Downing defeated Scott Tuxbury and Nelly Nicol in the Republican primary for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Troy Downing | 50.0 | 97,498 | |
| Scott Tuxbury | 29.9 | 58,227 | ||
| Nelly Nicol | 20.2 | 39,312 | ||
| Total votes: 195,037 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Roger Roots advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor.
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 95
Incumbent Shane Morigeau defeated Donald Kenck in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 95 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shane Morigeau (D) | 77.3 | 3,608 | |
| Donald Kenck (R) | 22.7 | 1,062 | ||
| Total votes: 4,670 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95
Incumbent Shane Morigeau advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shane Morigeau | 100.0 | 1,351 | |
| Total votes: 1,351 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95
Donald Kenck advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donald Kenck | 100.0 | 284 | |
| Total votes: 284 | ||||
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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 Nancy Wilson (D) did not seek re-election.
Shane Morigeau defeated Cyndi Kenck in the Montana House of Representatives District 95 general election.[4][5]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 95 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shane Morigeau |
74.03% | 3,178 | |
| Republican | Cyndi Kenck | 25.97% | 1,115 | |
| Total Votes | 4,293 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Shane Morigeau defeated Curtis Bridges in the Montana House of Representatives District 95 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 95 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Shane Morigeau |
78.55% | 1,256 | |
| Democratic | Curtis Bridges | 21.45% | 343 | |
| Total Votes | 1,599 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Cyndi Kenck ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 95 Republican primary.[8][9]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 95 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Cyndi Kenck (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shane Morigeau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morigeau's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born in Ronan, Montana, and I currently lives in Missoula, Montana. I earned my B.S. from the University of Montana – W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation in 2007, then my Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law 2010 and my Master of Laws from the University of Arizona – James E. Rogers College of Law in 2011. Previously I worked as an attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and now I am the Deputy Executive Officer for the Tribes.
- The MT State Legislature should focus its resources on providing the most basic services and providing those services well. I am referring to quality and affordable education, healthcare, and housing, a working economy for all, equal access to Montana's iconic public lands and wildlife, and a tax system that is reasonable and fair.
- It is critical this session to focus on building a coalition of legislative members who have an eye toward improving the services we provide with the taxes we collect. These days there are too many members of the Republican party who aim to dismantle critical government services and our only means of defense is building a majority of legislators who will combat these member's wrongheaded efforts.
- I will be focusing on alleviating the tax burden on property owners and income taxes and start addressing the outdated tax system in Montana. This will not only provide relief for property owners, but this will also help first-time home buyers and our renters since homeowners pass the tax increases to their renters by increasing their monthly rent payments.
Public Education, consumer protection, housing affordability, public lands, protecting our justice system from politicization, fighting to protect women's reproductive rights, fighting for a fair and balanced tax system, and job creation.
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2020
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Shane Morigeau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morigeau's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a native Montanan, raised in Ronan MT in a family of modest means, with the desire to advocate and fight for others. I'm a proud member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT). I grew up fishing and hiking, and I was a wildland firefighter in the summers. I got a BS in Forestry from the University of Montana School of Forestry and Conservation. On the urging of my mother, and because I liked the policy classes in forestry school, I attended law school and got my law degree from the University of Montana School of Law, and a Master of Laws from the University of Arizona. I worked as a prosecutor, lawyer, and advocate for the CSKT at the MT Legislature in 2013 and '15, advocating for laws including Montana's Medicaid Expansion. I was elected to the MT Legislature in 2016, and am currently representing MT House District 95. I voted to reauthorize MT Medicaid Expansion in 2019. Among other bills I sponsored: I passed strict new legislation expanding the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The only group to oppose this bill was the insurance industry. I'm running for Auditor to return accountability and transparency back to the office, fight for fair and affordable insurance rates, and protect public lands on the Montana Land Board, on which the Auditor has a seat.
- I will fight to ensure that health insurance rates are fair and affordable for all Montanans.
- I will seek creative ways to promote business growth by clarifying laws and regulations. And, I will protect Montanans from investment fraud.
- I will bring American Indian representation to the MT State Auditor's office for the first time in history. I will listen to and engage with our rural and underserved communities to ensure all Montanans have a firm advocate in the Auditor's office.
1) I am passionate about addressing healthcare parity gaps via access to quality, affordable, meaningful health insurance coverage. In general, I know that insurance is an important mechanism for protecting Montanans from different kinds of risk, and I want everyone to be able to afford quality access.
2) I'm passionate about public land and conservation - I attended forestry school because I wanted to work in the outdoors, and I have a deep respect for public lands and working lands. We live in Montana partly because of its amazing public lands, and I will do everything I can to increase access, and work with landowners to help them increase public access to public lands, instead of fighting landowners, as the current Republican-majority Land Board has.
3) Laws and regulations must protect victims, and protect Montanans from becoming victims. In the legislature, I passed the strictest new laws to protect victims of childhood sexual abuse. I will use my skill set as a lawyer and former prosecutor to prosecute bad actors and let them know that Montanans will not fall victim to fraud, junk insurance, or any type of insurance or securities scam.
4) I am passionate about transparency and education of the public. When Montanans are informed, we make informed decisions. I want people to be as informed as possible when purchasing insurance, or making investment decisions.
Someone in this office must listen to Montanans concerns, to be their best advocate. The office needs a strong communicator who will meet people where they are at and share the best and most up-to-date information with them. We need an auditor who is ready and able to cooperate and work with others to protect Montanans, for example, by promoting policy ideas for consideration by the State Legislature. And, the auditor must be ready to fulfill the regulatory duties of the office by investigating, prosecuting, and holding insurance companies accountable.
My first job was changing pipe for my neighbors, which I did seasonally throughout middle and high school.
I consider the responsibility to protect Montana consumers as most important. Additionally, it is very important that Montanans have access to fair and affordable insurance coverage, which meaningfully covers what it purports to cover. This office is a criminal justice and regulatory agency, whose primary mission is to protect Montanans. It is my top priority to protect people from bad actors, and ensure Montanans have access to affordable and quality insurance.
The State Auditor sits on the Montana Land Board, which consists of Montana's top five elected officials. The Land Board decides how Montana's millions of acres of state trust lands are managed. Because this office is a Land Board seat, it plays a vital role in protecting Montana's public lands.
My nearly ten years of legal experience, including having won cases at the MT Supreme Court and federal court, and practiced in tribal, state, and administrative courts, will serve Montanans well. I have the legal background to lead a concerted charge against bad actors.
I've served in the MT House of Representatives for two terms, both in leadership. My legislative ability, from my passing of nine bills, all with bipartisan support, shows I can listen to and work with Montanans with varying political preferences to get things done.
I have a real interest in policy, and delving into policy details. That's a vital skill for an executive in charge of a regulatory agency to have.
I have proven I'm all in for Montana, and my record is public. Additionally- I don't come from the insurance industry or the securities industry, so you know I will put Montanans first.
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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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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ KHQ Q6, "Shane Morigeau appointed as the replacement District 48 senator", Nov. 17, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Shane Morigeau for Montana," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2020
- ↑ 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 State Senate District 50 2025-Present |
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Montana State Senate District 48 2020-2025 |
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Montana House of Representatives District 95 2017-2020 |
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