United States congressional delegations from Montana

Montana

Census Topic	Value
Population	1,084,225
Gender	50.5% Male 49.5% Female
Race	84.5% White 0.5% Black 0.8% Asian 6.2% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	4.2% Hispanic or Latino origin
Median household income	$69,922
High school graduation rate	94.6%
College graduation rate	34.5%
Upcoming elections	U.S. House, 2026 U.S. Senate, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

This page displays the current and historical members of U.S. Congress from Montana.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Montana
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	2	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

Current members

U.S. Senate

See also: Classes of United States Senators

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Montana are:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate Montana	Steve Daines	Republican	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2027
U.S. Senate Montana	Tim Sheehy	Republican	January 3, 2025	January 3, 2031

U.S. House

The current members of the U.S. House from Montana are:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. House Montana District 1	Ryan K. Zinke	Republican	January 3, 2023	January 3, 2027
U.S. House Montana District 2	Troy Downing	Republican	January 3, 2025	January 3, 2027

Historical members

U.S. Senate

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Montana.

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Montana
Party	Total
Republican	10
Democratic	15

Class 1 Senators from Montana
Senator	Years Served	Party
Wilbur F. Sanders	1890-1893	Republican
Lee Mantle	1895-1899	Republican
William A. Clark	1899-1900	Democratic
Paris Gibson	1901-1905	Democratic
Thomas H. Carter	1905-1911	Republican
Henry L. Myers	1911-1923	Democratic
Burton K. Wheeler	1923-1947	Democratic
Zales N. Ecton	1947-1953	Republican
Michael J. Mansfield	1953-1977	Democratic
John Melcher	1977-1989	Democratic
Conrad Burns	1989-2007	Republican
Jon Tester	2007-2025	Democratic
Tim Sheehy	2025-present	Republican

Class 2 Senators from Montana
Senator	Years Served	Party
Thomas C. Power	1890-1895	Republican
Thomas H. Carter	1895-1901	Republican
William A. Clark	1901-1907	Democratic
Joseph M. Dixon	1907-1913	Republican
Thomas J. Walsh	1913-1933	Democratic
John E. Erickson	1933-1934	Democratic
James E. Murray	1934-1961	Democratic
Lee W. Metcalf	1961-1978	Democratic
Paul G. Hatfield	1978-1978	Democratic
Max Baucus	1978-2014	Democratic
John Walsh	2014-2015	Democratic
Steve Daines	2015-present	Republican

U.S. House

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from Montana.

2000s

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from Montana
Party	Total
Democratic	0
Republican	6
Total Representatives	6

Representatives to the U.S. House from Montana
Representative	Years Served	Party
Denny Rehberg	2001-2013	Republican
Steve Daines	2013-2015	Republican
Ryan Zinke	2015-2017, 2023-present	Republican
Greg Gianforte	2017-2021	Republican
Matt Rosendale	2021-2025	Republican
Troy Downing	2025-present	Republican

1900s

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from Montana
Party	Total
Democratic	13
Republican	13
Populist	1
Total Representatives	27

Representatives to the U.S. House from Montana
Representative	Years Served	Party
Caldwell Edwards	1901–1903	Populist
Joseph M. Dixon	1903–1907	Republican
Charles Nelson Pray	1907–1913	Republican
Tom Stout	1913–1917	Democratic
John M. Evans	1913–1921	Democratic
Jeannette Rankin	1917–1919	Republican
Carl W. Riddick	1919–1923	Republican
Washington J. McCormick	1921–1923	Republican
Scott Leavitt	1923–1933	Republican
Roy E. Ayers	1933–1937	Democratic
Joseph P. Monaghan	1933–1937	Democratic
Jerry J. O'Connell	1937–1939	Democratic
James F. O'Connor	1937–1945	Democratic
Jacob Thorkelson	1939–1941	Republican
Mike Mansfield	1943–1953	Democratic
Wesley A. D'Ewart	1945–1955	Republican
Lee Metcalf	1953–1961	Democratic
Orvin B. Fjare	1955–1957	Republican
LeRoy H. Anderson	1957–1961	Democratic
James Franklin Battin	1961–1969	Republican
Arnold Olsen	1961–1971	Democratic
John Melcher	1969–1977	Democratic
Richard G. Shoup	1971–1975	Republican
Max Baucus	1975–1978	Democratic
Ron Marlenee	1977–1993	Republican
Pat Williams	1979–1997	Democratic
Rick Hill	1997–2001	Republican

1800s

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from Montana
Party	Total
Democratic	2
Republican	2
Total Representatives	4

Representatives to the U.S. House from Montana
Representative	Years Served	Party
Thomas Henry Carter	1889–1891	Republican
William W. Dixon	1891–1893	Democratic
Charles S. Hartman	1893–1897	Republican
Albert J. Campbell	1899–1901	Democratic

Footnotes

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Montana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Steve Daines (R)

Tim Sheehy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Ryan Zinke (R)

District 2

Troy Downing (R)

Republican Party (4)