- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 100 members of the Montana House of Representatives. The Montana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Montana State Legislature (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. Individuals can serve no more than 8 years in a 16-year period.

Your representative and state lawmaker in Montana House of Representatives

Montana

2024 Montana General Election

Healthcare Costs

Environment

Economy

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Public Safety

Voting & Elections

Education

State Representative

Roosevelt

Administration

Clerk of District Court/Superintendent of Schools

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county level. These laws show up in tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property taxes, providing recreational amenities, and maintaining county property.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government, such as personnel management, communications, and appointments for advisory boards.
- County Commissioners in Montana are typically elected to 6-year terms in staggered years. Counties may change the Commissioners' term length if they wish. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district. 

Creates new laws, levies property taxes, and passes the budget for your county.

Public Transportation

Public Health

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

County Commissioner

Clerk & Recorder/Public Administrator

- County Attorneys, either elected or appointed, represent their county and the state in legal matters within their jurisdiction and provide legal advice to the county and its various departments and agencies.
- They prosecute all felony crimes, which are serious offenses like robbery or assault, within the county and handle misdemeanors, which are less severe crimes like petty theft or vandalism, outside city limits.
- A County Attorney may work full-time or part-time depending on the county's population. Part-time County Attorneys can have a private practice and offer private legal advice, provided it doesn't conflict with their official duties.

Is the lead prosecutor and legal advisor of the county.

Legal Experience

Criminal Justice

County Attorney

- The Clerk of District Court is the official keeper of all District Court records for the County. These records include adoption, civil, criminal, guardianship, juvenile, paternity, probate, and sanity cases. 
- The Clerk also issues, files, and records marriage license applications and licenses. 
- The Clerk also serves as Jury Commissioner, responsible for accurately listing all selected and potential jurors and pulling jury panels for judges.

Maintains judicial records, issues marriage licenses, and pulls jury panels.

2024 Montana candidates

Montana State Representative, District 96

2 candidates

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Montana State Representative, District 97

3 candidates

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Montana State Representative, District 99

2 candidates

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Montana State Representative, District 100

2 candidates

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Roosevelt Clerk of District Court/Superintendent of Schools

1 candidate

Roosevelt County Commissioner, District 2

2 candidates

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Roosevelt Clerk & Recorder/Public Administrator

1 candidate

Roosevelt County Attorney

2 candidates

Rosebud Clerk of the District Court

1 candidate

Rosebud County Commissioner, District 3

1 candidate

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