Montana Democratic Party (MDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Montana and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party as of 2021 is chaired by Robyn Driscoll.[1] The National Committeeman is Jorge Quintana, and the National Committeewoman is Jean Lemire Dahlman.
In January 2020, Sandi Luckey, previously the state party treasurer for the Democratic party, was elected executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. Robyn Driscoll was party chair at that time.[4] The state party announced in May 2020 that it was creating a Steering Committee for the Blue Bench Program, and that it would have three of those positions dedicated permanently for Native American leaders. The Blue Bench Program recruited and developed local candidates to run for office.[5] At that time, the state party's voting delegates largely consisted of legislative leadership, Democrats in statewide elected office, and leaders in Democratic Central Committees for state countries. The party had no delegate votes assigned specifically for Native Americans, and three voting delegates at state conventions who were Native Americans.[6] The Associated Press reported in June 2020 that the state party voted to establish tribal committees to represent the Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, Rocky Boy's, Blackfeet and Flathead reservations and the Little Shell-Chippewa tribe, and the committees would operate "like county central committees, whose delegates vote on the party's platform, rules and officers and nominate candidates for special elections." Luckey, still the state party executive director, said the move made the Montana Democratic Party the first US state country to formally create a formal role based on population for Native Americans.[6]
In February 2022, Democratic senator Jon Tester criticized the larger state party for not doing more to appeal to and engage with "Middle America," clarifying he meant the area between the Appalachians the Rocky Mountains.[7]
In June 2022 NPR reported that Montana had two U.S. House districts for the first time since 1992, and while the Montana Democratic Party had three candidates in that month's primary, it hadn't had representation in the U.S. House since 1994.[8] In August 2022, Montana Democrats meeting in Butte announced a new platform, largely statements of principal, such as supporting abortion rights and declaring a "state of climate emergency." New policy objectives included restoring the Judicial Nominating Commission, recently eliminated by Republicans, and establishing a panel to examine atrocities at the state's former boarding schools for Native Americans. The state party's executive director remained Sheila Hogan, at the only Democrat in statewide or federal office at the time was Senator Jon Tester.[9]
The Montana Democratic Party currently hold none of the six statewide offices and a minority of the seats in both the Montana Senate and Montana House of Representatives. They hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Montana Democratic Party news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Montana Democratic Party MDP is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U S state of Montana and one of the two major political parties in the state The party as of 2021 is chaired by Robyn Driscoll 1 The National Committeeman is Jorge Quintana and the National Committeewoman is Jean Lemire Dahlman Montana Democratic PartyChairpersonRobyn DriscollSenate Minority LeaderJill CohenourHouse Minority LeaderKim AbbottHeadquartersHelena MontanaNational affiliationDemocratic PartySeats in the U S Senate1 2Seats in the U S House0 2Seats in the Montana Senate16 50Seats in the Montana House32 100Statewide Executive Offices0 6Websitewww montanademocrats orgPolitics of MontanaElections Contents 1 History 1 1 Recent years 2 Elected officers 3 Current elected officials 3 1 Member of Congress 3 1 1 U S Senate 3 2 Statewide offices 3 3 Legislative leaders 3 4 16 Members of the Montana Senate 3 5 32 Members of the Montana House of Representatives 4 Election results 4 1 Presidential 4 2 Gubernatorial 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe party typically meets in Butte 2 Recent years Edit In 2017 during a special election for a Congressional seat state party officials grew frustrated according to the New York Times when national Democratic Party officials Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi were implored by Democratic Senator Jon Tester to with hold from spending national party money on his rival Rob Quist the Democratic nominee in Montana without success Quist ultimately lost the seat to Republican Greg Gianforte 3 In January 2020 Sandi Luckey previously the state party treasurer for the Democratic party was elected executive director of the Montana Democratic Party Robyn Driscoll was party chair at that time 4 The state party announced in May 2020 that it was creating a Steering Committee for the Blue Bench Program and that it would have three of those positions dedicated permanently for Native American leaders The Blue Bench Program recruited and developed local candidates to run for office 5 At that time the state party s voting delegates largely consisted of legislative leadership Democrats in statewide elected office and leaders in Democratic Central Committees for state countries The party had no delegate votes assigned specifically for Native Americans and three voting delegates at state conventions who were Native Americans 6 The Associated Press reported in June 2020 that the state party voted to establish tribal committees to represent the Crow Northern Cheyenne Fort Peck Fort Belknap Rocky Boy s Blackfeet and Flathead reservations and the Little Shell Chippewa tribe and the committees would operate like county central committees whose delegates vote on the party s platform rules and officers and nominate candidates for special elections Luckey still the state party executive director said the move made the Montana Democratic Party the first US state country to formally create a formal role based on population for Native Americans 6 In February 2022 Democratic senator Jon Tester criticized the larger state party for not doing more to appeal to and engage with Middle America clarifying he meant the area between the Appalachians the Rocky Mountains 7 In June 2022 NPR reported that Montana had two U S House districts for the first time since 1992 and while the Montana Democratic Party had three candidates in that month s primary it hadn t had representation in the U S House since 1994 8 In August 2022 Montana Democrats meeting in Butte announced a new platform largely statements of principal such as supporting abortion rights and declaring a state of climate emergency New policy objectives included restoring the Judicial Nominating Commission recently eliminated by Republicans and establishing a panel to examine atrocities at the state s former boarding schools for Native Americans The state party s executive director remained Sheila Hogan at the only Democrat in statewide or federal office at the time was Senator Jon Tester 9 Elected officers EditOffice Officeholder in 2022Chair Robyn Driscoll 10 Vice Chair Pat Noonan 10 Secretary Jacquie Helt 10 Treasurer Lance Four Star 10 National Committeeman Donavon Hawk 10 National Committeewoman Mary Sheehy Moe 10 Current elected officials EditThe Montana Democratic Party currently hold none of the six statewide offices and a minority of the seats in both the Montana Senate and Montana House of Representatives They hold one of the state s U S Senate seats Member of Congress Edit U S Senate Edit Senior U S Senator Jon TesterStatewide offices Edit NoneLegislative leaders Edit Office RepresentativeSenate Minority Leader Jill CohenourSenate Minority Whips Pat FlowersJennifer PomnichowskiMargaret MacDonaldHouse Minority Leader Kim AbbottHouse Minority Whips Tyson RunningwolfLaurie BishopDerek Harvey16 Members of the Montana Senate Edit District Senator Residence8 Susan Webber Browning11 Tom Jacobson Great Falls12 Carlie Boland Great Falls16 Mike Fox Hays24 Mary McNally Billings25 Jen Gross Billings31 Christopher Pope Bozeman32 Pat Flowers Belgrade33 Jennifer Pomnichowski Bozeman37 Ryan Lynch Butte38 Edith McClafferty Butte39 Mark Sweeney Helena41 Janet Ellis Helena42 Jill Cohenour East Helena45 Ellie Boldman Missoula46 Shannon O Brien Helena48 Nate McConnell Missoula49 Diane Sands Missoula50 Bryce Bennett Missoula32 Members of the Montana House of Representatives Edit District Representative Residence5 Dave Fern Whitefish15 Marvin Weatherwax Jr Browning16 Tyson Runningwolf Browning31 Frank Smith Poplar32 Jonathan Windy Boy Box Elder41 Rynalea Whiteman Pena Lame Deer42 Sharon Stewart Peregoy Crow Agency47 Denise Baum Billings48 Jessica Karjala Billings49 Emma Kerr Carpenter Billings60 Laurie Bishop Livingston61 Jim Hamilton Bozeman62 Ed Stafman Bozeman63 Alice Buckley Bozeman65 Kelly Kortum Bozeman66 Denise Hayman Bozeman73 Jim Keane Butte74 Derek Harvey Butte76 Donavon Hawk Butte77 Sara Novak Helana79 Robert Farris Olsen Helena81 Mary Caferro Helena82 Moffie Funk Helena83 Kim Abbott Helena84 Mary Ann Dunwell Helena89 Katie Sullivan Missoula90 Marilyn Marler Missoula91 Connie Keogh Missoula94 Tom France Missoula95 Danny Tenenbaum Missoula98 Willis Curdy Missoula99 Mark Thane Missoula100 Zooey Zephyr MissoulaElection results EditPresidential Edit Montana Democratic Party presidential election results Election Presidential Ticket Votes Vote Electoral votes Result1892 Grover Cleveland Adlai E Stevenson 17 690 39 79 0 3 Won1896 William Jennings Bryan Arthur Sewall 42 628 79 93 3 3 Lost1900 William Jennings Bryan Adlai E Stevenson 37 311 58 43 3 3 Lost1904 Alton B Parker Henry G Davis 21 773 33 79 0 3 Lost1908 William Jennings Bryan John W Kern 29 326 42 61 0 3 Lost1912 Woodrow Wilson Thomas R Marshall 27 941 35 00 4 4 Won1916 Woodrow Wilson Thomas R Marshall 101 063 56 88 4 4 Won1920 James M Cox Franklin D Roosevelt 57 372 32 05 0 4 Lost1924 John W Davis Charles W Bryan 33 805 19 38 0 4 Lost1928 Al Smith Joseph T Robinson 78 578 40 48 0 4 Lost1932 Franklin D Roosevelt John N Garner 127 286 58 80 4 4 Won1936 Franklin D Roosevelt John N Garner 159 690 69 28 4 4 Won1940 Franklin D Roosevelt Henry A Wallace 145 698 58 78 4 4 Won1944 Franklin D Roosevelt Harry S Truman 112 556 54 28 4 4 Won1948 Harry S Truman Alben W Barkley 119 071 53 09 4 4 Won1952 Adlai Stevenson John Sparkman 106 213 40 07 0 4 Lost1956 Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver 116 238 42 87 0 4 Lost1960 John F Kennedy Lyndon B Johnson 134 891 48 60 0 4 Won1964 Lyndon B Johnson Hubert Humphrey 164 246 58 95 4 4 Won1968 Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie 114 117 41 59 0 4 Lost1972 George McGovern Sargent Shriver 120 197 37 85 0 4 Lost1976 Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 149 259 45 40 0 4 Won1980 Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 118 032 32 43 0 4 Lost1984 Walter Mondale Geraldine Ferraro 146 742 38 18 0 4 Lost1988 Michael Dukakis Lloyd Bentsen 168 936 46 20 0 4 Lost1992 Bill Clinton Al Gore 154 507 37 63 3 3 Won1996 Bill Clinton Al Gore 167 922 41 23 0 3 Won2000 Al Gore Joe Lieberman 137 126 33 4 0 3 Lost2004 John Kerry John Edwards 173 710 38 56 0 3 Lost2008 Barack Obama Joe Biden 232 159 47 11 0 3 Won2012 Barack Obama Joe Biden 201 839 41 70 0 3 Won2016 Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine 177 709 35 75 0 3 Lost2020 Joe Biden Kamala Harris 244 786 40 55 0 3 WonGubernatorial Edit Montana Democratic Party gubernatorial election results Election Gubernatorial candidate Votes Vote Result1889 Joseph Toole 19 735 50 96 Won Y1892 Timothy E Collins 17 650 39 96 Lost N1896 Robert Burns Smith 36 688 70 99 Won Y1900 Joseph Toole 31 419 49 24 Won Y1904 Joseph Toole 35 377 53 79 Won Y1908 Edwin L Norris 32 282 47 34 Won Y1912 Sam V Stewart 25 381 31 81 Won Y1916 Sam V Stewart 85 683 49 36 Won Y1920 Burton K Wheeler 74 875 40 26 Lost N1924 John E Erickson 88 801 51 02 Won Y1928 John E Erickson 113 635 58 52 Won Y1932 John E Erickson 104 949 48 50 Won Y1936 Roy E Ayers 115 310 50 94 Won Y1940 Roy E Ayers 119 453 48 64 Lost N1944 Leif Erickson 89 224 43 18 Lost N1948 John W Bonner 124 267 55 73 Won Y1952 John W Bonner 129 369 49 04 Lost N1956 Arnold Olsen 131 488 48 63 Lost N1960 Paul Cannon 125 651 44 89 Lost N1964 Roland Renne 136 862 48 71 Lost N1968 Forrest H Anderson 150 481 54 11 Won Y1972 Thomas Lee Judge 172 523 54 12 Won Y1976 Thomas Lee Judge 195 420 61 70 Won Y1980 Ted Schwinden 199 574 55 37 Won Y1984 Ted Schwinden 266 578 70 34 Won Y1988 Thomas Lee Judge 169 313 46 13 Lost N1992 Dorothy Bradley 198 421 48 65 Lost N1996 Judy Jacobson 84 407 20 83 Lost N2000 Mark O Keefe 193 131 47 08 Lost N2004 Brian Schweitzer 225 016 50 44 Won Y2008 Brian Schweitzer 318 670 65 47 Won Y2012 Steve Bullock 236 450 48 90 Won Y2016 Steve Bullock 255 933 50 25 Won Y2020 Mike Cooney 250 860 41 56 Lost NSee also EditPolitical party strength in Montana Montana Libertarian Party Montana Republican PartyReferences Edit Party Officers The Montana Democratic Party Retrieved June 5 2021 dead link Montana Democratic Party adds explicit support for abortion to party platform 3 August 2022 Martin Jonathan Burns Alexander 26 May 2017 Liberals Wanted a Fight in Montana Democratic Leaders Saw a Lost Cause The New York Times Luckey named new head of state Democratic Party Montana Democrats roll out framework for permanent Native leadership within Montana Democratic Party announce platform convention speakers a b Montana Democrats expand Native American voice in party 8 June 2021 Montana senator criticizes fellow Democrats for not appealing to rural Americans more CNN Politics CNN 10 February 2022 Montana Democrats hustle for a spot in the U S House NPR org Montana Democrats approve 2022 platform August 2022 a b c d e f Party Officers External 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