Montana Senate Republicans

06/18/2026

“Waiving fees while giving Montanans a way to celebrate their United States citizenship is a great way to honor the 250th anniversary of American patriots rebelling against high taxes and an overreaching government to establish the greatest nation on Earth. Nice work by AG Knudsen, demonstrating the bedrock Republican principles of patriotism and lower taxes & fees!” -Senate President Matt Regier

06/16/2026

"The shortage has become so acute here at home that 17 counties across Montana have been designated as critically underserved for food animal veterinarians, according to the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This should be cause for alarm...

That is precisely why we sponsored and carried House Bill 860, also known as the Rural Montana Veterinary Workforce Act...

Our promise to Montana, and to the hardworking farmers, ranchers, and producers who contribute so much to our state, is that we will continue fighting the good fight for Montana agriculture."

-Sen. Wylie Galt for SD 39 and Rep. Randyn Gregg

05/28/2026

A bipartisan supermajority of 39 Republican and Democratic Montana state senators sent a letter to Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, requesting that he resign from his position in the Senate.

05/05/2026

“Sen. Windy Boy still needs to do the right thing and completely resign from public office.”

-Senate President Matt Regier and Minority Leader Pat Flowers

Montana Senate leadership officially removed senator Jonathan Windy Boy from Montana Senate committees.In a press release the Senate President Matt Regier and M

05/04/2026

Senate President Matt Regier and the Committee on Committees, with the support of Minority Leader Pat Flowers, today removed Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy from all of his interim committees.

Regier and Flowers also reiterated their calls for Windy Boy to resign from the Senate.

04/30/2026

A group of Montana Republican senators went to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with Trump Administration officials at the invitation of the White House.

Pictured with Congressman Troy Downing are (left to right) Sens. Jeremy Trebas, Sue Vinton, Carl Glimm, Matt Regier, and Barry Usher.

04/17/2026

"If these allegations are true, Sen. Windy Boy needs to resign immediately. Ethics needs to be a higher priority, and we need to restore the trust of the people in Montana on both sides of the aisle. This is not a partisan thing at all."

-Senate President Matt Regier

Windy Boy, who did not respond to multiple requests for comment for this story before publication, has also been asked by Montana's Senate Minority Leader Pat Flowers to resign.

04/07/2026

Sen. Forrest Mandeville's 2023 Land Use and Planning Act is a finalist for a national award, recognized for its innovation and scope to address Montana's need for housing.

Montana’s Land Use Planning Act has been named a finalist for the 2026 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability—receiving national attention for its approach to tackling the state’s housing needs.