Montana Democratic Party

Montana Democratic Party
Chairman	Jim Elliot
Senate leader	Carol Williams
House leader	Margarett Campbell
Headquarters	PO Box 802 Helena, MT 59624
Ideology	Right-libertarianism American Liberalism
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Official colors	Blue
Website
http://www.montanademocrats.org/
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The Montana Democratic Party (MDP) is the Montana party affiliate of the Democratic Party. The Montana Democratic Party is also one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Montana. The party is led by Chairman Jim Elliot (Trout Creek) and Vice Chair Nancy Anderson (Great Falls). The National Committeeman is Ed Tinsley (Helena) and the National Committeewoman is Jean Lemire Dahlman (Forsyth).

2008 Elections

Controversy arose late in the 2008 elections as the Billings Gazette reported Montana Democrats as breaking campaign disclosure laws. A report came out identifying democrats as calling voters anonymously to attack the republican candidate Jack Sands. Jack Sands went on to lose the election largely because of these illegal campaign activities.

Elected officers

Office	Name	County
Chair	Jim Elliot	Sanders
Vice Chair	Nancy Anderson	Cascade
Secretary	Angela Mclean	Deer Lodge
Treasurer	Brenda Schye	Valley
National Committeeman	Ed Tinsley	Lewis & Clark
National Committeewoman	Jean Lemire Dahlman	Rosebud

Current elected officials

The Montana Democratic Party holds five of the six statewide offices and holds a majority in the Montana House of Representatives. They also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

• Max Baucus
• Jon Tester

Statewide offices

• Governor: Brian Schweitzer
• Secretary of State: Linda McCulloch
• Attorney General: Steve Bullock
• State Auditor: Monica Lindeen
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Denise Juneau

State Legislative Leaders

• Senate Minority Leader: Carol Williams
• House Minority Leader: Jon Sesso

See also

• Political party strength in Montana
• Montana Republican Party

External links

• Official website

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Referencing

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/article_ea168762-ff3b-5d11-8915-481c8bfed877.html