Rating Group: Montana Farm Bureau Federation
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Smith | 100% | |||
| MT | State House - 54 | Lee Deming | Republican | 97% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 97% |
| Steve Hinebauch | 97% | |||
| MT | State House - 1 | Neil Duram | Republican | 96% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 95% |
| MT | State House - 39 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | Republican | 95% |
| Zachary Wirth | 95% | |||
| Fred Anderson | 94% | |||
| MT | State House - 10 | Terry Falk | Republican | 94% |
| Steven Galloway | 94% | |||
| Naarah Hastings | 94% | |||
| Mike Hopkins | 94% | |||
| Bob Keenan | 94% | |||
| MT | State House - 36 | Greg Kmetz | Republican | 94% |
| MT | State House - 56 | Fiona Nave | Republican | 94% |
| MT | State House - 38 | Greg Oblander | Republican | 94% |
| MT | State House - 34 | Jerry Schillinger | Republican | 94% |
| Lola Sheldon-Galloway | 94% | |||
| MT | State House - 44 | Katie Zolnikov | Republican | 94% |
| MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | Republican | 93% |
| Bob Brown | 92% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | Republican | 91% |
| Tony Brockman | 91% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | Republican | 91% |
| Paul Green | 91% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 11 | Daniel Emrich | Republican | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | Republican | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | Republican | 90% |
| Jennifer Carlson | 89% | |||
| MT | State House - 25 | Steve Gist | Republican | 89% |
| Steven Gunderson | 89% | |||
| MT | State House - 68 | Caleb Hinkle | Republican | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | Republican | 87% |
| Keith Regier | 87% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | Republican | 87% |
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | Republican | 86% |
| Chris Friedel | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 86% |
| Casey Knudsen | 86% | |||
| Rhonda Knudsen | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 26 | Tom McGillvray | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State House - 52 | Bill Mercer | Republican | 84% |
| James Bergstrom | 83% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 83% |
| MT | State Senate - 18 | Ken Bogner | Republican | 82% |
| MT | State House - 49 | Sherry Essmann | Republican | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Smith | 100% | |||
| MT | State House - 54 | Lee Deming | R | 97% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | R | 97% |
| Steve Hinebauch | 97% | |||
| MT | State House - 1 | Neil Duram | R | 96% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 95% |
| MT | State House - 39 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | R | 95% |
| Zachary Wirth | 95% | |||
| Fred Anderson | 94% | |||
| MT | State House - 10 | Terry Falk | R | 94% |
| Steven Galloway | 94% | |||
| Naarah Hastings | 94% | |||
| Mike Hopkins | 94% | |||
| Bob Keenan | 94% | |||
| MT | State House - 36 | Greg Kmetz | R | 94% |
| MT | State House - 56 | Fiona Nave | R | 94% |
| MT | State House - 38 | Greg Oblander | R | 94% |
| MT | State House - 34 | Jerry Schillinger | R | 94% |
| Lola Sheldon-Galloway | 94% | |||
| MT | State House - 44 | Katie Zolnikov | R | 94% |
| MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | R | 93% |
| Bob Brown | 92% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | R | 91% |
| Tony Brockman | 91% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | R | 91% |
| Paul Green | 91% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 11 | Daniel Emrich | R | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | R | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | R | 90% |
| Jennifer Carlson | 89% | |||
| MT | State House - 25 | Steve Gist | R | 89% |
| Steven Gunderson | 89% | |||
| MT | State House - 68 | Caleb Hinkle | R | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | R | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | R | 87% |
| Keith Regier | 87% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | R | 87% |
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | R | 86% |
| Chris Friedel | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | R | 86% |
| Casey Knudsen | 86% | |||
| Rhonda Knudsen | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 26 | Tom McGillvray | R | 86% |
| MT | State House - 52 | Bill Mercer | R | 84% |
| James Bergstrom | 83% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 83% |
| MT | State Senate - 18 | Ken Bogner | R | 82% |
| MT | State House - 49 | Sherry Essmann | R | 82% |