Political Highlights: Big Sandy School Board of Trustees, 1983-92; Mont. Senate, 1999-2007 Born: August 21, 1956; Havre, Mont. Residence: Big Sandy Religion: Christian Family: Wife, Sharla Tester; two children Education: College of Great Falls, B.A. 1978 Elected: 2006 Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Agriculture; Defense; Energy-Water; Homeland Security - Ranking Member; Interior-Environment; Military Construction-VA); Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Financial Institutions & Consumer Protection; Securities, Insurance & Investment); Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (Permanent Investigations); Indian Affairs; Veterans' Affairs Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Tilts Democrat House Seniority: 22nd ranked Senate Democrat Twitter: 26,600 followers State Clout: Montana is 40th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
Senate Race
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Jon Tester (D) Conrad Burns (R) Stan Jones (LIBERT)
