Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

MT Scorecard 2021-2022

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Montana Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Emergency Orders

Good Vote: Yes

HB257 Emergency Orders (Passed 68 to 31 on 4/29/2021). Prohibits emergency orders from restricting the ability of private business to conduct business.

2. Vaccination Discrimination

Good Vote: Yes

HB702 Vaccination Discrimination (Passed 64 to 32 on 4/28/2021). Prohibits employers from inquiring about the vaccination status of their employees.

3. Voter Registration

Good Vote: Yes

HB176 Voter Registration (Passed 65 to 35 on 3/30/2021). Closes late voter registration at noon the day before the election instead of having same day registration.

4. Nullification

Good Vote: Yes

HB570 Nullification (Rejected 47 to 52 on 3/2/2021). Prohibits infringement of Montana’s constitutional right to nullify any federal statute, mandate, or executive order that may be considered unconstitutional.

5. Health Board Accountability

Good Vote: Yes

HB121 Health Board Accountability (Passed 68 to 31 on 3/1/2021). Ensures that local health board are more accountable to elected officials.

6. Gun Rights - Nullification

Good Vote: Yes

HB258 Gun Rights - Nullification (Passed 66 to 33 on 2/27/2021). Prohibits government entities from allocating funds or using resources to enforce unconstitutional federal gun bans.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Kim Abbott	D	HD-083	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fred Anderson	R	HD-020	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
David Bedey	R	HD-086	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Seth Berglee	R	HD-058	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Marta Bertoglio	R	HD-075	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Michele Binkley	R	HD-085	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Laurie Bishop	D	HD-060	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Brewster	R	HD-044	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Alice Buckley	D	HD-063	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Edward Buttrey	R	HD-021	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mary Caferro	D	HD-081	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jennifer Carlson	R	HD-069	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jill Cohenour	D	HD-084	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Geraldine Custer	R	HD-039	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Julie Dooling	R	HD-070	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Neil Duram	R	HD-002	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Robert Farris-Olsen	D	HD-079	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Fern	D	HD-005	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Fielder	R	HD-013	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ross Fitzgerald	R	HD-017	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Doug Flament	R	HD-029	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Frank Fleming	R	HD-051	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tom France	D	HD-094	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gregory Frazer	R	HD-078	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Moffie Funk	D	HD-082	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Galloway	R	HD-024	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wylie Galt	R	HD-030	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Frank Garner	R	HD-007	80%	+	+	+	-	+	.
Jane Gillette	R	HD-064	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Steve Gist	R	HD-025	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sharon Greef	R	HD-088	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Steve Gunderson	R	HD-001	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Hamilton	D	HD-061	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Harvey	D	HD-074	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Donavon Hawk	D	HD-076	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Ed Hill	R	HD-028	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Caleb Hinkle	R	HD-068	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jedediah Hinkle	R	HD-067	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kenneth Holmlund	R	HD-038	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mike Hopkins	R	HD-092	80%	+	.	+	-	+	+
Llew Jones	R	HD-018	80%	+	.	+	-	+	+
Jessica Karjala	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Josh Kassmier	R	HD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Keane	D	HD-073	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Bob Keenan	R	HD-010	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Connie Keogh	D	HD-091	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scot Kerns	R	HD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Emma Kerr-Carpenter	D	HD-049	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rhonda Knudsen	R	HD-034	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Casey Knudsen	R	HD-033	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kelly Kortum	D	HD-065	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Ler	R	HD-035	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Denley Loge	R	HD-014	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Marty Malone	R	HD-059	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Marilyn Marler	D	HD-090	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ron Marshall	R	HD-087	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Mercer	R	HD-046	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Braxton Mitchell	R	HD-003	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Terry Moore	R	HD-054	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Fiona Nave	R	HD-057	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sara Novak	D	HD-077	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jimmy Patelis	R	HD-052	100%	+	.	+	+	+	+
Bob Phalen	R	HD-036	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brian Putnam	R	HD-009	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Joe Read	R	HD-093	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Amy Regier	R	HD-006	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matt Regier	R	HD-004	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Linda Reksten	R	HD-012	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vince Ricci	R	HD-055	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tyson Running Wolf	D	HD-016	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Schillinger	R	HD-037	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kerri Seekins-Crowe	R	HD-043	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lola Sheldon-Galloway	R	HD-022	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Derek Skees	R	HD-011	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Frank Smith	D	HD-031	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ed Stafman	D	HD-062	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sharon Stewart Peregoy	D	HD-042	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mallerie Stromswold	R		100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Katie Sullivan	D	HD-089	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Tenenbaum	D	HD-095	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Thane	D	HD-099	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeremy Trebas	R	HD-026	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brad Tschida	R	HD-097	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sue Vinton	R	HD-056	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kenneth Walsh	R	HD-071	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Marvin Weatherwax	D	HD-015	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Welch	R	HD-072	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rynalea Whiteman Pena	D	HD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kathy Whitman	R	HD-096	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jonathan Windy Boy	D	HD-032	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Katie Zolnikov	R	HD-045	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	1.2%
Republican	94.2%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution