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Leaders of 2009 session
By the Missoulian State Bureau

Helena - Here are the leaders, by chamber and by party, of the 2009 Montana Legislature. They were chosen in separate party caucuses in November.

Senate Republicans:

Senate President: Bob Story, R-Park City.

Senate majority leader: Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo.

Senate majority whips: Roy Brown, R-Billings, and Greg Barkus, R-Kalispell.

Senate president pro tem: Dan McGee, R-Laurel.

Senate Democrats:

Senate minority leader: Carol Williams, D-Missoula.

Senate assistant minority leader: Jesse Laslovich, D-Anaconda.

Senate minority whips: Trudi Schmidt, D-Great Falls, Kim Gillan, D-Billings.

House Democrats:

House speaker: Bob Bergren, D-Havre.

House Democratic floor leader: Margarett Campbell, D-Poplar.

House Democratic whips: Shannon Augare, D-Browning, Rep. Julie French, D-Scobey.

House Democratic caucus leader: Mike Phillips, D-Bozeman.

Speaker pro tempore: Franke Wilmer, D-Bozeman.

House Republicans:

House Republican leader: Scott Sales, R-Bozeman.

House Assistant Republican leader: Tom McGillvray, R-Billings.

House Republican floor leader: Scott Mendenhall, R-Clancy.

House Republican whips: Reps. Chas Vincent, R-Libby; Dee Brown, R-Hungry Horse; Krayton Kerns, R-Laurel; and Llew Jones, R-Conrad.


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