ADVOCACY: Lobbyingphoto of Montana State Capitol Building

Each session, more than 2,000 bills are introduced in the Montana Legislature. Most of them are from well-intentioned legislators who are trying their best to represent their constituents. But sometimes these bills, if passed, could harm your business.

Lobbying the state legislature is the highest priority for our members. Brad Griffin is the Association’s registered lobbyist and has been at the Montana State Capitol for every session since 1995. As your lobbyist, Brad’s job is to advocate for laws that would benefit all of our members and to oppose bills that could harm them.

Overview: The Montana Legislature
There are 150 legislators: 50 from the state’s Senate districts and 100 from House districts. Senators serve four-year terms and House Representative serve two-year terms. This means that every two years all of the House members and half of the Senate (25 Senate seats) – are up for election. 
 

Brad Griffin in Washington DC Brad Griffin in Washington DC