Total votes
5,250
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
Higher than 98% of chamber peers
With party
89%
of cast votes
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
7%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
38
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
5
assignments
Biography
About Sen. Butch Gillespie
Sen. serving Montana District 9. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 7 years · 8 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Business, Labor and Economic Affairs and Natural Resources.
Sworn in
Jan 7, 2019
7 years · 8 months
Closest ally
-
no co-sponsorship data
Voting record · by topic
How Butch votes, broken down
Budget & Taxes
72%
/
28%
214 support · 84 oppose
Criminal Justice
60%
/
40%
67 support · 44 oppose
Healthcare
76%
/
24%
139 support · 43 oppose
Housing
78%
/
22%
54 support · 15 oppose
Labor & Employment
75%
/
25%
49 support · 16 oppose
Education
76%
/
24%
94 support · 29 oppose
Technology
84%
/
16%
37 support · 7 oppose
Veterans
77%
/
23%
10 support · 3 oppose
Immigration
17%
/
83%
2 support · 10 oppose
Energy
57%
/
43%
17 support · 13 oppose
Environment
55%
/
45%
61 support · 49 oppose
Transportation
84%
/
16%
68 support · 13 oppose
Last activity
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