DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Debo Powers

Montana State Representative, District 3 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Montana State Representative, District 3Head teacher

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 1; 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Natural Resources Interim Budget

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 5 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 509 Revise the quality educator loan forgiveness program to expand eligibility
Education - K-12 · Became law May 2025

HB 229 Generally revise Montana environmental policy act to Implement court decision
Environmental Protection · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 660 Require rules to limit GHG emissions
Environmental Protection · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 378 Remove the restriction on inclusionary zoning
Cities and Towns · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 661 Generally revise laws related to the unlawful harassment or harm of game animals, birds, fur-bearers, and…
Crimes · Failed in committee May 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Powers sits in the Montana House of Representatives

Powers is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Mary Caferro, James Reavis, Becky Edwards

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Powers’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Montana House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Powers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Powers	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 28, 2025	SB 118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy	No	No	Yes	Failed 33–67
Apr 25, 2025	SB 151: Direct the director of the public defender's office to create units for family defense and…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 49–50
Apr 25, 2025	SB 321: Provide tax credits for children and child care	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 46–53
Apr 24, 2025	SB 322: Increase business equipment tax exemption	No	No	Yes	Failed 48–52

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Powers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Montana House of Representatives, District 3 Montana House of Representatives, District 3

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Montana House District 3	Won	D+9.1	D+3.1	+6.0
2024	Montana House of Representatives, District 3	Won	D+3.6	—	—
2020	Montana House of Representatives, District 3	Won	D+55.1	—	—