Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

George Nikolakakos

Montana State Representative, District 22 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Won the 2026 race for Montana Senate District 12.

Montana State Representative, District 22Born 1979

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 6; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.1%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 66%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +4.2; Won 2026
Elections: 3; 2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Legislative Administration · chair
Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim
Human Services
Taxation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 6 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 853 Revise fees for licensed establishments
Corporations · Became law May 2025

HB 760 Establish solar consumer protection laws
Consumer Protection · Became law May 2025

HB 348 Revise special session polling laws
Legislature · Became law May 2025

HB 708 Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
Military Affairs · Became law May 2025

HB 553 Generally revise military higher education act
Education - K-12 · Became law May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Nikolakakos sits in the Montana House of Representatives

Nikolakakos is closer to the center than 93% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Ken Walsh, Melissa Nikolakakos, Valerie Moore

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

With Nikolakakos’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans66%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Nikolakakos’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028Montana House of Representatives, District 26 Montana House of Representatives, District 22

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 State Senate, District 12	Won	R+4.2	R+15.9	−11.7
2024	Montana House of Representatives, District 22	Won	R+24.2	R+18.7	+5.5
2022	Montana House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+15.1	R+8.5	+6.6