RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Larry Brewster

Montana State Representative, District 43 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 1994 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Montana State Representative, District 43Born 1951

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 9; 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.4%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 89%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +17.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Local Government · chair
Revenue Interim · chair
Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
Rules
Rules
Taxation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 713 Revise municipal zoning laws
Cities and Towns · Became law May 2025

HB 714 Revise laws for divisions of land exempt from subdivision review
Cities and Towns · Became law May 2025

HB 520 Revise laws to clarify that local prohibitions on conveying family transfer parcels do not apply to…
Credit Transactions · Became law May 2025

HB 318 Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements
Health · Became law May 2025

HB 122 Revise right-of-way laws
Communications · 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 Brewster sits in the Montana House of Representatives

Brewster is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jodee Etchart, Steve Fitzpatrick, Mike Vinton

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

With Brewster’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%

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: Brewster’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Brewster	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 28, 2025	SB 118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy	Yes	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…	Not voting	No	Yes	Failed 49–50
Apr 25, 2025	SB 321: Provide tax credits for children and child care	Not voting	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 Brewster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

199620002004200820122016202020242028Montana House of Representatives, District 44 Montana House of Representatives, District 43

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 of Representatives, District 43	Won	R+17.5	R+24.6	−7.1
2024	Montana House of Representatives, District 43	Won	R+28.5	R+24.6	+3.9
2022	Montana House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+29.0	R+24.2	+4.8
2020	Montana House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+28.6	R+28.8	−0.2
1994	Montana State Senate, District 6	Lost	D+12.5	—	—