Llew Jones
Montana State Representative, District 18 since 2004. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 10 elections between 2004 and 2024, winning 10. Won the 2026 race for Montana Senate District 9.
- In office
- 22 yrs
- Since 2004
- Bills became law
- 13
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.0%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 71%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +50.3
- Won 2026
- Elections
- 11
- 2004–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · chair
- Education Interim Budget
- Legislative Finance
- Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jones sits in the Montana House of Representatives
Jones is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Marta Bertoglio, Dave Bedey, Linda Reksten
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Jones’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans71%
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: Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Jones | 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 Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 9 | Won | R+50.3 | R+49.2 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | Montana House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | R+46.9 | R+53.3 | −6.4 |
| 2022 | Montana House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | — | R+49.9 | — |
| 2020 | Montana House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | — | R+50.1 | — |
| 2018 | Montana House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | — | R+50.1 | — |
| 2014 | Montana State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+51.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Montana State Senate, District 9 (primary) | Won | +43.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | Montana State Senate, District 14 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Montana House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Montana House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Montana House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+4.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $40.9K
- Spent
- $109.3K
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings through Oct 13, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Jones, Llew State | Active |
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings through Oct 13, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Seats Jones has held
- Montana House of Representatives, District 18 · since 2018
- Montana State Senate, District 9 · 2014–2018
- Montana State Senate, District 14 · 2010–2014
- Montana House of Representatives, District 27 · since 2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jones has run against
- Noy Holland (D) · 2026 election, won
- David Arends (D) · 2024 election, won
- David Brownell (D) · 2014 election, won
- Norman Ballantyne (D) · 2004 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Jones
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ed3e498d-5160-4f6a-8580-ee2a4d877b5d
- Wikidata Q6662038
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET