Lona R Running Wolf
Montana State Representative, District 16 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 2
- 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.2%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +18.7
- Won 2024
- 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.
- State-Tribal Relations · chair
- Fish and Wildlife
- Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- Rules
- Rules
- State Administration
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Became law Mar 2025
Education - Post-Secondary · Failed in committee Feb 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Wolf sits in the Montana House of Representatives
Wolf is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Chip Fitzpatrick, Alanah Griffith, Jonathan Karlen
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Wolf’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
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: Wolf’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Wolf | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2025 | SB 118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy | Yes | 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 Wolf 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 House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | — | D+11.9 | — |
| 2024 | Montana House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | D+18.7 | D+11.9 | +6.8 |
| 2022 | Montana House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | — | D+38.8 | — |
| 2020 | Montana House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | — | D+37.7 | — |
| 2018 | Montana House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | D+22.9 | D+37.7 | −14.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Wolf has held
- Montana House of Representatives, District 16 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Wolf has run against
- Elaine Utterback Mitchell (R) · 2024 election, won
- K. Webb Galbreath (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Wolf
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/637f0db7-9c93-478e-904b-a36d0a2a67b1
- Wikidata Q63991848
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET