DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Paul Tuss

Montana State Representative, District 27 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Montana State Representative, District 27

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 5; 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.7%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 86%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +33.9; 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.

Legislative Administration · vice chair
Legislative Finance · vice chair
Appropriations
Long Range Planning Interim Budget Committee
Modernization and Risk Analysis Interim

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 9 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 943 Establish the Montana rare disease advisory council
Appropriations · Became law May 2025

HB 444 Generally revise tenant landlord laws
Landlord and Tenant · Became law May 2025

HB 808 Creating the Montana brownfields program
Appropriations · Became law May 2025

HB 346 Exempt Commerce grants and loans from MEPA
Environmental Protection · Became law May 2025

HB 234 Extend the use of funding for lead-in-schools appropriated in 2023
Appropriation Process · Became law Apr 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Tuss sits in the Montana House of Representatives

Tuss is closer to the center than 98% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Scott DeMarois, Denise Baum, Frank Smith

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

With Tuss’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats86%

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

Date	Bill	Tuss	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 Tuss was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Montana House of Representatives, District 28 Montana House of Representatives, District 27

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 27	Won	D+33.9	R+21.0	+54.9
2024	Montana House of Representatives, District 27	Won	D+4.9	R+21.0	+25.9
2022	Montana House of Representatives, District 28	Won	D+9.1	R+14.7	+23.8
2018	Montana State Senate, District 14	Lost	R+1.5	R+33.4	+31.9