Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Ryan K. Zinke
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RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Ryan K. Zinke

U.S. Representative, MT-1 since 2023. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 5 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 5.

U.S. Representative, MT-1Born 1961

In office
3 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
0
15 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
3.1%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+7.7
Won 2024
Elections
5
2008–2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on AppropriationsTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesInterior, Environment, and Related AgenciesMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsEast Asia and PacificMiddle East and North Africa

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 15 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Zinke sits in the U.S. House

Zinke is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianZinkeMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Dusty Johnson, Mike Haridopolos, Matt Van Epps

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Zinke’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Zinke’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Zinke 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2024U.S. House, MT-1WonR+7.7R+11.9−4.2
2022U.S. House, MT-1WonR+3.2R+10.5−7.3
2016U.S. House, MT-ALWonR+15.6R+22.2−6.6
2014U.S. House, MT-ALWonR+15.0R+14.1+0.9
2008Montana State Senate, District 2WonR+9.2——

Source: 99chambers results archive

Campaign money, 2023–24

Raised
$10.1M
Spent
$9.5M
Cash
$680.5K

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET

Seats Zinke has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Zinke has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

In the polls

Included in 22 polls; Zinke’s best result was 53% (Montana's at-large District, 2016).

Zinke’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Zinke

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET