Steve Gist
Montana State Representative, District 25 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 12
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 84%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +41.2
- 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.
- Natural Resources · chair
- Business and Labor
- Environmental Quality Council
- Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Cities and Towns · Became law May 2025
Health Care Services · Became law May 2025
Health Care Services · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Gist sits in the Montana House of Representatives
Gist is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Lyn Bennett, Courtenay Sprunger, Greg Oblander
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Gist’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans84%
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: Gist’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Gist | 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… | 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 Gist 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 District 25 | Won | R+41.2 | R+47.7 | −6.5 |
| 2024 | Montana House of Representatives, District 25 | Won | R+50.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | Montana House of Representatives, District 25 | Won | R+1.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | Montana House of Representatives, District 25 | Won | R+5.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $10K
- Spent
- $3.4K
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Gist, Steve C State | Active |
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Seats Gist has held
- Montana House of Representatives, District 25 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gist has run against
- Jerry Ferderer (D) · 2026 general, won
- James Rickley (D) · 2024 election, won
- Jasmine Krotkov (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Gist
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/61c5bfdf-8d89-4ca3-b235-c55eb13c485e
- Wikidata Q105846409
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET