DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Tom France

Montana State Representative, District 99 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Montana State Representative, District 99Born 1951

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 1; 7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.0%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +28.2; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Judiciary · vice chair
Environmental Quality Council
Fish and Wildlife
Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Natural Resources
Natural Resources

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 7 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 372 Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program
Fish · Became law May 2025

HB 560 Establish the Montana hunters and anglers community fund
Appropriations · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 813 Provide for the agricultural emissions right to repair act
Agriculture · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 622 Generally revise protection order laws
Courts · Failed in committee May 2025

HB 857 Establishing a surcharge for hunters and anglers who lease land
Fish · Failed in committee May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where France sits in the Montana House of Representatives

France is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Josh Seckinger, Jill Cohenour, Jennifer Lynch

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

With France’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Montana House of Representatives, District 94 Montana House of Representatives, District 99

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 99	Won	D+28.2	D+11.7	+16.5
2024	Montana House of Representatives, District 99	Won	D+11.9	D+11.7	+0.2
2022	Montana House of Representatives, District 94	Won	D+10.9	D+9.7	+1.2
2020	Montana House of Representatives, District 94	Won	D+7.0	D+3.0	+4.0
2016	Montana State Senate, District 47	Lost	R+4.2	R+7.8	+3.6