- Constitution Party of Montana
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Constitution Party of Montana Chairman Jonathan David Martin Founded 1995 Headquarters 2212 2nd Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59405 Ideology Paleoconservatism, nationalism, economic liberalism National affiliation Constitution Party (1995–2006)
None (2006 – present)Official colors Red, white, and blue Website Constitution Party of Montana Politics of the United States
Political parties
ElectionsThe Constitution Party of Montana is a third party. It was founded as the American Heritage Party state affiliate for Montana by Michael Heit of Elmo, Montana, but changed its name in 2000[1]. It was a state-party affiliate of the national Constitution Party until it disaffiliated from the national party in July 2006[2]. It is one of four ballot-qualified parties in Montana. In 2006, Rick Jore, running for House District 12, became the first party member to get elected to the state legislature. With Republicans controlling the Montana House by a slim margin of 50–49, Jore obtained an unexpected amount of political leverage, and was later appointed chairman of the House Education Committee[1].
For the 2008 election, the Constitution Party submitted electors for Ron Paul to the Montana Secretary of State, in effect making Paul their nominee for President of the United States.[3]
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Electoral history
2006
Office Name Votes Pct Rank Src Clerk of Supreme Court Ron Marquardt 86,027 24.7% 2nd / 3 [2] SD 11 Jonathan Martin 1,032 17.78% 2nd / 3 [3] HD 1 Russell Brown 172 5.1% 3rd / 3 [4] HD 2 Freeman Johnson 209 5.4% 3rd / 3 [5] HD 3 Tad Rosenberry 198 5.5% 3rd / 3 [6] HD 6 Rick Komenda 574 11.9% 3rd / 3 [7] HD 12 Rick Jore 2,045 55.45% 1st / 2 [8] HD 18 Tim Sollid 90 1.9% 3rd / 3 [9] HD 20 Terry Poupa 95 2.9% 3rd / 3 HD 21 Kent Holtz 158 4.7% 3rd / 3 [10] HD 22 Roger Nelson 116 4.1% 3rd / 3 [11] HD 23 Christopher Gregory 682 26.9% 2nd / 2 [12] HD 24 Philip DuPaul 77 4.3% 3rd / 3 [13] HD 25 Robert O'Connor 122 2.9% 3rd / 3 [14] HD 35 Torry MacLean 663 17.1% 2nd / 2 [15] HD 43 David Anderson 155 3.7% 3rd / 3 [16] HD 59 Jay McKean 151 3.4% 3rd / 3 [17] HD 87 George Karpati 141 3% 3rd / 3 [18] HD 89 Gil Turner 143 3% 3rd / 3 [19] HD 96 Kandi Matthew-Jenkins 188 5.1% 3rd / 3 [20] References
External links
Categories:- Former Constitution Party (United States) state affiliates
- Political parties established in 1995
- Politics of Montana
- United States political party stubs
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