Cleve Loney (November 5, 1950 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the

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from 2011 to 2013. He was elected to House District 25 which represents part of the Great Falls area.

Biography

Cleve Loney was born in Great Falls on November 5, 1950, and raised on a ranch. He attended high school in

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. After graduating in 1969, he went to Sheridan Junior College on a rodeo scholarship. During this time, he won a Regional Championship in Saddle Bronc Riding. Lonny later transferred to Montana State University, where he was part of the National Championship Rodeo Team in 1972, graduating in 1976 with a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Production. In 1990, he was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame. Loney died on August 22, 2020, in

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, at age 69. He drowned in the

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after his kayak tipped over.

References

1950 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Great Falls, Montana Businesspeople from Montana Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Montana State University alumni Deaths by drowning in Montana 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature {{Montana-politician-stub