Debra A. Lamm is an American politician from the

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. She is a former chair of the

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and a former member of the

Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House In the event that the parti ...

. Lamm defeated

Reilly Neill Reilly Neill is an American politician from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first candidate to file for governor of Montana in the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election. Neill served in the Montana House of Representatives f ...

in the 2014 elections, 2,030 votes to 1,894. She served for one term. Lamm was elected chair of the Montana Republican Party in 2017, and served in the role until 2019. Lamm ran for the of the

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in the 2020 election. She lost the nomination to

Matt Rosendale Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American politician and former real estate developer who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Rosendale ser ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamm, Debra Living people Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives People from Livingston, Montana State political party chairs of Montana Women in Montana politics Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women politicians Candidates in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature 2024 United States presidential electors