Gregory J. Hertz (born December 30, 1957) is an American businessman and politician from Montana. Hertz is a Republican member of the

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for District 6, which represents the Polson area.

Early life

Hertz was born in

Malta, Montana Malta ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Phillips County, Montana, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Routes 2 and 191. The population was 1,860 at the 2020 census. History After James Hill and his partners built the ...

Education

Hertz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from

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Career

In 1998, Hertz became the majority owner, President and CEO of Moody's Market, Incorporated, operator of grocery stores in

Polson, Montana Polson (Salish-Spokane-Kalispel language, Montana Salish: nčmqnétkʷ, Kutenai language, Kutenai: kwataqnuk) (, ) is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake and within the Flathead Indian Reservatio ...

. On November 6, 2012, Hertz won the election and became a Republican member of

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for District 11. Hertz defeated Bud Koppy with 66.61% of the votes. On November 4, 2014, Hertz won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 12. Hertz defeated William McLaughlin with 66.35% of the votes. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Hertz won the election and continued serving District 12. Hertz defeated Susan T. Evans with 64.38% of the votes. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Hertz won the election and continued serving District 12. Hertz defeated Susan T. Evans with 60.63% of the votes. Hertz served as a Majority Whip of the House during the 2015-2016 session. He was elected again in 2017 and 2019 to the House. Due to Montana's rules on term limits, Hertz was unable to run for a 5th term. He was elected in 2021 to a 4 year term for Senate District 6.

Personal life

Hertz's wife is Kate Hertz. They have 3 children. Hertz and his family live in

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