Jerry O'Neil (born May 10, 1943) was a
Republican member of the
Montana Legislature
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana
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. He served in the
Montana Senate
The Montana State Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. Half of the Senate is up for election every two years. ...
from 2000 to 2008. He was then elected to House District 3 representing the
Columbia Falls area.
In 2014, he lost the seat to Zac Perry in the general election. He filed for election in 2018, but was subsequently defeated.
Personal life
O’Neil was born in
Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell (, Salish-Spokane-Kalispel language, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: Kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in Montana and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at ...
, in 1943, where his family owned a lumber yard. After graduating from Flathead High School in 1961, he attended
Montana State University at Bozeman,
University of Montana at Missoula, and FVCC in Kalispell.
See also
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Montana House of Representatives, District 3
References
External links
Home page
Living people
1943 births
Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
Republican Party Montana state senators
Politicians from Kalispell, Montana
People from Columbia Falls, Montana
21st-century members of the Montana Legislature
Flathead Valley Community College alumni
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