Jim Hamilton is an American politician, serving in 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 ...

since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represents District 61. Hamilton ran for re-election to a fourth term in the 2022 Montana House of Representatives election.

Montana House of Representatives

Tenure

Early in 2017, Hamilton supported increasing the tobacco tax by $1.50 per pack of cigarettes. The bill failed to pass out of the tax committee. Hamilton opposed the tax plan put forward by national members of the Republican Party in 2017, arguing that these would worsen the state's deficit. This came after legislators from the

Montana Republican Party The Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Montana. It is headquartered in Helena. It is the dominant ruling party of the state. The party is chaired by Don Kaltschmidt. The national committeeman Art Witti ...

dramatically curbed spending in the state to make up for budget shortfalls. In 2021, Hamilton co-sponsored a "move over, slow down" bill to strengthen laws protecting first responders directing traffic, after two tow truck operators were killed in an accident. He also opposed a push by Republican state legislators to impose a strict dress code in the House of Representatives, which would have mandated suits and ties.

Committee assignments

* Appropriations Committee * Joint Interim Committee on Revenue * Joint Legislative Finance Committee * Joint Subcommittee on Long-Range Planning * Legislative Administration Committee ''(Vice Chair)'' * Rules Committee

Personal life

Hamilton resides in

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. He is married, and has two children.

Electoral history

2016

2018

2020

References

External links

Jim Hamilton - Montana Legislature page

Jim Hamilton (Montana) - Ballotpedia page

Jim Hamilton for Montana - Facebook page
Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Eastern Michigan University alumni Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico Politicians from Bozeman, Montana Living people 1959 births 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature {{Montana-politician-stub