Matt Rosendale was first elected to the at-large district in 2020.
33 Facts About Matt Rosendale
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Matt Rosendale was a member of the Montana Legislature from 2011 to 2017, in both houses.
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Matt Rosendale spent his career working in real estate, real estate development and land management.
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Matt Rosendale grew his family real estate business from a single, five-agent office into a full-service firm with 65 agents and four offices.
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Matt Rosendale was twice elected chairman of the Glendive Agri-Trade Expo committee, a local group that puts on an agriculture exposition showcasing agri-business in eastern Montana.
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Matt Rosendale served as head of his local Catholic parish council.
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Matt Rosendale says his friends and neighbors in Glendive urged him to run for the state legislature to reduce spending and regulations, defend their gun and property rights, and protect the sanctity of life.
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Matt Rosendale served one two-year term in the Montana House of Representatives and one four-year term in the Montana Senate, during which he served as majority leader.
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Matt Rosendale announced he would run for the Montana House of Representatives to represent House District 38, which covers Wibaux and part of Dawson County.
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In 2012, with State Senator Donald Steinbeisser ineligible for reelection due to term limits, Matt Rosendale announced he would run for the Montana Senate to represent Senate District 19, a heavily Republican district in eastern Montana.
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Matt Rosendale served on the Finance and Claims Committee, the Highways and Transportation Committee and the Natural Resources Committee.
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Matt Rosendale was the primary sponsor of a bill that became law to prevent law enforcement from using drones for surveillance purposes.
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Matt Rosendale chaired the Rules Committee and was a member of the Finance and Claims Committee and Natural Resources and Transportation Committee.
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Matt Rosendale was the primary sponsor of a bill to authorize direct primary care provider plans that passed the legislature before being vetoed by Governor Steve Bullock.
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Matt Rosendale received the American Conservative Union's Award for Conservative Excellence and was again named a "Champion of Business" by the Montana Chamber of Commerce.
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In 2017, Matt Rosendale announced he would seek the Republican nomination to challenge two-term incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester.
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Matt Rosendale refused to accept a pay raise every year taking an annual salary of $92,236.
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In 2017, Matt Rosendale proposed legislation that would create a reinsurance program so that individuals with preexisting conditions could access affordable health coverage.
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Matt Rosendale then worked with a bipartisan group of Montana officials to create a reinsurance program and were granted a waiver to do so by the federal government.
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In 2019, Matt Rosendale proposed legislation targeting pharmacy benefits managers and a practice known as spread pricing.
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Matt Rosendale then announced his candidacy to succeed Daines in the US House of Representatives.
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Days later, Matt Rosendale announced he would run for the open seat.
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Matt Rosendale received early endorsements from elected officials around the country, including Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Rand Paul, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and Representative Jim Jordan, as well as the endorsement of the Crow Tribe of Montana.
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Matt Rosendale ran for reelection in the reconstituted second district, which covers the eastern two-thirds of the state and includes Billings, Great Falls, Helena and his home in Glendive.
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In June 2021, Matt Rosendale was among 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6.
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In June 2021, Matt Rosendale was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.
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In September 2021, Matt Rosendale was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted.
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Matt Rosendale was among 19 House Republicans to vote against the final passage of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
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In November 2021, Matt Rosendale was one of six House Republicans to vote against the RENACER Act, which extended US sanctions against Nicaragua and granted the president several ways to address acts of corruption and human rights violations by the Daniel Ortega administration, including the power to exclude Nicaragua from the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement and to obstruct multilateral loans to the country.
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On March 2,2022, Matt Rosendale was one of only three House members to vote against a resolution supporting the sovereignty of Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion.
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In 2022, Matt Rosendale voted against a bill that would provide approximately $14 billion to the government of Ukraine.
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In July 2022, Matt Rosendale was one of 18 Republicans to vote against ratifying Sweden's and Finland's applications for NATO membership.
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On March 1,2023, Matt Rosendale took a photo in front of the United States Capitol with Ryan Sanchez, a former member of the white supremacist gang Rise Above Movement and Greyson Arnold, a Nazi sympathizer and podcaster who was at the January 6 Capitol attack.