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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt">Please Oppose HB 224 and HB 225</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Montana House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Sponsor: Rep. Paul Fielder</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">HB 224 </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">• Allow snaring of wolves</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"> HB
225 </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">• Lengthen wolf-trapping season by a month, with
adjustments based on regional recommendations;</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">• Forbid F & W
Commission to prohibit hunting or trapping of wolves adjacent to national parks
unless quota met. </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Dear Friends,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Please speak out against
these bills! Write letters to the editor, call House Committee members and your
representatives (info below), spread the word. Hearings will be scheduled
shortly. Wolves need you now. Thank you for your help.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Tell your story, use your
words. Here are main points:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt"> <u> </u></span><a href="http://ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10840206&l=31996f80-1ffc-490e-aa3d-be6ce7a93d9e&r=414f413d-ded0-489c-925f-5e83a5ac7972" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:14pt">HB 224</span></a><u><span style="font-size:14pt"> –
Allow snaring of wolves</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">HB 224 would
exponentially increase the number of snares on Montana’s lands. Sold by the
dozen, wolf snares cost less than $3.00 each. The bycatch will be horses, hunting hounds, working dogs, livestock, and wildlife, especially elk,
deer and mountain lions.<u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">If HB 224 passes, the state of Montana will be liable for human injury, injury and
consequent death of horses, livestock, working dogs and hounds caused by wolf
snares. <u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Public safety is
at highly elevated risk with wolf snares. People already fear going on public
lands because of traps and snares. Wolf snares threaten to kill companion
animals and harm children, effectively privatizing our public lands for a
fraction of a percent of the population. This hurts our economy and undermines
our right to access our public lands without the threat of injury and death
from snares. <u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Wolves are the
best defense against highly contagious Chronic Wasting Disease. Wolves can
smell CWD prions and take the sick animals, reducing the spread of this
epidemic disease. Arguments that wolf scat can spread the disease are false:
ungulates do not go near wolf scat. Extra hunts to reduce game populations are
random and have no known effect on containing CWD. Wolves contain CWD.
Exterminating wolves advances CWD.<u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">The purpose of this
bill is to eradicate the wolf population and turn Montana into a game farm for
trophy hunters. Montana is revered for its diverse wildlife population, a
source of important revenue from wildlife watching, the number one reason
people visit our great state. A diversity of species helps a natural balance and
keeps rodent populations in check. The wolf is a keystone species, essential
for this balance. Killing off wolves allows rodent and coyote populations to multiply
quickly.<u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Wolves are a
minor player in the reduced elk population in the mountains of western Montana.
Two recent deep snowfall winters and too many outfitters in the same drainages
reduced the elk population. Hunters expect a convenience store, this is nature.
The claim that wolves have driven elk down from the high country to private
lands is a fairy tale. Wolves can’t maneuver in high country deep snow. Elk go
to the haystacks on private land for food. The same claim was made in the
Bitterroot, and a study revealed that mountain lions, not wolves, took more elk
(still, less than 20). More importantly, the reduction in elk was due to 5
years of shoulder hunting seasons of elk to appease the ranchers who complained
that elk were eating all their hay. <u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt"> Ranchers know that healthy riparian zones mean
healthy land and water for livestock and farming. Wolves restore riparian
zones. Without them, erosion and grazing by cattle and game animals desiccate
the landscape, resulting in less food, less water. <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10840206&l=2279a68d-3409-4a8d-bce7-c16ba95af8b7&r=414f413d-ded0-489c-925f-5e83a5ac7972" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:14pt">HB 225</span></a><u><span style="font-size:14pt"> – Lengthen wolf
trapping season by a month, allowing for adjustments based on regional
recommendations.</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt">Disallow closing of wolf hunting and trapping adjacent
to national parks unless quota is met.</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Wolf trapping
season is already 2.5 months long, Dec.15 – Feb 28. HB 255 would make it 3.5 months, Nov. 26 –
March 15. There is no reason given for this; it is simply to eradicate wolves
for special interest groups: trappers, ranchers and trophy hunters. Wolves
belong to everybody; laws should reflect this.<u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Allowing
“adjustments based on regional recommendations” means anything goes,
particularly advantageous to Region 1, where the Fish, Wildlife and Parks
officials are outspoken about hating wolves and loving trapping. With this
caveat, there is no limit on wolf trapping, it can be year round. </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt">This undermines any wildlife management. It is only
about killing all the wolves, based on no proven reason. <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 67.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt"> Wolf traps are indiscriminate. They maim and
kill many other species, particularly mountain lions, whose feet and toes are
commonly found in wolf traps. There is no way to know how many mountain lions starve
to death because of trap injuries. If wildlife management is mandated to err on
the side of wildlife protection, how can wolf trapping and snaring be
acceptable? <u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">There were 109,500 elk in MT when
wolves were reintroduced in 1995. Today there are more than 134,557 elk in MT,
25% over objective. Killing wolves for the sake of killing is unethical,
destructive to conservation and unacceptable.<u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">In areas adjacent to national parks, forbidding
the Fish and Wildlife Commission to prohibit hunting or trapping of wolves, and
prohibit closing wolf trapping and hunting areas is the Montana Trappers
Association’s self-serving attempt to ban any reasonable protections for our
wildlife. It’s a backlash against the Commission’s reduction of wolf trapping
next to Yellowstone in 2020. Trappers ring Yellowstone and Glacier Parks with
traps. Yellowstone wolves, famous the world over, should have a buffer zone by
the boundary. HB 225 is akin to fishing in a barrel, except wolves are our
keystone species who have revitalized Yellowstone Park, allowing the return of
beavers, birds and healthy riparian areas for all wildlife. They can do the
same for Montana if we have the sense and decency to let them. <u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 81pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">All these wolf-killing bills, there are more to come, are about
destruction of our wildlife. There is no respect for wolves’ critically
important place in our natural world, no consideration for the majority of
Montanans who embrace the return of wolves, no interest in reducing unnecessary suffering and death of our wildlife, and a complete disregard for
Montana’s economy.<u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">Talking points 4-7 for HB 224 above
apply to HB 225, and all the wolf bills coming that have the same goals:
eradicate wolves and take over Fish, Wildlife and Parks.<u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">These bills have not been scheduled for a
hearing but that comes up fast. It is
urgent to write letters to the editor now (please see attachment for contact
info), and to contact members of the legislature. Your voice counts. </span><span style="font-size:16pt">Thank
you for speaking out for Montana wolves and wildlife! </span><span style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">How to contact your legislators:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt"><a href="https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup/">https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-lookup/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">How to contact members of the House Fish,
Wildlife and Parks Committee:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">The most effective way to reach the committee
is by calling several individual members or emailing them, and testifying in
person or by phone at the hearing. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">To call in to speak at the hearing:
<a href="https://leg.mt.gov/public-testimony/">https://leg.mt.gov/public-testimony/</a>. You must do this by noon the day before the hearing.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">You can call and
leave a message for a legislator or entire committee anytime: 406-444-4800.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">3. Show up at the hearing. You can find out when and where here: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/law0203w$.startup?P_SESS=20211">http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/law0203w$.startup?P_SESS=20211</a></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">TO SEND A DETAILED
MESSAGE TO ENTIRE COMMITTEE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> • Go to
<a href="http://ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10840206&l=379c4802-1f8e-4767-9ed0-2b3e6b742967&r=414f413d-ded0-489c-925f-5e83a5ac7972">leg.mt.gov</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> • Scroll
down and click on “Send A Web Message to a Legislator/Committee”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> • Fill out
Form and Choose committee button, then choose House Fish, Wildlife and Parks
committee, and follow instructions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Montana HOUSE FISH, WILDLIFE AND
PARKS COMMITTEE 2021</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5pt">Fitzgerald, Ross (R) – Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-467-2032</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Ross.fitzgerald@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ross.fitzgerald@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Duram, Neil (R) ‑ Vice Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-471-2356</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Neil.duram@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Neil.duram@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Farris‑Olsen, Robert (D) ‑ Vice
Chair</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-794-4780</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Robformontana@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Robformontana@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Berglee, Seth (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-690-9329</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Seth.berglee@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Seth.berglee@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Fielder, Paul (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-210-5943</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Paulfielder@blackfoot.net" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paulfielder@blackfoot.net</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">France, Tom (D)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-396-5085</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Tom.france@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tom.france@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hinkle, Jedediah (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-585-0782</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jedediah.hinkle@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Jedediah.hinkle@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Knudsen, Rhonda (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-489-5253</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Rhonda.knudsen@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rhonda.knudsen@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Loge, Denley (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-649-2368</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Denleylogehd14@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Denleylogehd14@gmail.com</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.5pt">Marler, Marilyn (D)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-544-7189</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Marilyn.marler@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Marilyn.marler@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mitchell, Braxton (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-314-9474</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Braxton.mitchell@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">braxtonmmitchell@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Novak, Sara (D)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-691-0069</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Novak4hd77@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Novak4hd77@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Phalen, Bob (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-939-1187</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Bob.phalen@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bob.phalen@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Putnam, Brian (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-233-9463</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Brian.putnam@mtleg.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Brian.putnam@mtleg.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reksten, Linda (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-471-8359</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Reksten4mthouse@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reksten4mthouse@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Running Wolf, Tyson (D)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-845-2115</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:trwolves@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">trwolves@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Seekins‑Crowe, Kerri (R)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-208-6587</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Kerri4mt@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kerri4mt@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Weatherwax, Marvin (D)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">406-338-7741</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:repmarvinwwaxjr@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">repmarvinwwaxjr@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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