Montana Senate
The Senate of Montana (Montana State Senate ) is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. The chamber of parliament is composed of 50 Senators representing an electoral district respectively. The meeting room of the Senate is located together with the House of Representatives at the Montana State Capitol in Helena capital.
Tasks of the Senate
The Senate of Montana fall As in upper houses in other states and territories, as well as in the U.S. Senate compared to the House of Representatives special tasks that go beyond the law. So it is up to the Senate, nominations of the Governor in his cabinet to accept or reject other offices of the executive branch and commissions and authorities.
Structure of the chamber
The President of the Senate is not as usual, the lieutenant governor, but an elected member of the Senate. Current President of the Senate is Republican Jim Peterson, 15th legislative district.
For Majority Leader ( Majority leader) of the Republicans was Jeff Essman, 28 constituency, elected; Leader of the opposition (minority leader) is the Democrat Carol Williams, 46 constituency.