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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) Sen. Jon Tester is a 3rd term Senator in the US Congress who represents Montana and received 50.3% of the vote in his last election. He is the Ranking Member of the Veterans' Affairs committee, and a member of the Indian Affairs, Banking, Appropriations, and Commerce committees. He works most frequently on Armed Forces and National Security (122 bills), Health (114 bills), Education (65 bills), Public Lands and Natural Resources (57 bills), and Economics and Public Finance (57 bills). He has sponsored 330 bills in his last twelve year(s) in office, voting with his party 90.7% of the time, getting 12.12% of his bills out of committee, and 2.12% of his sponsored bills enacted. Sen. Tester most frequently cosponsors Ron Wyden (D-OR) (35 bills), Steve Daines (R-MT) (31 bills), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (31 bills). He most frequently votes with Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV) (90.91%), Angus King (I-ME) (90.57%), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) (90.37%). Before entering politics, Sen. Tester was involved in business. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Great Falls (MT). 3 Terms @SenatorTester (202) 224-2644 Room 311 Hart Senate Office Building Washingt... Committees US Congress: Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Persons: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Ranking Members: Sen. Patrick "Pat" Leahy (D-VT) US Congress: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair Persons: Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Ranking Members: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) US Congress: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chair Persons: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) | Ranking Members: Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) US Congress: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chair Persons: Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) | Ranking Members: Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) US Congress: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chair Persons: Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) | Ranking Members: Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) US Congress: Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chair Persons: Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) | Ranking Members: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) US Congress: Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space Chair Persons: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) | Ranking Members: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) Staffers Jesse Anderson (Agriculture Liaison) (406) 449-5401 | [email protected] Caitlin Avey (Field Representative) (406) 452-9585 | [email protected] Molly Bell (Regional Director) (406) 252-0550 | [email protected] Vince Camillo (Regional Director) (406) 586-4450 | [email protected] Chad Campbell (Regional Director) (406) 257-3360 | [email protected] Amanda Casey (Field Representative) (406) 723-3277 | [email protected] Thomas Culver (Field Representative) (406) 252-0550 | [email protected] Madeline Forbis (Executive Assistant; Field Representative) Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT).
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