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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Alan Olson, Allen Kolstad, Anders Blewett, Art Wittich, Benjamin F. White (Montana politician), Bill Wilson (Montana politician), Bill Yellowtail, Bob Brown (Montana politician), Bob Hawks, Bob Lake, Bradley Maxon Hamlett, Bruce Crippen, Bruce Tutvedt, Carmine Mowbray, Carolyn Squires, Carol Juneau, Carol Williams (Montana politician), Chas Vincent, Chet Blaylock, Christine Kaufmann (Montana politician), Cliff Larsen, Corey Stapleton, Dan Harrington (politician), Dan Weinberg, Dave Lewis (politician), David Wanzenried, Debby Barrett, Donald Grant Nutter, Donald Steinbeisser, Don Ryan, Edward Buttrey, Edward Walker (politician), Edwin L. Norris, Elmer Holt, Frank Smith (Montana politician), Frederick Moore (politician), Fred Thomas (Montana politician), Gary Branae, Gene Vuckovich, Gerald Pease, Greg Hinkle, Greg Lind, Henry L. Myers, J. Hugo Aronson, Jason Priest, Jeff Essmann, Jerry O'Neil (politician), Jesse Laslovich, Jim Elliott, Jim Keane (politician), Jim Peterson (Montana politician), Jim Shockley, Joe Balyeat, John Bohlinger, John Brenden, John Melcher, Jonathan Windy Boy, Jon Sonju, Jon Tester, Joseph Tropila, Kendall Van Dyk, Ken Hansen, Ken Miller (Montana politician), Kim Gillan, Lane Larson, Larry Jent, LeRoy H. Anderson, Llew Jones, Lynda Moss, Mary Caferro, Mike Cooney, Mitch Tropila, Rick Ripley, Robert Story (politician), Ron Arthun, Ron Erickson, Rowlie Hutton, Roy Brown (Montana politician), Ryan Zinke, Shannon Augare, Sharon Stewart-Peregoy, Stan Stephens, Steve Daines, Steve Gallus, Taylor Brown, Terry Murphy (politician), Thomas Lee Judge, Thomas S. Hogan, Tom Facey, Tom Stout, Trudi Schmidt, Verdell Jackson, Vicki Cocchiarella, Walter McNutt, Wesley A. D'Ewart, Zales Ecton. Excerpt: Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is the junior United States Senator from Montana, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Tester was first elected to the Senate in 2006, in the closest Senate race of that year. He won re-election in 2012 against Rep. Denny Rehberg in another close Senate race. He had previously served as the president of the Montana Senate and worked as a music teacher and farmer. Tester was born in Havre, Montana, one of three sons of Helen Marie (nee Pearson) and David O. Tester. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Swedish ancestry. Tester grew up in Chouteau County, near the town of Big Sandy, Montana, on the land that his grandfather homesteaded in 1912. At the age of 9, he lost the middle three fingers of his left hand in a meat-grinder accident. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Great Falls with a B.S. in music. He then worked for two years as a music teacher in the Big Sandy School District before returning to his family's farm and custom butcher shop. He and his wife continue to operate the farm; in the 1980s, they changed over from conventional to organic farming, raising wheat, barley, lentils, peas, millet, buckwheat, and alfalfa. Tester served five years as chairman of the Big Sandy School Board of Trustees and served on the Big Sandy Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Committee and the Chouteau County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Committee. Tester was first elected to the Montana State Senate in 1998, after his neighbor, a Republican state senator, decided not to run for re-election. He was elected the minority whip for the 2001 session. In 2002, he won re-election with 71% of the vote. In 2003, he became minority leader. In 2005, Tester was elected president of the Montana Senate, the chief presiding officer of the Montana Legislature's upper chamber. His election as President marked a transition for Montana Democrats as they moved into the majority leaders
