Labor Links

• State and Local Labor Councils
• Montana State AFL-CIO
• AFL-CIO Blog: Montana
• Directory of Montana Locals
• Find a Union - Montana
  
• Montana Affiliates & Locals
  • AFSCME Directory - Montana
    
  • MEA-MFT (Montana NEA/AFT)
    
  • Montana Nurses Association
    
  • IUPAT: Montana Chapters
  • IBEW: Montana Locals
  • IATSE: Montana Locals

State Labor Laws

• Current Minimum Wage: $5.15
• Indexed to Inflation: No - uses federal as reference
• Minimum Wage Notes:
  

State Government

• State and Local Government Directory
• State Officials
  • Governor Brian Schweitzer (D)
    • Next Election: 2008
    • Brian Schweitzer
  • Lieutenant Governor John Bolinger (R)
    • Next Election: 2008
    • John Bolinger
  • Attorney General Mike McGrath (D)
    • Next Election:
    • Mike McGrath
  • Secretary of State Bob Brown (R)
    • Next Election:
    • Bob Brown
• Legislative Branch
  • Montana Legislative Branch
    

Congressional Delegation

• Senators:
  • Senator Max Baucus (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 75
    • Max Baucus is up for re-election in 2008.
    • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• Senator Conrad Burns (R)
  • Lifetime COPE Score: 13
  • Conrad Burns is up for re-election in 2006.
  • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• House Reps:
  • : Dennis Rehberg (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Dennis Rehberg is running for re-election.
  • : Jon Tester (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Jon Tester is seat is not up until 2012.
  • : Max Baucus (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Max Baucus is seat is not up until 2008.

Voter Resources

• Key Dates
  • 5/8/2006 - Primary Voter Registration Deadline
  • 6/6/2006 - Primary Election
  • 10/10/2006 - General Voter Registration Deadline (Mail)
  • 11/6/2006 - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person)
  • 11/6/2006 - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail)
• Voter Info
  • Vote411: Important information for voters NEW
  • MT: Voting Information
  • Voting Information, Montana Secretary of State's Website
  • MT: Local Elections Officials
  • Voter Registration Information, Montana Secretary of State's Website
  • Montana Absentee Voting
  • Montana Absentee Voting
  • Voter Registration Information, Montana Secretary of State's Website
  • MT: Voting Information, Montana Secretary of State\'s Website
    
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Montana Election 2006 Archive

• Endorsed Candidates

  
  
  • Note: This list draws from our candidates database, which primarily tracks major party candidates for federal offices and gubernatorial candidates. For other statewide or local office endorsements, please visit the state federation website or click here for contact information for the state and local labor councils.

• Senate Race

  • Race Type: R-I
  • Projections:
    • Charlie Cook: Toss Up
    • CQ Politics: No Clear Favorite
    • Rothenberg Report: Leans Democratic Takeover
    • Larry Sabato: Leans Democratic
    • NPR's Ken Rudin: Leans Democratic
    • Election Projection: Moderate Dem Gain
  • National Journal Ranking: 2
  • Primary Date: 2006-06-06
  • Real Clear Politics - Summary of Latest Polls and Projections
  • National Journal Tip Sheet (Now free for everyone!)
  • US Election Atlas: Summary of Recent Polls
  • Montana Senate Race Wiki
  • Wikipedia: Latest Polls
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball
  • DSCC Analysis
  • Candidates
    • Incumbent: Senator Conrad Burns (R)
    • Senate Website
    • National Journal Biography
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 13
    • Conrad Burns has $1,705,251 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Jon Tester (D) - State Sen Pres
    • Jon Tester has been endorsed by the State Fed.
    • Jon Tester has $570,957 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Stan Jones (L)
    • Stan Jones has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.

    Analysis

    Latest News

    • MT-Sen: Tester is officially the winner
    • Montana’s Tester on Track to Pick Up Another Senate Seat for Dems
    • MT-SEN: GOP Writes Off Burns
    • Republicans Write Off Montana?
    • MT-SEN: Tester's Closing Ad: "We Need Washington To Look A Lot More Like Montana"

• House Races

  • MT-01
    • Incumbent: Dennis Rehberg (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Dennis Rehberg (R) - US Rep
      • Monica Lindeen (D) - State Rep
        Monica Lindeen has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Mike Fellows (L) - State LP Chair
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
    • Latest News: MT-01
      • New Lindeen TV Spot Kicks Rehberg (R-MT) Hard
  • All House Races
    • OurCongress.org: Montana House Race News
    • National Journal Tipsheet
    • Sabato's Crystal Ball

• Montana Election Links

  • Politics1 Candidates List (All Statewide Races)
  • Washington Post: Montana Campaign Ads *NEW*
  • DC Political Report: Montana
  • Election Projection: Montana
  • Yahoo! Montana Election Page (Great Resource!)
  • Polling Report
    Subscription required, see Basecamp Writeboard for login info
  • Left in the West: Elections 06
  • Associated Press State Profile
  • Associated Press Statewide Candidates List
  • Hedgehog Report: Latest Polls

• Campaign Finance

  • FEC Campaign Finance Data: All Federal Candidates