# Shelley Vance

Shelley Vance is a Republican member of the Montana Senate for district 34.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Montana Senate, district 34
- Serving since: 2023-01-02
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/307202d9-6626-46a3-9697-0cc5f80356e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/307202d9-6626-46a3-9697-0cc5f80356e4 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Vance voted against the majority of Montana Senate Republicans 475 times; party unity 57%, in the bottom quarter of the Montana Senate (average 85%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.02), from 271 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,812 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Montana Senate 98.9%). Party unity 57% (85%). 475 votes against the party majority.

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 82% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/7648

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/307202d9-6626-46a3-9697-0cc5f80356e4