# Steve Gist

Steve Gist is a Republican member of the Montana House for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Montana House, district 25
- Serving since: 2021-01-04
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/61c5bfdf-8d89-4ca3-b235-c55eb13c485e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61c5bfdf-8d89-4ca3-b235-c55eb13c485e (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

Gist missed 5.5% of 2,755 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 97 in the Montana House (average 99.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 75 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,755 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Montana House 99.2%). Party unity 84% (89%). 173 votes against the party majority.

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,236 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://archive.legmt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/6903
- Campaign site: https://stevegistformontana.com
- X: https://x.com/SteveGist
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveGistforMontana/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Representative-Steve-Gist-HD25/100063701605916/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevegisthd25/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-gist-021ab676/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61c5bfdf-8d89-4ca3-b235-c55eb13c485e