Learn more about Tom’s work in the Montana State Legislature
We flipped an 11-point Trump district in 2018 by bringing a bold vision to working Montanans. Once elected, state Rep. Tom carried a record number of 24 bills for a freshman lawmaker:
sponsored bills: 2019 MT legislative session
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Protects Montanans with pre-existing conditions and bans the immoral insurance practice of lifetime payout caps.
Protects Montanans from scam “junk” insurance plans that prey on the people that need healthcare the most. Auditor Rosendale’s office worked directly against this commonsense legislation.
My constituents were getting kicked out of their houses due to rising tax bills - this was the first and second thing I heard on every door knocked. This bill would have zero’d out property taxes on the middle class through an innovative taxation mechanism.
Allow for graduates of the Montana University System earning $40,000 or less to claim a tax credit against their income tax to be used for student loan payments.
A no-brainer - over 35 states allow online voter registration and Montana should be no different. This bill would have increased access to the voting booth for those living far from their county elections office.
The criminalization of cannabis has been an unmitigated disaster for marginalized communities for decades. This legislation would’ve brought my state in line with our neighbors - it also would’ve quadrupled the amount of money devoted to mental health and drug and alcohol abuse prevention. This legislation serves as the basis of a voter initiative in 2020.
I heard from my constituents - they were worried about their homes being taken away from them. Rapid development is displacing the homes that Montanans have lived in for decades. This legislation allowed for actual tenants’ rights for Montanans living in mobile homes. For too long they have been treated like second class citizens.
Montana’s minimum wage law is riddled with holes. This bill brought the same protections to apprentices as those enjoyed by everyone else.
The true state corporate tax rate is unknown. This legislation brought transparency to the process and would arm future policymakers with the knowledge to force corporations to pay their fair share.
Montana rations lifesaving drugs. Other states do not. That’s a fact. This bill would have worked to remedy that moral failing by saving the state money in purchasing these drugs. It would not have cost anything more than what we already spend. Louisiana does this (with the blessing of the Trump administration, no less).
