Joe Read

American politician
Joe Read
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byFrosty Boss Ribs
Succeeded byFrosty Boss Ribs
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Ronan, Montana, U.S.

Joe Read is an American politician and former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives. He represented House District 15 from 2011 to 2013, and was defeated by Frosty Boss Ribs, who he originally defeated himself in 2010, in the 2012 election. Read received attention in 2011 for introducing a bill that global warming is "beneficial to the welfare and business climate of Montana".[1]

Personal life

Read was born in Ronan, Montana in 1955.[2]

References

  1. ^ Montana Associated Technology Roundtables (17 February 2011). "Montana Legislator, State Rep. Joe Read (R-MT), Introduces Bill To Declare Global Warming 'Natural' And 'Beneficial'". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Joe Read for State House District 15 of Montana - PollVault Profile". PollVault. Retrieved 25 August 2017.


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68th Legislature (2023-2024)
Speaker of the House
Matt Regier (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Rhonda Knudsen (R)
Majority Leader
Sue Vinton (R)
Minority Leader
Kim Abbott (D)
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  2. ▌Neil Duram (R)
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  11. ▌Tanner Smith (R)
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  48. ▌Jodee Etchart (R)
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  50. ▌Naarah Hastings (R)
  51. ▌Mike Yakawich (R)
  52. ▌Sherry Essmann (R)
  53. ▌Nelly Nicol (R)
  54. ▌Terry Moore (R)
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  60. ▌Laurie Bishop (D)
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  64. ▌Jane Gillette (R)
  65. ▌Kelly Kortum (D)
  66. ▌Eric Matthews (D)
  67. ▌Jedediah Hinkle (R)
  68. ▌Caleb Hinkle (R)
  69. ▌Jennifer Carlson (R)
  70. ▌Julie Dooling (R)
  71. ▌Kenneth Walsh (R)
  72. ▌Tom Welch (R)
  73. ▌Jennifer Lynch (D)
  74. ▌Derek J. Harvey (D)
  75. ▌Marta Bertoglio (R)
  76. ▌Donavon Hawk (D)
  77. ▌John Fitzpatrick (R)
  78. ▌Gregory Frazer (R)
  79. ▌Laura Smith (D)
  80. ▌Zachary Wirth (R)
  81. ▌Melissa Romano (D)
  82. ▌Mary Caferro (D)
  83. ▌Kim Abbott (D)
  84. ▌Jill Cohenour (D)
  85. ▌Michele Binkley (R)
  86. ▌David Bedey (R)
  87. ▌Ron Marshall (R)
  88. ▌Wayne Rusk (R)
  89. ▌Katie Sullivan (D)
  90. ▌Marilyn Marler (D)
  91. ▌Connie Keogh (D)
  92. ▌Mike Hopkins (R)
  93. ▌Joe Read (R)
  94. ▌Tom France (D)
  95. ▌SJ Howell (D)
  96. ▌Jonathan Karlen (D)
  97. ▌Lyn Hellegaard (R)
  98. ▌Bob Carter (D)
  99. ▌Mark Thane (D)
  100. ▌Zooey Zephyr (D)


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