Denley Loge

Republican Party

Montana State Senate District 45

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

1

Prior offices:

Montana House of Representatives District 14

Years in office: 2017 - 2025

Compensation

Base salary

$128.86/legislative day

Per diem

$206/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

St. Regis High School

Bachelor's

University of Montana

Personal

Birthplace

Valley City, ND

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Denley Loge (Republican Party) is a member of theMontana State Senate, representingDistrict 45. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Loge (Republican Party) ran for election to theMontana State Senate to representDistrict 45. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Denley Loge was born inValley City, North Dakota. He earned a high school diploma from St. Regis High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana. His career experience includes working as a rancher and in highway maintenance and construction.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Loge was assigned to the following committees:

• Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee
• Fish and Game Committee,Chair
• Highways and Transportation Committee,Vice Chair

2023-2024

Loge was assigned to the following committees:

• Business and Labor Committee
• Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
• Transportation Committee,Chair

2021-2022

Loge was assigned to the following committees:

• Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
• Transportation Committee,Chair
• Business and Labor Committee

2019-2020

Loge was assigned to the following committees:

• Business and Labor Committee
• Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
• Transportation Committee,Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 45

Denley Loge defeatedDevin Jackson andKelley Durbin-Williams in the general election for Montana State Senate District 45 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge (R)	59.0	7,714
		Devin Jackson (D)	33.1	4,321
	Submit photo	Kelley Durbin-Williams (Independent)	7.9	1,029

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,064
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 45

Devin Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 45 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devin Jackson	100.0	2,031

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,031
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 45

Denley Loge defeatedAnnamarie White in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 45 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge	70.8	2,952
	Submit photo	Annamarie White	29.2	1,218

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,170
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2022

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 14

IncumbentDenley Loge won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge (R)	100.0	4,231

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,231
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14

IncumbentDenley Loge defeatedRandy Mitchell in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge	66.0	1,914
	Submit photo	Randy Mitchell	34.0	985

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,899
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2020

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 14

IncumbentDenley Loge defeatedMark French in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge (R)	99.9	5,185
	Submit photo	Mark French (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	3

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,188
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14

IncumbentDenley Loge defeatedMark French in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge	70.7	1,950
	Submit photo	Mark French	29.3	810

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,760
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2018

See also:Montana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 14

IncumbentDenley Loge defeatedDiane Magone in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge (R)	73.1	3,590
	Submit photo	Diane Magone (D)	26.9	1,321

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,911
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Cahalin (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14

Diane Magone advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Diane Magone	100.0	745

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 745
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14

IncumbentDenley Loge defeatedJames Mortenson in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 14 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denley Loge	68.2	1,312
	Submit photo	James Mortenson	31.8	612

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,924
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2016

See also:Montana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theMontana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016.IncumbentNicholas Schwaderer (R) did not seek re-election.

Denley Loge defeatedBryan Foster in the Montana House of Representatives District 14 general election.^[2][3]

Montana House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Denley Loge	77.74%	3,681
	Democratic	Bryan Foster	22.26%	1,054
Total Votes				4,735
Source:Montana Secretary of State

Bryan Foster ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 14 Democratic primary.^[4][5]

Montana House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Bryan Foster (unopposed)

Denley Loge defeatedCharles Woolley in the Montana House of Representatives District 14 Republican primary.^[6][7]

Montana House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Denley Loge	51.81%	1,074
	Republican	Charles Woolley	48.19%	999
Total Votes				2,073
Source:Montana Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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2016

Loge's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Campaign finance summary

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2024

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2021

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2019

2018

2017

Noteworthy events

Montana Republican Party censure of nine state senators (2025)

In a statement released on April 4, 2025, the Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) executive committee censured nine Republican state senators:Jason Ellsworth,Butch Gillespie,Gregg Hunter,Joshua Kassmier,Gayle Lammers,Denley Loge,Wendy McKamey,Russel Tempel, andShelley Vance.^[10]

A press release published on the MTGOP website on March 13, 2025, stated, in part, "The Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) is strongly rebuking nine Republican state senators who have frequently aligned with Democrats, creating obstacles for the Republican majority in the Senate. Montana voters elected a strong Republican majority last November, expecting leadership that reflects their choices. On Jan. 6th, 2025, the first day of the 69th Legislative session, and continuing to this day, nine Republican Senators have partnered with the Democratic minority to overrule Republican leadership. ... The MTGOP calls on these senators to cease obstructing key Republican priorities and return to the faithful representation of their constituents and the Republican platform. If their actions continue to damage the integrity of the Republican majority, the party will consider additional steps to address the situation."^[11][12][10]

According to the MTGOP, the party's executive committee unanimously voted to censure the senators during a meeting held on March 27, 2025.^[13] As part of the censure, the MTGOP said the senators would no longer be acknowledged as Republicans and the party would not grant political funding to them in the future.^[12]

In response, the censured senators, with the exception of Sen. Ellsworth, published an open letter to the citizens of Montana saying, "We were elected to serve you, not to follow orders from political insiders. ... Let’s be clear: this censure is nothing more than a distraction—meant to cover up the fact that party leaders have failed to deliver on the core priorities you sent us here to address. ... This censure changes nothing. We’ll keep showing up. We’ll keep delivering. And we’ll keep putting Montana first."^[14]

During the 69th legislative session, Republicans held a majority in theMontana State Senate with 32 of the 50 seats, and Democrats held the remaining 18.

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