Gary Parry

Republican Party

Candidate, Montana House of Representatives District 35

Montana House of Representatives District 35

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Prior offices:

Montana House of Representatives District 39

Years in office: 2023 - 2025

Predecessor:Geraldine Custer (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$128.86/legislative day

Per diem

$206/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

June 2, 2026

Education

High school

Helena Senior High School

Bachelor's

University of Montana, 1975

Graduate

Sam Houston State University, 1990

Personal

Birthplace

Helena, MT

Profession

Senior contract analyst

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

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Gary Parry (Republican Party) is a member of theMontana House of Representatives, representingDistrict 35. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Parry (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theMontana House of Representatives to representDistrict 35. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onJune 2, 2026.

Biography

Gary Parry was born inHelena, Montana, and lives inColstrip. Parry graduated from Helena Senior High School. Parry earned a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Montana in 1975 and an M.B.A. from Sam Houston State University in 1990. His career experience includes working as a senior contract analyst with Western Energy Company and Westmoreland Coal Company.^[1][2]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Parry was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee,Chair
• House State Administration Committee
• Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
• House Legislative Administration Committee

2023-2024

Parry was assigned to the following committees:

• Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
• House Legislative Administration Committee
• House Natural Resources Committee
• House State Administration Committee

Elections

2026

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 35

IncumbentGary Parry is running in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 35 on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gary Parry

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 35

IncumbentGary Parry defeatedKim Kreider in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 35 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Parry (R)	80.7	4,780
		Kim Kreider (D)	19.3	1,144

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 35

Kim Kreider advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 35 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Kreider	100.0	436

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 35

IncumbentGary Parry advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 35 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Parry	100.0	2,563

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 39

Gary Parry won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Parry (R)	100.0	3,760

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 39

Gary Parry advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 39 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Parry	100.0	2,348

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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