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Former Representative for Montana’s 2nd District, 2021–2025

Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.

Republican 2nd term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

96LoyaltyMed 95
100AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 16
38BreaksMed 35
In office
House 2021–2025
4 years in Congress

Left office. Rosendale left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Troy Downing (Republican) in January 2025.

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Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—4907971,23538

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Public Lands and Natural Resources no statements 12%
Health no statements 14%
Armed Forces and National Security no statements 16%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Health.

  • 49 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 4 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

1% · peer median 10%

Closest within his party

  1. RAndy Biggs AZ-598%
  2. RElijah Crane AZ-298%
  3. RBob Good VA-598%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Rosendale.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

1% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Biggs and Crane.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 48 · expected 23.5
Action in committee 23 · expected 12
Beyond committee 4 · expected 4
Passed House 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 150 of 445 in the House

1.06expected 1.05 · average member 1.00

0 of 48 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.06 against a peer median of 1.05.

  • On the move: H.R. 200 (out of committee), H.R. 1419 (out of committee), H.R. 6874 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.75
Government operations & elections3 of 18
Congress14 of 162
Environmental Protection1 of 13
Finance and Financial Sector1 of 26
Energy2 of 93

With his party on the other 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 3 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Republicans on 96% of party-line votes, broke 38 times (peer median 27), most on Government operations & elections.

  • Position: +0.75, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Congress 14 of 162, Armed Forces & National Security 8 of 79, Economics and Public Finance 5 of 216.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.