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ELECTION '94 Great Falls Tribune 3B, Friday, November 11, 1934k LegMatae has record nraibeiH of women, big freshman class 3 There's more election news on 5B The women: When the Legislature convenes in January, 36 women will make up about a fourth of the body. That is eight more than in 1 993 a and five more than the previous record, set in the 1991 session. The breakdown: There will be nine women in the 50-member Senate, and 27 in the 1 0O-member House. They are split evenly between Democrats and Republicans. The freshmen: The freshman class has 48 members; 1 0 more than two years ago.

The breakdown: The group includes only eight Democrats, all in the House. Of the 40 GOP recruits, 1 3 are in the Senate. By BOB ANEZ Associated Press Writer HELENA The bulging Republican side of the aisle won't be the only change in the 1995 Legislature. As a result of Tuesday's election, the session will have not only huge GOP majorities in both houses, but also more women than ever before, and nearly a third of the lawmakers will be newcomers. Thirty-six women will make up almost a fourth of the Legislature when it convenes in January.

That is eight more than in 1993 and five more than the previous record, set in the 1991 session. Next year, nine women will be in the 50-member Senate, and 27 will be among the 100 House members. They are split evenly between Democrats and Republicans. Women, although comprising about half the population in Mon- "Women have been afraid it's like selling Girl Scout cookies that there is something not quite honorable about it," she said. "But they find that they can get out and sell themselves.

They find they can get out and say, '1 am a Republican and I want your The party, especially the Montana Federation of Republican Women, is being more active in seeking women candidates, Miller said. In turn, those who get into races are thoughtful, aggressive candidates capable of being responsible hardworking legislators, she said. The 48-member freshman class is 10 more than two years ago. The group includes only eight Democrats, all in the House. Of the 40 GOP recruits, 13 are in the Senate.

Republican John Harp of Kali-spell, who is likely to be the next Senate majority leader, said he is not concerned about the large number of new faces. The group has plenty of diversity," and many of the novices are owners of small businesses and community activists ready to roll up their, sleeves and work, he said. i "A lot of these people are coming" to Helena with some ideas, and don't think they're going to neeor much direction, Harp said. The freshman class does not include four representatives who successfully moved to the Senate lh Tuesday's balloting. But the roster does include some former lawmakers returning to the Capitol, such as Republicans Al Bishop of Billings and Loren Jenkins' of Big Sandy, who were elected to the Senate.

Last year, only eight of the 28 women were Republicans. In the coming session, that will balloon to 18. Marilyn Miller, executive director of the Montana Republican Party, said the growth represents the party's stepped-up effort to recruit women candidates and a greater willingness of women to enter tana, have made slow progress in the Legislature. Thirty years ago, only three women were legislators. A decade later, the number grew to 14 and then increased to 18 in the 1985 session.

Apart from the record number of women next year, the most significant change is the big increase in GOP women in the Legislature. House candidates' lives nearly back to normal By PETER JOHNSON Tribune Staff Writer ELECTION Voters have control Jamison and Williams criticized each other's negative commercials in a year when voters nationwide si griped about mud slinging. Williams said the harsh tone of various campaigns was the worst he can remember, but he predicted it will continue until voters say no. "I believe negative campaigning won't stop until voters punish the candidate who starts it," he said. "Right now, candidates profit from '4' negative campaigning because people tend to vote against candidates, not for them.

Until that changes, the negative campaigning will continue." has him thinking about retiring any time soon. Williams, 57, has been in the U.S. House since 1979, but represented the western Montana district antil winning the new statewide seat in 1992. Stretching to cover the whole state in frequent weekend trips required a lot of commuting, he said. "There are only so many hours in a day, and I put in all the time I could representing the western district," he said.

"But now I spend considerably more time getting to meetings than actually being there." Republican challenger Cy Jamison said he expects to go right back to work in the Billings office of his natural resource consulting firm. Earlier, he said campaigns are getting too expensive and the only way he could afford to run was because his wife, Linda Stavrou, kept her juvenile probation job in Virginia. Stavrou will now look for work in Montana. Independent candidate Steve Kelly also had non-campaign work in mind. The artist said galleries sold many of his large metal sculptures during his eight-month campaign, so he has to get right back to his studio.

Both Jamison and Kelly expressed interest in running for political office again. NOTEBOOK After a long, harried campaign, all three U.S. House candidates have jumped right back into what they were doing previously. For the winner, Democratic incumbent Pat Williams, that meant flying back to Washington Wednesday to prepare as Congress reconvenes later this month to discuss the GATT treaty. He'll also have to reorganize his committee staff into smaller quarters, since he lost a subcommittee chairmanship when Republicans won control of Congress.

But Williams said neither the Republican makeup of Congress nor the daunting task of representing a solo House district in a huge state Legislative lineup HELENA (AP) Here is a list of members in the 1995 Legislature, based on unofficial returns from Tuesday's general election. Republicans control the Senate, 31-19, and the House, 67-33. D-Democrat; R-Republican; i-incumbent SENATE l-Gory Aklestod. R-Galata Larry Boer, R-Bigfork l-Sue Bartlelt, D-Heleno l-Tom Beck. R-Deer Lodge Sieve Benedict.

R-Homilton Al Biihop, R-BIIMngj l-Bob Brawn. R-Whiteflsh Vivian Brooke, D-Missoula I-Jim Burnett, R-Luther IB.F. "Chris" Christioens, D-Great Falls Mock Cole, R-Hysham -1-BruceCrlppen. R-Billings WilliomCrismore, R-Libby l-Gerry Devlin. R-Terry l-Steve Dohertv, D-Greot Falls l-Dorothy Eck.

D-Bozeman CA. "Cosey" Emerson, R-Boeman Sharon Estrada R-Billings l-Gary Forrester, O-Billings Mike Faster, R-Townsend l-Eve Franklin, D-Great Falls l-Delwyn Gaoe, R-Cut Bank l-Lorents Grosfleld, R-Big Timber l-Mike Halllgan, D-AAIssoula l-Ethel Harding, R-Polson Don Hargrove, R-Belgrode i-JohnHarp, R-Kalispell I-John Heriel, R-Moore Ric Holden, R-Glendive Reiny Jabs. R-Hordin I-Judy Jocobson, D-Butte l-Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook Loren Jenkins, R-Big Sandy l-Tom Keating, R-Billings l-Terrv Klompe, D-Florenct Lynch. D-Butle 1-KenAAesoros, -Case ode Ken Miller. R-Laurel ArnleMohl, R-Kalispell Linda Nelson, D-Medicine Loke l-Bob Pipinich.

D-Missoula MlkeSprogue. R-Bllllngs l-Barry "Spook" Stang, O-St. Regis i-Chuck Swysgood, R-Olllon l-Oaryl Toews, D-Lustre l-Lorry Tveit, R-Foirvlew l-Fred Van Volkenburg, D-Missoula l-Mignon Waterman, D-Helena (-Bill Wilson. D-Great Falls HOUSE Chris Anner, R-Heleno l-Shiell Anderson, R-Livlngston Peggy Arnott, R-Billlngs kloe Barnett, R-Beigrode I-Beverly Bornhort, D-Bozeman l-Ellen Bergman, R-Mil City i-Ernest Bergsogel, R-Malta l-William Boharski, R-Kalispell l-John Bohlinger, R-Billings Matt Brainard, R-Missoula l-Roger DeBruvcker, R-Floweree Matt Denny, R-Missoula Bill Carey, D-Missoula l-Bob Clark, R-Ryegate I-John Cobb, R-Augusta l-Vickl Cocchiarella. D-Missoula AubvnCurtiss.

R-Fortine Charles Devoney, R-Plentywood Jon Ellin9son. D-Missoula l-JIm Elliot, D-Trout Creek l-Alvin Ellis R-Red Lodge I-David Ewer, D-Helena l-Gary Feland. R-Shelbv l-Mariorie Fisher. R-Whitefish Rose Forbes, -Great Falls Daniel Fuchs. R-Billings i-Patrick Galvin.

D-Great Falls l-Ed Grody, -Canyon Creek Dick Green, R-Victor i-Duane Grimes, -Clancy I-Larrv Grinde, R-Lewistown Antoinette "Tonl" Hagener, D-Havre "Sonny" Hanson, R-Billings i-Marlan Hanson, R-Ashland l-Hal Harper, D-Heiena l-Dan Harrington, D-Butte l-Harriet Hovne, R-Dupuyer George Heavy Runner, D-Brownlng i Jack Herron, R-Kalispell Khase Hibbord, R-Heleno Don Holland, R-Forsyth Joan Hurdle. D-Billings I-John Johnson, D-Glendlve I-Royol Johnson, R-Billings Rick Jore. R-Ronan i-Mike Kadas. D-Mlssoula l-Betty Lou Kasten. R-Brockway Bob Keenon, R-Bigtork SamKitzenberg, R-Glasgow I-Dick Knox, R-Winilred Deb Kottel, D-Great Falls l-Don Lorson, D-Seeley Lake Rod Marshall, R-Bozeman Bonnie Martinez, R-Billings Gay Ann Masolo.

R-Townsend Matt McCann, D-Horlem Lindo McCulloch. D-Missoula Daniel McGee, R-Laurel JeonetteMcKee, R-Homilton l-Williom "Red" Menahan, D-Anaconda I-John Mercer. R-Polson i-Norm Mills. R-Billings I-Brod Molnor. R-Laurel Judy Rice Murdock, R-Lodge Grass l-Tom Nelson.

R-Billings Karl Ohs, R-Harrison 1-ScottOrr, R-Libby l-Bob Povlovich, D-Butte I-Ray Peck. D-Havre i-JoeOuillcl. D-Butte l-Bob Raney. D-Livingston l-Bob Ream, D-Missoula I.William RehMin R-Lambert i-John "Sam" Rose, R-Choteau I-BIII Ryan, D-Great Falls l-Dore Schwinden, D-Woll Point 1-Debbie Bowman Shea, D-Butte l-Bruce Simon, R-Billings I-Dick Simpkins, -Great Falls PaulSliter.R-Kallspell l-Liz Smith, R-Deer Lodge Susan L. Smith, R-Kalispell Loren Soft, R-Bitllngs Roger Somerville.

R-Lokeside i-Carolvn Squires. D-Missoula Robert Story R-Pork City Jay Stovall, R-Billings l-Emily Swanson. D-Bozeman Lila Taylor. Buxby i-BillTash, R-Dillon Clill Trexler, R-Corvallis 1-JoeTropila, D-Great Falls l-Corlev Tuss, D-Black Eagle Steve Vick, R-Belgrade lDouglas Wagner, R-Hungry Horse Jock Wells, R-Bozeman Kenneth Wennemor, D-Frenchtown l-Bill Wiseman, R-Great Falls I-Diana Wyott, D-Great Falls l-Tom Zook.R-Miles City Three Forks teen loses bid i CHOOSE TIIISlE GUARANTEE I THREE FORKS (AP) -Eighteen-year-old Lorene Blakely will be cramming for exams next year instead planning the state's future in the House of Representatives. Blakely, who won the Democratic primary for House District 32 at age 17, too young to vote for herself, was defeated by two-term Rep.

Joe Barnett, R-Belgrade. With 75 percent of the vote counted, Barnett had 2,793 votes to Blakely's 876. She blamed her loss on voter antipathy to Democratic Party policies. "No matter how much you talk to people about the issues, that little 'D' or 'R' by your name makes all the difference," she said. "There was really just know way for us to overcome the backlash against Clinton." Now, she'll head to Gonzaga University in Spokane, where she has a $30,000 scholarship and will study civil engineering and law.

Bank robber doesn't LIVE blame past for defeat MUSIC Friday HAMILTON (AP) Experience in cracking bank vaults turned out to be no help in cracking the Republican fortress of Montana's House District 59, former bank robber Lennie Thompson learned. Final unofficial returns showed Thompson losing to Republican Cliff Trexler, 2,771 to 977. Thompson was honest about his past from the beginning of the campaign, announcing at a meet-the-candidate appearance that he had served 2Vi years of a 20-year sentence for bank robbery in Washington state. He's convinced they listened. "There's just too big of a margin to say that my conviction record was a factor," Thompson said Tuesday.

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