About Bob
Who is Bob?
What has Bob Done in His Community?
What has Bob Done in the Legislature?
Who is Bob
- Born in Ronan Montana 1938
- Raised on family farm
- US Army Veteran
- Married to Faithe for 51 years
- Two children, two grand-daughters
- Worked in Agri-Business 38 years
- National Product Mgr for Peavey Co
- Owner of Lake Milling Inc./Lakeland Feeds for 22 years
What Bob has Done in his Community
- Local:
- Served as president of:
- Hamilton Lions Club
- Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Was on the Board of:
- Hamilton Golf Club
- Ravalli County Salary Review Committee
- Ravalli County Justice of the Peace selection Committee
- Served as president of:
- Statewide:
- Served as President or Chairman of the Board:
- Montana Chamber of Commerce
- Montana Feed Manufactures Association
- Montana Chamber Foundation
- Was on the Board Of:
- Montana Lottery Commission
- Governors Cup Committee
- Montana Ambassadors
- Montana Council of Economic Education
- Workforce 2020
- Montana Delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business
- Served as President or Chairman of the Board:
WHAT HAS BOB DONE IN THE LEGISLATURE?
- Elected 2002
- Served on Taxation, Education and Fish Wildlife and Parks Committees
- Chairman of the sub-committee on Rental car tax.
- During the interim was appointed to the Tax reform Committee that analyzed the major forms of taxation in Montana and made recommendations to the 2005 legislature.
- Western Water Recourse Committee
- National Conference of State Legislators Education Committee
- Education Committee for American Legislature Exchange Council
- Taxation Committee for American Legislative Exchange Council
- Re-elected in 2004
- Served as Vice-Chairman Taxation Committee
- Appointed to the Select Committee on Education that was formed to respond to the Quality Education lawsuit against the state.
- Served on the sub-committee that wrote, and was successful in passing, the definition of a Quality System of Schools.
- Recognized by Associated Press as the 2nd most effective member of the 2005 legislature.
- Carried and passed “In God we trust” legislation
Interim Committees: Revenue and Transportation Committee - School Funding Committee ad-hoc member
- National Council of State Legislatures Education Committee
- American Legislative Exchange Council Taxation Committee
- Re-Elected to 3rd term in 2006, 2007 session:
- Chairman of House Taxation Committee
- Chairman of House Ethics Committee
- Member of House Education Committee
- Member of Rules Committee
- Recognized by the Montana Chamber of Commerce as Most Valuable Policy Maker for the 2007 session for work on business tax issues, especially the Business Equipment Tax efforts.
- Interim committees:
- Revenue Transportation Committee that monitors the Department of Revenue and prepares revenue estimate for the 2009 session and, oversees the Department of Transportation activities
- Member of sub-committee that is studying the funding of education and taxes needed to support those requirements in the future.
- Education and Local Government Committee which monitors Education trends and activities of both K-12 and Higher education issues, and the Local Government issues that are brought forward before the next session.
- Served on the Sub-Committee on Post-secondary Education Policy and Budget which is dealing with defining the role of 2 year colleges in Montana’s Higher Education System.
- Re-elected for 4th Term:
- Chairman House Taxation Committee
- Member House Education Commitee
- Member House Rules Committee
- Negotiated Re-appraisal mitigation
- Received "Champion of Business" award from Montana Chamber of Commerce
- Appointed as Montana Representative to Western Legislative Advisory Council
- Montana Representaitve on ALEC Higher Education
- Legislative Member of "Making Opportunity Affordable," the advisory committee that works to keep higher education affordable.