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Montana GOP calls for Sen. Ellsworth's resignation following controversial business deal

Summary by The Billings Gazette

"Should Senator Ellsworth choose not to resign, the Montana Republican Party will fully support the Senate's decision to expel him," the Montana GOP said Sunday.

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milescitystar.com

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Montana Senate can’t muster enough votes to punish former president Ellsworth

The Montana Senate has reached a stalemate over whether to expel former leader Jason Ellsworth for ethics violations. Lawmakers failed twice on Monday to get the two-thirds majority needed to expel him. They were also unsuccessful at censuring the Hamilton…

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Montana Free Press

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Montana Senate stalls on punishing former president

The Montana Senate drew to a stalemate Monday over whether to expel former leader Jason Ellsworth for ethics violations, though there’s no limit to how many tries they get at taking some sort of disciplinary action against the Hamilton Republican.Lawmakers failed twice to get the necessary two-thirds majority required to expel a member. Between attempts to expel, senators were also unsuccessful at censuring Ellsworth. The latter entailed removin…

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Motions to expel, censure Sen. Ellsworth fail

A majority of Montana Senators on Monday voted to expel Sen. Jason Ellsworth, the Hamilton Republican who has been under ethical and criminal investigations related to a contract he procured late last year, but the motion failed to reach the…

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Missoulian

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Democratic coalition blocks expulsion of GOP Sen. Ellsworth; leaders to broker discipline

The Montana Senate reached a stalemate in trying to discipline Sen. Jason Ellsworth on Monday. Nine Republicans voted alongside all but four Democrats to prevent his expulsion.

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Senate stalemates on attempts to expel, censure Ellsworth

After a controversy thats been in the background for much of the Montana Legislatures 2025 session, the Montana Senate finally debated Monday whether to take disciplinary action against former Senate president Sen. Jason Ellsworth but in the end, senators couldnt come to agreement on a possible punishment.The Montana Constitution gives the Senate the authority to expel or punish a member for good cause if two-thirds of senators agree. More than …

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