Theresa Manzella
2021 - Present
2025
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Theresa Manzella (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 44. She assumed office on January 4, 2021.
Manzella (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 44. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Theresa Manzella lives in Charlos Heights, Montana. Manzella's career experience includes working with Electronic Data Systems and Pontiac Motors Headquarters.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Manzella was assigned to the following committees:
- Highways and Transportation Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate State Administration Committee
2021-2022
Manzella was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Cultural Resources Committee
- Highways and Transportation Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2019-2020
Manzella was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- House Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Manzella served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 44
Incumbent Theresa Manzella defeated Cade Scatolini in the general election for Montana State Senate District 44 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theresa Manzella (R) | 67.4 | 6,291 | |
 | Cade Scatolini (D) | 32.6 | 3,036 | |
| Total votes: 9,327 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 44
Cade Scatolini advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 44 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cade Scatolini | 100.0 | 1,337 |
| Total votes: 1,337 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44
Incumbent Theresa Manzella defeated Wayne Rusk and Brad Davis in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theresa Manzella | 49.4 | 3,044 | |
| Wayne Rusk | 42.7 | 2,633 | ||
| Brad Davis | 8.0 | 491 | |
| Total votes: 6,168 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 44
Theresa Manzella defeated Margaret Gorski in the general election for Montana State Senate District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theresa Manzella (R) | 67.2 | 9,485 | |
| Margaret Gorski (D) | 32.8 | 4,626 | ||
| Total votes: 14,111 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 44
Margaret Gorski defeated Timothy Gibney in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret Gorski | 89.7 | 2,102 | |
| Timothy Gibney | 10.3 | 242 | |
| Total votes: 2,344 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44
Theresa Manzella defeated Nancy Ballance in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theresa Manzella | 63.0 | 3,655 | |
| Nancy Ballance | 37.0 | 2,142 | ||
| Total votes: 5,797 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Roy McLean (R)
2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Theresa Manzella defeated Laura Jackson in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 85 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theresa Manzella (R) | 69.8 | 4,170 | |
| Laura Jackson (D) | 30.2 | 1,808 | |
| Total votes: 5,978 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Gibney (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 85
Laura Jackson defeated Mary Toews in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 85 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Jackson | 75.6 | 507 |
| Mary Toews | 24.4 | 164 | |
| Total votes: 671 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Theresa Manzella advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 85 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theresa Manzella | 100.0 | 2,044 | |
| Total votes: 2,044 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016.
Incumbent Theresa Manzella defeated Jo Young in the Montana House of Representatives District 85 general election.[2][3]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 85 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Theresa Manzella Incumbent |
73.06% | 4,321 | |
| Democratic | Jo Young | 26.94% | 1,593 | |
| Total Votes | 5,914 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Jo Young ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 85 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jo Young (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Theresa Manzella defeated Scott Ralston in the Montana House of Representatives District 85 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Theresa Manzella Incumbent |
54.65% | 1,435 | |
| Republican | Scott Ralston | 45.35% | 1,191 | |
| Total Votes | 2,626 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014; minor party and independent candidates had until June 2, 2014, to file. James Youso was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Theresa Manzella defeated Mike Jeffords in the Republican primary. Youso was defeated by Manzella in the general election. Incumbent Gordon Pierson (D) ran in District 78.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Theresa Manzella |
68.1% | 3,051 | |
| Democratic | James Youso | 31.9% | 1,431 | |
| Total Votes | 4,482 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Theresa Manzella |
56.2% | 1,367 |
| Mike Jeffords | 43.8% | 1,067 |
| Total Votes | 2,434 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Theresa Manzella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 2.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Montana State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 25.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 through April 28.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 28.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Theresa Manzella | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Montana |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Manzella was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Montana. All 27 delegates from Montana were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[10] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Montana to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at the state convention in May 2016 and allocated to the winner of the statewide primary. Montana's delegates were bound on the first ballot unless their candidate's name was not placed in nomination at the convention.
Montana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Montana, 2016
| Montana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
73.7% | 115,594 | 27 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.4% | 14,682 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.9% | 10,777 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 2.1% | 3,274 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 3.3% | 5,192 | 0 | |
| Other | 4.7% | 7,369 | 0 | |
| Totals | 156,888 | 27 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Montana had 27 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (representing the state's single congressional district), and 21 served as at-large delegates. Montana's district and at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[11][12]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[11][12]
Noteworthy events
Decision to self-quarantine on March 7, 2020
Manzella entered a self-quarantine on March 7 after learning she may have been exposed to coronavirus while attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. On March 9, she announced she was okayed to exit the self-quarantine.[13]
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Theresa Manzella for House District 85, "Campaign letter," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Montana GOP, "Montana’s National & Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Fred Thomas (R) |
Montana State Senate District 44 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 85 2015-2021 |
Succeeded by Michele Binkley (R) |
