By Evan Barrett, First Published in the Missoulian on September 6, 2025 On March 22, 1972, after 54 days of working together, all 100 Constitutional Convention (ConCon) delegates (58 Democrats, 36 Republicans and six Independents) walked up the center aisle and...
By Nancy Leifer First Published in the Missoulian on August 9, 2026 Montanans value independence. In our 1972 Constitution Convention (ConCon), Montana was one of the first states to create an independent redistricting commission. The 100 citizen ConCon delegates...
By Joel Krautter First published in the Missoulian on July 12, 2025 When a decision can impact your life, whether it’s your freedom, your constitutional rights, or how much you’re going to pay in taxes when you go out for dinner or go shopping, wouldn’t...
By Mae Nan Ellingson, 1972 Constitutional Convention Delegate First Published in The Missoulian June 14, 2025 Montana’s 1972 Constitution has been described by some as “progressive” and it was indeed written to move our State forward for “this and future...
By Dorothy Bradley, First Published in the Montana Standard and Helena Independent Record on May 3, 2025 Bob Brown and I are the only two living former legislators who served both before and after the passage of Montana’s new Constitution in 1972. Republican and...
