Rick Jore
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| Rick Jore | |
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| In office 2006 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | ?? |
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| Succeeded by | Current incumbent |
| Constituency | Montana House District 12 |
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| Born | December 21, 1956 Ronan, Montana |
| Political party | Constitution |
| Spouse | Nancy Jore |
| Children | Kari Kay Gilge, Angie Lee Springer, Nicole Rae Jore, Rikke Gail Brown, Benjamin Dale Jore |
| Residence | Ronan, Montana |
| Occupation | Owner Westslope Trout Company |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | http://www.rickjore.com |
Rick Jore, a Montana politician and businessman, was born and raised in Ronan, Montana, and received his associate's degree from North Idaho College in 1978 and is currently the owner of Westslope Trout Company and vice-chair of the Constitution Party of Montana.
First elected as a Republican in 1994, Jore served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives before leaving the Republican Party in 2000. Jore ran again for the legislature in 2000 and 2002 as a Constitution Party candidate and was narrowly defeated in both attempts. An extremely narrow defeat in 2004 after a recount was followed by a successful run in 2006, defeating his Democratic opponent 2,210 to 1,725 votes[1]. Jore would have become the U.S. Constitution Party's highest elected official had the Constitution Party of Montana not previously disaffiliated from the Constitution Party National Committee.
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[edit] 2004 election
Initial returns showed Jore winning election in Montana House district 12 in 2004, defeating his Democratic opponent by a margin of only 1 vote in a three-way race. In a legislature divided between 50 Republicans, 49 Democrats, and with a Democratic governor, Jore's alignment was expected to determine the partisan alignment of the state house.
However, given the closeness of the race, an automatic recount was initiated, showing the race tied between Jore and Democrat Jeanne Windham. Windham then filed suit, arguing that seven ballots marked for both Jore and the Republican candidate should not have been counted for Jore. On December 28, 2004, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in Windham's favor, effectively giving her the seat, and giving control of the Montana House to the Democrats.[2][3]
[edit] 2006 election
In the 2006 election, Jore won with 56.2% of the vote. With Republicans controlling the Montana House by a slim margin of 50-49, Jore obtained an unexpected amount of political leverage, and was later appointed chairman of the House Education Committee. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ unofficial 2006 election results
- ^ "Rick Jore’s Montana Nightmare" by Rick Jore, The American View, retrieved June 15, 2006
- ^ "Ballot dispute leads to travesty of justice", Missoulian, May 5, 2005, retrieved June 15, 2006
As of this writing, Rick Jore has held the House in a stalemate. He is not voting with the republicans unless his ideas are included in almost every bill introduced that concerns schools or health and human resources. As a Constitutionalist, he does not believe in governmental services or public schools
