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Jon Sesso

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Jon Sesso
Minority Leader of the Montana Senate
In office
January 5, 2013 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byCarol Williams
Succeeded byJill Cohenour
Member of the Montana Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 2013 – January 4, 2021
Preceded bySteve Gallus
Succeeded byRyan Lynch
Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives
In office
January 2009 – January 2013
Preceded byChuck Hunter
Succeeded by???
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 76th district
In office
2004–2013
Preceded by???
Succeeded byAmanda Curtis
Personal details
Born (1953-11-15) November 15, 1953 (age 70)
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBarbara Kornet
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BA, MA)

Jon C. Sesso (born November 15, 1953) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was the Minority Leader of the Montana Senate, representing District 37 from 2013 to 2018.[1] He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 76, from 2004 to 2013.

Life and career before politics

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Jon Sesso was born on November 15, 1953, in Racine, Wisconsin.[2] In 1971, Sesso attended the University of Wisconsin Madison and obtained a bachelor's degree in Communications and a master's degree in Communications and Environmental Studies.[2]

Political career

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Since 1991, Sesso has been the Director of the Planning Department in the county of Silver Bow.[2] He is heavily involved with Superfund activities, particularly in regards to the Berkeley Pit.

In 2004, Jon Sesso was elected to the Montana House of Representatives for the state's 76th District.[3] Sesso served on the House Appropriations Committee during his tenure. During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sesso served as the Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives for the Democratic Party.

Sesso was elected to the Montana Senate in 2013 and succeeded Carol Williams as the Minority Leader of the Senate.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sesso ending legislative service, Lynch to seek his Senate seat".
  2. ^ a b c LinkedIn Profile, Jon Sesso Planning Director at Butte MT Local Gov't., LinkedIn (2019). Retrieved 04/26/2019
  3. ^ Standard Staff, Sesso seeking legislative seat, Montana Standard (March 10, 2004). Retrieved 04/26/2019
  4. ^ John S. Adams, MT Lowdown – Episode 15: Sen. Jon Sesso on finding the middle ground, MT Lowdown (April 16, 2019). Retrieved 04/26/2019
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Montana Senate
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Montana Senate
2013–2021
Succeeded by