district state_senate predecessor birth_place party office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title name alma_mater
28th montana robert story ??? billings , montana , u.s. republican president of the montana senate 29 june 1952 january 3 , 2011 january 2005 sherry essmann essmann 3.png jeff essmann
 jeff essmann illinois institute of technology university of montana , missoula
jeff essmann

jeff essmann is the senate majority leader for the 62nd montana legislature .
he represents senate district 28 in billings , montana as a republican .
essman was initially elected in 2005 .
he is most notable for proposing senate bill 423 to reduce inappropriate use of medical marijuana in montana .
essmann aborted his campaign for governor of montana in the 2012 election after it was determined he lacked funds and support .
emails obtained by the great falls tribune in january 2013 showed essmann was part of a plot by far-right conservatives in the montana legislature to quash bills by more moderate republicans .
