Tom France

Democratincumbent

State Representative District 99 · Missoula County, Montana · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Ryan Darling (Republican)

Tom France, a retired National Wildlife Federation attorney first elected in 2020, is the Democratic incumbent in House District 99 (North Missoula) and beat Republican Ryan Darling for the seat in 2024. He backs Medicaid expansion, abortion rights under CI-128, and public-school funding over private-school tax credits, and voted with House Democrats 96% of the time in 2025. No 2026 fundraising figures could be read.

What this office decides

A Montana state representative helps write the two-year state budget and tax law and votes on laws covering schools, Medicaid, abortion, guns, elections, energy, and public lands. The Legislature meets for up to 90 days every odd-numbered year; two-thirds of each chamber can override a veto, and two-thirds of all 150 members can put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. One of 100 representatives, elected to a two-year term.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No Trump endorsement of or statement about France was found in searches through September 23, 2026.

Who they are

Tom France (D-Missoula) holds this seat, representing HD 99 since January 2025 (Ballotpedia; MTFP). First elected in 2020 (HD 94), he is a UM law graduate who worked for the National Wildlife Federation from 1981 (Wikipedia) until retiring in 2020 (MTFP).

Positions

Taxes & spending: Seeks property "tax fairness" and protections for "homeowners on fixed incomes" (MTFP).
Schools: Said Republicans "robbed our public schools" with private-school tax credits; wants higher teacher pay (MTFP).
Personal freedom: Called CI-128's "constitutional right to reproductive choice" a top issue (MTFP).
Health care: Pledged to protect Medicaid (MTFP); opposes ACA subsidy cuts (op-ed).
Gun policy: In 2021 wrote Democrats "may have the right position" against permitless carry, but "Montanans like their guns" (blog).
Voting rules: Criticized the 2021 repeal of same-day registration, passed "over the votes of every Democrat" (blog).

Record

2025: House Judiciary vice-chair; one of his seven measures, HB 372, became law (MTFP). House Democrats voted 42-0 for HB 245, continuing Medicaid expansion (Tracker; MTFP). Voted with his caucus 96% of the time; absent or excused on 54 votes (average 24.5) (MTFP).

Money

No 2026 totals readable from Montana's COPP database (COPP).

What we couldn't find

2026 questionnaire; site issue pages appear dated (2020) (site).
Fundraising totals; any Trump endorsement or criticism.

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