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Denny Rehberg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's At-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Rick Hill
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	October 05, 1955 (1955-10-05) (age 52) Billings, Montana
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jan Rehberg
Religion	Episcopalian

Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg (born October 5, 1955) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing Montana at-large.^[1]

Contents 1 Background 2 Early political career 3 Congressional career 3.1 Congressional Staff 4 References 5 External links

Born in Billings, Montana, Rehberg attended Billings West High School and Montana State University. While at Washington State University he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

Since 1996, Rehberg has been managing the Rehberg Ranch near Billings. He oversees a herd of 500 cattle and 600 cashmere goats.^{[citation needed]} Rehberg married his high school sweetheart, Jan, a water attorney who represents farmers and ranchers. They have been married for over 25 years and have three children, A.J., Katie, and Elsie.

A fifth generation Montanan, Rehberg has been involved in public service and ranching most of his adult life. In 1977 he began working as an intern in the Montana State Senate, and two years later he joined the Washington, D.C. staff of Montana Congressman Ron Marlenee as a legislative assistant. In 1982, Rehberg returned to Montana and ranching.

Denny Rehberg served as a member of the Montana State House of Representatives from 1984 to 1991. He was Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1991 to 1996 along with Governor Marc Racicot. In 1996 he ran for a seat in the United States Senate but lost to incumbent Democrat Max Baucus.

Rehberg was elected then to the Montana House of Representatives, where he served three terms. In the legislature, he considered himself to be a fiscal conservative, and he advocated balancing the state budget without any tax increases. He was the only freshman member to serve on the House Appropriations Committee.

In July 1991, Rehberg was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Governor Stan Stephens. The following January when Stephens decided not to seek reelection, Rehberg and Racicot sought the state’s top offices.

As Lieutenant Governor, Rehberg sought to bring government back to the local level by traveling to all 56 counties every year. He chaired the Drought Advisory Committee and the Task Force credited with reforming Worker’s Compensation, the Montana Rural Development Council, and several health care initiatives.

Rehberg was elected to Montana’s lone seat in the House of Representatives in November 2000, beating Democrat Nancy Keenan in a close race. In 2002 and 2004 Rehberg won reelection against Democrats Steve Kelly and Tracy Velazquez. He ran a successful campaign against Democrat Monica Lindeen and Libertarian Mike Fellows in the 2006 midterm elections, claiming 59% of the vote to Lindeen's 39% and Fellow's 2%.

He currently serves on the powerful House Committee on Appropriations. His Appropriation Subcommittees are: Energy and Water Development, Military Quality of Life, and Foreign Operations.

• Chief of Staff: Erik Iverson
• Scheduler: Regina Tallman
• Dep. Chief of Staff: Jay Martin
• Comm. Dir.: Bridger Pierce
• Health LA: Brent Mead
• Tax LA: Jaime Graham
• Commerce LA: Jaime Graham
• Labor LA: Jaime Graham
• Budget LA: Jaime Graham

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• U.S. Congressman Denny Rehberg official House site
• Denny Rehberg at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Federal Election Commission — Dennis R Rehberg campaign finance reports and data
• On the Issues — Denny Rehberg issue positions and quotes
• OpenSecrets.org — Denny Rehberg campaign contributions
• Project Vote Smart — Representative Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT) profile
• SourceWatch Congresspedia — Denny Rehberg profile
• Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Denny Rehberg voting record
• Rehberg claims victory Jennifer McKee, Billings Gazette, November 8, 2006

Preceded by Allen Kolstad	Lieutenant Governor of Montana 1991–1996	Succeeded by Judy Martz
Preceded by Rick Hill	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's At-large congressional district 2001 – present	Incumbent

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