| 词条 | Larry Jent |
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| name=Larry Jent | image name= | state_senate=Montana | district= 32nd | term_start= January 3, 2007 | term_end= | preceded= | succeeded= | state_house2=Montana | district2= 64th | term_start2= January 3, 2005 | term_end2= January 3, 2007 | preceded2= Ron Erickson | succeeded2= Franke Wilmer | state_house3= Montana | district3= 29th | term_start3= 2001 | term_end3= 2005 | preceded3= | succeeded3= Edward Butcher | party=Democratic Party | birth_date= {{birth date and age |1951|12|20}} | birth_place=Nashville, Tennessee | death_date= | death_place= | alma_mater=United States Military Academy, University of Colorado | profession=attorney | spouse= | residence=Bozeman, Montana | religion=Methodist |}} Larry Jent (born December 20, 1951) is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 32 since 2007. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006. Early life, education, and early careerJent was born in 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned his BS from United States Military Academy in 1973. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Colorado Law School in 1983. Jent has served in the Montana Army National Guard. He was a Fishing Guide for Bad Lillys Trout Shop/Ray's Tackle Shop from 1980 to 1983. He was then a Sole Practitioner from 1983 to 1987. He has been Partner for Williams and Jent, Limited Liability Partnership since 1987. 1996 congressional election{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections, 1996#Montana}}In 1996, incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Pat Williams of Montana's At-large congressional district decided to retire. Jent was one of four Democrat candidates to run for the seat. Former State Senator Bill Yellowtail won the Democratic primary with 56% of the vote. Jent ranked last with just 10% of the vote.[1][2] Montana legislatureElectionsIn 2000, Jent was elected to the Montana House of Representatives to the Bozeman-based 29th House District. He defeated Republican Sandra Lee Smiley 66%-33%. In the 2000 U.S. Senate election, Democrat Brian Schweitzer carried the district with 65% of the vote. In 2002, he was re-elected with 69% against Dustin L. Stewart.[3] After redistricting in 2004, Jent ran in the newly redrawn 64th House District and defeated Republican Page Lutes with 56% of the vote.[4] In 2006, he decided to retire from his seat to run for the Montana Senate. In the Bozeman-based 32nd Senate District, he defeated Republican Art Wittich 56%-44%.[5] In 2010, he won re-election to a second term defeating Republican Michael B. Comstock 54%-46%.[6] Committee assignments
2012 gubernatorial election{{Main|Montana gubernatorial election, 2012}}In April 2011, Jent filed paperwork to run for Governor of Montana, but dropped out in March 2012, months before the primary.[8] 2016 Attorney General electionSen. Jent ran for Attorney General of Montana. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and lost in a landslide in the general election with 32% of the vote, to the incumbent Tim Fox's 68%. References1. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=380932 2. ^http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/hrmt.htm 3. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114960 4. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=163660 5. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=307516 6. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=683116 7. ^http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/60th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=2&SessionID=91&LAWSID=1432 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/jent-drops-out-of-governor-s-race-leaving-bullock-as/article_a1f2c941-328e-5d91-b9dc-cda317b7d4ff.html|title=Jent drops out of governor's race, leaving Bullock as lone Democrat|date=March 8, 2012|accessdate=March 9, 2012|work=Billings Gazette|first=Charles S.|last=Johnson}} External links
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