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Christopher Pope's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

1301 East 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59601

PO Box 6546
Bozeman, MT 59771-6546

Full Name:

Christopher 'Chris' S. Pope

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Maddy; 2 Children: Jessica, Benjamin

Birth Date:

12/04/1952

Birth Place:

Biloxi, MS

Home City:

Bozeman, MT

Master of Policy, Planning, and Management, Business, Yale University School of Management, 1986-1988

Bachelors of Arts, Spanish Literature, University of Oregon, 1974-1976

Senator, Montana State Senate, District 33, 2025-present

Senator, Montana State Senate, District 31, 2021-2025

Candidate, Montana State Senate, District 33, 2024

Representative, Montana State House of Representatives, District 65, 2014-2021

Former Member, Business and Labor Committee, Montana State House of Representatives

Vice Chair, Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee, Montana State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Energy, Telecommunications, and Federal Relations Committee, Montana State House of Representatives

Vice Chair, Ethics Committee, Montana State Senate

Former Member, Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee, Montana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Interim Committee on Energy and Telecommunication, Montana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Montana State House of Representatives

Certified Commercial Investment Member, NAI Landmark Commercial Real Estate, 2003-present

Former Journalist, Brunswick Times Record

Former Director of Communications, Chronar Corporation

Former Employee, ERA Landmark Real Estate

Former Journalist, Renewable Energy News

Owner/Founder, Great Rocky Mountain Toy Company, 1991-2005

Market Manager, Solarex Corporation, 1988-1991

Board Treasurer, Montana Conservation Corps, 2012-present

Member, Bozeman Noon Rotary Club, 1996-present

Member, Montana Human Rights Commission, 2017-2018

Member, Board of Directors, Montana Conservation Corps, 2012-2014

Member, Board of Directors, Clean Air-Cool Planet, 2011-2013

Chair, Bozeman Parking Commission, 2000-2012

Member, Board of Directors, Yellowstone Business Partnership, 2002-2006

Member, Board of Directors, American Specialty Toy Retailering Association, 2000-2003

Member, Board of Directors, Eagle Mount, 1994-2000

Member, Board of Directors, Downtown Bozeman Association, 1991-1998

Favorite Quote:

Tolkien's Gandalf to Frodo: "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.";
100 Years of Solitude: "Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."

Pets (include names):

2 Dogs: Gracie and Calvin; 1 Cat: Sadie

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