Representative · Montana's 1st district

Ryan K. Zinke

Ryan K. Zinke is a Republican representative for Montana's 1st district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 20, and cast 453 of 465 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 6, 2015
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	3.0%20 of 675 · rank 131 of 439	97%453 of 465 · rank 279 of 439	150 became law	11%17 of 153
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	2.3%28 of 1,222 · rank 233 of 442	96%800 of 836 · rank 275 of 442	160 became law	10%24 of 232

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.44+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 164–268· Against party
H.R. 131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit ActYea
Jan 8, 2026· House· Passage· Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding· Failed 248–177· Against party
H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Nay
Sep 10, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 200–228· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Montana's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $688.2M
Per resident: $1,219
Rank in Montana: 1 of 2
Contract actions: 4,762; New awards: 3,187

By fiscal year

278.2MFY2017
349.5MFY2018
446.7MFY2019
417.4MFY2020
405.3MFY2021
584.4MFY2022
442.3MFY2023
599.5MFY2024
557.2MFY2025
688.2MFY2026

Top buyers

Forest Service$256.3M37%
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$137.6M20%
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Army$36.7M5.3%
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force$36.6M5.3%
Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health$34.3M5.0%
Department of Health and Human Services
Defense Logistics Agency$32.3M4.7%
Department of Defense
Federal Highway Administration$31.5M4.6%
Department of Transportation
National Park Service$23.4M3.4%
Department of the Interior

Top recipients

S & K SECURITY GROUP LLC$136.7M20%
2 awards
BRIDGER AIR TANKER LLC$75.4M11%
60 awards
S & K AEROSPACE, LLC$44.7M6.5%
211 awards
NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC.$38.4M5.6%
69 awards
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$24.5M3.6%
1 award
BAIRCO CONSTRUCTION INC$18.6M2.7%
2 awards
OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC$18.6M2.7%
1 award
NOMAD GLOBAL COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED$17.8M2.6%
21 awards
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION$17.4M2.5%
3 awards
JOHNSON SECURITY BUREAU, INC$14.3M2.1%
1 award

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2024 cycle

Raised: $10.1M; through Dec 31, 2024
Cash on hand: $680.5K
From committees: $710K; 292 committees
From contractor PACs: $155.5K; 33 PACs · 22% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2024

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation	$10K	CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$713.4K
philips north america llcphilips north america llc political action committee	$10K	PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$195.9M
comcast corporationcomcast corporation & nbcuniversal political action committee - federal	$10K	COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$453.1K
bnsf railway companybnsf railway company railpac (bnsf railpac)	$8,500	BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$439.8K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$7,500	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
the boeing companythe boeing company political action committee	$7,500	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
phillips 66phillips 66 pac	$7,500	PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$658.1M
honeywell internationalhoneywell international political action committee	$6,500	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee	$6,000	RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.9B
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$6,000	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2024	$10.1M	$710K	$155.5K33 PACs · 22% of committee money
2022	$6.7M	$194.4K	$6,0005 PACs · 3% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Montana's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Montana's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Montana (at large)Jan 3, 2017 – Mar 1, 2017
House · Montana (at large)Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: zinke.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5628
Office: 512 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.