The “Must Follow” Twitter Accounts for the Montana Legislative Session

The Montana Legislature kicked off this week and the Montana Mint has the list of the reporters, blogs, and legislators you need to seek out to keep up with what’s happening in Helena. For press releases and talking points, you are safe following @MThousedems, @MTHouseGOP, and @MTSenateDems. But if you’re looking for additional insight and analysis, give the list of bipartisan accounts below a follow.

Austin Knudsen

@RepKnudsen

Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives who tweets often and has a dry sense of humor. From House District 34 in northeast Montana.

Ellie Hill

@EllieHill

Progressive legislator who tweets throughout the day and is not afraid to break from the typical party talking points.

Michael J. Wright

@mj_wright1

Michael is one of two students selected to cover the legislature indepth this session. He is a fan of bacon and the Chicago Cubs.

Madelyn Beck

@MadelynBeck8

Having previously worked at NPR, Madelyn is the other student selected to cover the session. Another solid source of regular updates.

Bryan Watt

@BryanWatt2

The communications director for the Montana Democrats, Watt provides interesting inside info along with a sense of humor.

Aaron Flint

@aaronflint

The guy in Montana radio, Flint knows the political landscape in Montana as well as anyone else we’ve come across. Unapologetically conservative and undeniably interesting to follow.