Joe Read

{{short description|American politician}}

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| name = Joe Read

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| state_house = Montana

| state = Montana

| district = 15th

| term_start = January 3, 2011

| term_end = January 7, 2013

| preceded = Frosty Boss Ribs

| succeeded = Frosty Boss Ribs

| party = Republican

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| residence = Ronan, Montana, U.S.

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Joe Read is an American politician and former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives. He represented House District 15 from 2011 to 2013, and was defeated by Frosty Boss Ribs, who he originally defeated himself in 2010, in the 2012 election. Read received attention in 2011 for introducing a bill that global warming is "beneficial to the welfare and business climate of Montana".{{cite web|last=Montana Associated Technology Roundtables|title=Montana Legislator, State Rep. Joe Read (R-MT), Introduces Bill To Declare Global Warming 'Natural' And 'Beneficial'|url=http://www.matr.net/article-43226.html|access-date=8 March 2012|date=17 February 2011}}