Joshua Kassmier

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joshua Kassmier

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| state_senate = Montana

| district = 13th

| term_start = January 6, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Jeremy Trebas

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}

| birth_place = Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.

| residence = Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.

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| death_place =

| spouse = Chelsey Johnston

| children = 3 CoraLynn, Joshua Banks, Regina

| profession = Crop adjuster

| website =

| party = Republican

| education = Carroll College (BA)

| termstart1 = January 7, 2019

| termend1 = January 6, 2025

| predecessor1 = Jim O'Hara

| successor1 = Paul Tuss

| district1 = 27th

| state_house1 = Montana

}}

Joshua J. Kassmier is an American politician and a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives.{{cite web |title=Copper Book: Lawmakers of Montana, Legislative Session of 2021 |url=https://leg.mt.gov/session/copper-book/ |website=Montana State Legislature |publisher=Montana Legislative Services Division |access-date=June 19, 2021|page=46}}[https://ballotpedia.org/Joshua_Kassmier ballotpedia.org] Retrieved August 31, 2020[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/180687/joshua-kassmier justfacts.votesmart.org] Retrieved August 31, 2020 Kassmier was a part of a moderate coalition of 9 Republicans formed with Democrats in the 69th Montana Legislature, dubbed the "nasty nine" by opponents and was censured on March 27 for his efforts.{{Cite web |last=Downing |first=Suzanne |date=2025-04-23 |title=Montana Republican Party censures nine Republican senators for abandoning party's legislative majority |url=https://mustreadalaska.com/montana-republican-party-censures-nine-republican-senators-for-abandoning-partys-legislative-majority/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=Must Read Alaska |language=en-US}}

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