Larry Brewster

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Larry Brewster

| state_house = Montana

| district = 43rd

| term_start = January 6, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Kerri Seekins-Crowe

| successor =

| state_house2 = Montana

| district2 = 44th

| term_start2 = March 24, 2020

| term_end2 = January 6, 2025

| predecessor2 = Dale Mortensen

| successor2 = Katie Zolnikov

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}}

| birth_place = Idaho Falls, Idaho

| party = Republican

| spouse = Vonda

| children = Two

| residence = Billings, Montana

| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

| branch = {{flag|United States Army}}

| battles = Vietnam War

| serviceyears = 1969-1972

}}

Larry Brewster is an American politician from Montana. He is a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 43.{{cite web |title=Rep. Larry Brewster |url=https://projects.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2025/lawmakers/Larry-Brewster/ |publisher=Montana Free Press |access-date=29 March 2025}} The district represents part of the Heights neighborhood in Billings, Montana.

Brewster was appointed to the Montana House of Representatives and sworn in on March 24, 2020, following the death of Dale Mortensen.{{Cite web|title=Larry Brewster|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_Brewster|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} He represented the 44th district.{{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 7, 2021|page=34}}{{Cite web|title=Larry Brewster - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC|url=https://meic.org/legislators/larry-brewster/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=meic.org}} He then ran for election in November 2020.{{cite web |title=2020 General Election |url=https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOUSE&map=DIST&eid=19 |publisher=Montana Secretary of State |access-date=29 March 2025}} He won 64% of the vote against Democratic candidate Terry Dennis. That year he was appointed as vice chair of the Local Government Committee.{{cite web |title=Legislator Details |url=https://archive.legmt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/6910 |publisher=Montana Legislature |access-date=29 March 2025}} In 2022, Brewster ran for re-election, and defeated Democrat Melissa Smith with 64% of the vote.{{cite web |title=2022 General Election |url=https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOUSE&map=DIST&eid=22 |publisher=Montana Secretary of State |access-date=29 March 2025}} For this legislative session he was appointed chair for Local Government and vice chair of the Rules Committee.

Due to redistricting following the 2020 U.S. census, Brewster ran for District 43 in the 2024 elections.{{cite web |title=Home page |url=https://mtredistricting.gov/ |publisher=Montana Districting and Appointment Commission |access-date=14 February 2025}} He defeated Democratic challenger Alexander Clark with 64% of the vote.{{cite web |title=2024 General Election |url=https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOUSE&map=DIST |publisher=Montana Secretary of State |access-date=29 March 2025}} He once again was appointed as chair for the Local Government Committee.