Mike Halligan

{{Short description|American politician in the state of Montana}}

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|name =Mike Halligan

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|office=Member of the Montana State Senate

|term=1980–2001

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|7|9}}

|birth_place =Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.

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|party = Democratic

|profession=Attorney

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|residence=Billings, Montana

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|alma_mater=University of Montana

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Michael L. Halligan (born July 9, 1949) is an American politician in the state of Montana. He served in the Montana State Senate from 1980 to 2001. From 1995 to 1997 he was minority leader of the Senate.{{Cite journal|url=http://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/19/|title = Mike Halligan Interview, July 29, 2009|journal = Bob Brown Oral History Project Oh-396, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana|date = 29 July 2009|last1 = Halligan|first1 = Mike}}{{cite web|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/Facts-and-Statistics/leadership-through-history.asp |title=Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present |accessdate=2017-03-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205115307/http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/Facts-and-Statistics/leadership-through-history.asp |archivedate=2009-12-05 }} An attorney, Halligan attended the University of Montana, where he earned his J.D. degree. He was deputy Missoula County Attorney from 1985 to 1990.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/6764/mike-halligan#.VmYhH2SrQ_U|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}{{Cite web|url=http://missoulian.com/uncategorized/senator-s-long-career-winds-up/article_c0d0f020-5da5-51f0-9758-ee80c69ac382.html|title = Senator's long career winds up| date=9 April 2001 }}