Steve Gist

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Steve Gist

| state_house = Montana

| district = 25th

| term_start = January 4, 2021

| term_end =

| predecessor = Jasmine Krotkov

| party = Republican

| residence = Cascade, Montana

}}

Steve Gist is an American politician from Montana. He is a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 25.{{Cite web|url=https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/6903|title=- Montana State Legislature}} The district covers the western part of Cascade County.{{cite web |title=HD 25 Candidate Profiles: Steve Gist and James Rickley |url=https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-politics/hd-25-candidate-profiles-steve-gist-and-james-rickley |publisher=KRTV |access-date=24 March 2025 |date=October 9, 2024}}

Gist first ran for the House in the 2020 elections. He defeated Democratic incumbent Jasmine Krotkov with 53% of the vote.{{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=24 March 2025}} The two faced each other again in the 2022 elections. The district had another close race with Gist winning 51% 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=24 March 2025}} In 2024 Gist won 75% of the vote against Democrat James Rickley.{{cite web |title=2024 General Election |url=https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOUSE&map=DIST |publisher=Montana Secretary of State |access-date=24 March 2025}}

In 2021 Gist was assigned to the Natural Resources, Local Government, and Business and Labor committees.{{cite web |title=In the session of 2021 |url=https://archive.legmt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/6903 |publisher=Montana Legislature |access-date=24 March 2025}} In 2023 he served as a Majority Whip. He was Vice Chair for the Joint Natural Resources and the House Natural Resources committees.{{cite web |title=In the session of 2023 |url=https://archive.legmt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/7518 |publisher=Montana Legislature |access-date=24 March 2025}} He was a member of the Legislative Administration, Local Government, and Business and Labor committees. During the 2025 session he was Chair for the Natural Resources committee and a member for Business and Labor.{{cite web |title=Rep. Steve Gist |url=https://projects.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2025/lawmakers/Steve-Gist/ |publisher=Montana Free Press |access-date=24 March 2025}}