Steve Bullock

Stephen Clark Bullock born April 11 1966 is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 24th governor of Montana from 2013 to 2021 He is a member of the Democratic Party Born in Missoula Montana Bullock graduated from Claremont McKenna College and Columbia Law School He began his career working as legal counsel to the Secretary of State of Montana before becoming the Executive Assistant Attorney General and acting Chief Deputy Attorney General of Montana Bullock then entered private practice as a lawyer for Steptoe Johnson He was an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School before opening his own law firm upon returning to Montana In 2008 Bullock was elected Attorney General of Montana and he served one term from 2009 to 2013 Bullock declared his candidacy for governor of Montana on September 7 2011 Bullock won the Democratic primary with 87 of the vote and defeated Republican former Congressman Rick Hill in the general election with 489 of the vote In 2016 Bullock was reelected with 503 of the vote defeating Republican nominee Greg Gianforte Bullock chaired the National Governors Association from 2018 to 2019 He was a Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2020 After suspending his presidential campaign he announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2020 election Bullock lost the 2020 Senate election to incumbent Senator Steve Daines On January 20 2022 Bullock was appointed by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to the inaugural board of directors of the Foundation for Americas Public Lands Bullocks postgubernatorial public appearances have tended to focus on the importance of bipartisanship moderation and democracy As of 2024 he is the most recent Democrat to serve as both Attorney General and Governor of Montana