Former Rep. Greg Gianforte - R Montana, 1st, Ran for Other Office - 25th Governor of Montana - Biography

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Greg Gianforte

25th Governor of Montana

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Summary

GIANFORTE, GREG, a Representative from Montana; born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., April 17, 1961; graduated from Upper Merion High School, King of Prussia, Penn., 1979; B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J., 1983; M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J., 1983; engineer; business owner; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Montana in 2016; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ryan Zinke, and reelected to the succeeding Congress (May 25, 2017-present).

Biographical

Full Name: Gregory Richard Gianforte
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: greg jee-uhn-FOOR-tay
Date of Birth: April 17, 1961 (age: 63)
Place of Birth: San Diego, Calif.
Religion: Protestant
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of Residence: Bozeman, Mont.
Previous Occupation: Engineer

Wikipedia

Official biography

Family:

Married: Susan Gianforte, 1988

4 children: David, Adam, Robert, Rachel

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

X (Twitter), campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Education

Stevens Institute of Technology - PhD, engineering (2012)
Montana State University (Bozeman) - PhD, computer science (2007)
Stevens Institute of Technology - MS, computer science
Stevens Institute of Technology - BE, electrical engineering (1983)
Upper Merion Area (Pa.) High School - Diploma (1979)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (June 21, 2017-Jan. 2, 2021) Ran for Other Office

Member, 1st Congressional District of Montana

Election Results

2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

1st Congressional District of Montana

Gregory Richard Gianforte (Greg), 51.00%
Republican

Kathleen Williams, 46.00%
Democrat

Elinor Swanson, 3.00%
Libertarian

Employment History

State of Montana (Jan. 3, 2021-)

Governor
Oracle Corp. (Feb. 2012-March 2013)

Consultant
RightNow Technologies (1997-Feb. 2012)

Founder
McAfee LLC (Feb. 1994-Sept. 1994)

Vice President, North America
Brightwork Development Inc. (Jan. 1986-Jan. 1994)

Co-Founder

Associated Organizations

Place of worship:

Grace Bible Church (Bozeman, Mt.)

Board membership:

Fair Isaac Corp.

Election campaign:

Greg for Montana

Founder:

Gianforte Family Foundation (2004-)
Co-Founder

Board membership:

ACE Scholarships (Feb. 2012-May 2017)
Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation (Jan. 2012-Oct. 2015)
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (June 2012-June 2015)

Awards

Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2020)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)
Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2018)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)
Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)
Honorary doctorate (Stevens Institute of Technology) (2012)
Honorary Doctorate Degree (Montana State University Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering) (2007)
Stevens Honor Award (Stevens Institute of Technology) (2003)
Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young LLP) (2003)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, work:
governor@mt.gov

Office of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor
P.O. Box 200801
Helena, Montana 59620
Phone: (406) 444-3111
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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2017 - 2019 costing $36,111

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Trip Destinations:

China
Israel

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2018 (Amendment)
Election Candidate: 2017
Extension Letter: 2020, 2019, 2018
Stock transaction: 12/29/2020, 12/23/2020, 12/03/2020, 12/02/2020, 11/09/2020, 10/28/2020, 10/19/2020, 09/15/2020, 09/02/2020, 08/18/2020, 08/03/2020, 07/27/2020, 07/20/2020, 07/07/2020, 07/01/2020, 06/25/2020, 05/29/2020, 05/12/2020, 05/07/2020, 04/23/2020, 04/14/2020, 04/07/2020, 03/18/2020, 03/09/2020, 02/18/2020, 02/14/2020, 02/14/2020, 02/07/2020, 02/05/2020, 12/31/2019, 12/23/2019, 11/27/2019, 10/30/2019, 10/20/2019, 10/01/2019, 08/26/2019, 07/29/2019, 07/01/2019, 06/12/2019, 05/31/2019, 05/18/2019, 04/26/2019, 04/13/2019, 04/09/2019, 03/29/2019, 03/25/2019, 03/11/2019, 03/06/2019, 02/14/2019, 02/08/2019, 02/02/2019, 01/23/2019, 12/29/2018, 12/11/2018, 12/07/2018, 11/15/2018, 10/29/2018, 10/22/2018, 10/09/2018, 09/07/2018, 08/27/2018, 07/30/2018, 07/09/2018, 06/25/2018, 06/15/2018, 05/21/2018, 05/05/2018, 04/13/2018, 03/27/2018, 03/13/2018, 02/28/2018, 02/14/2018, 02/08/2018, 01/17/2018, 01/04/2018, 12/07/2017, 11/28/2017, 11/09/2017, 11/02/2017, 10/25/2017, 10/09/2017, 09/26/2017, 09/12/2017, 08/22/2017, 08/07/2017, 07/19/2017
Termination: 2021
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $49,286.25
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Election Results

2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

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Official Signature

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Personal Financial Disclosures

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