A Democrat, Schweitzer has served as 23rd Governor of Montana from January 3, 2005 - present. Second term is scheduled to end on January 1, 2013.
Rancher.
Served as President of the Council of State Governments in 2011.
Montana's electrical generation capacity has increased more during his term as Governor than the previous 16 years combined.
The State of Montana has operated at a surplus for all eight of the years Schweitzer has been Governor, and in the last year of Schweitzer's governorship, Montana has the largest operating surplus in the state's history.