As of May 21, 2024, Tom France’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tom works as an attorney. He has also worked for the National Wildlife Federation.

Tom France currently serves as the State House Member representing District 94. He was first elected in 2020 and is seeking a third term. He ran for the State Senate in 2016 but lost.

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Supports expanding low-interest loan programs and housing tax credits for developers to build affordable homes, anticipating 18,000 new units and job creation over a decade, emphasizing the importance of home ownership and robust programs to achieve it.

Supports expanding low-interest loan programs and housing tax credits for developers to build affordable homes.

Believes in revitalizing urban areas to boost business, values strong city-county partnerships for efficient planning, and supports community-driven projects like regional parks and libraries to enhance business attractiveness.

Believes in revitalizing urban areas to boost business; values strong city-county partnerships for efficient planning, and supports community-driven projects like regional parks and libraries to enhance business attractiveness.

Believes Governor Gianforte's veto of the bipartisan bill expanding the affordable housing loan fund, backed by Montana's coal tax trust, ignores a major obstacle to the state's economy, with Republicans supporting the veto against Democratic opposition.

Believes the lack of affordable housing is a barrier to Montana's economic growth.

Opposes legislation granting tax breaks for private schooling, citing inaccessibility for rural Montana families and the impracticality for those facing long commutes and underfunded public schools.

Said, "I strongly believe we need paid family leave legislation and am studying how other states have responded to this issue."

- Supports expanding low-interest loan programs and housing tax credits for developers to build affordable homes.
- Believes in revitalizing urban areas to boost business; values strong city-county partnerships for efficient planning, and supports community-driven projects like regional parks and libraries to enhance business attractiveness.
- Believes the lack of affordable housing is a barrier to Montana's economic growth.
- Opposes legislation granting tax breaks for private schooling, citing inaccessibility for rural Montana families and the impracticality for those facing long commutes and underfunded public schools.
- Supports paid family leave legislation.

Economy

Supports maintaining public lands in public ownership, opposes selling them, and advocates for balanced management through collaborative partnerships, as exemplified by the Blackfoot Challenge, rather than litigation. Encourages the Montana Legislature to promote similar strategies.

Supports maintaining public lands in public ownership, opposes selling them, and advocates for balanced management through collaborative partnerships.

Said, "On the conservation an energy fronts, I’m very interested in net metering and finding ways to reward Montanans who invest in renewable energy."

Said, "I’m very interested in net metering and finding ways to reward Montanans who invest in renewable energy."

Said, "During the last decade, the radical right has called for privatizing public lands. I have worked hard, as have others, including many republicans, to defeat these proposals. It will always be my highest"

Said, "During the last decade, the radical right has called for privatizing public lands. I have worked hard... to defeat these proposals."

The candidate's website says, "Research continues to show that clean air and clean water protect both environmental and human health... The Legislature needs to be in the forefront of protecting our environmental laws."

Prioritizes protecting environmental and human health; believes the needs to be enforce and preserve environmental laws.

- Supports maintaining public lands in public ownership, opposes selling them, and advocates for balanced management through collaborative partnerships.
- Said, "I’m very interested in net metering and finding ways to reward Montanans who invest in renewable energy."
- Said, "During the last decade, the radical right has called for privatizing public lands. I have worked hard... to defeat these proposals."
- Prioritizes protecting environmental and human health; believes the needs to be enforce and preserve environmental laws.

Energy & the Environment

Said, "The Legislature must ensure quality health care is available to all... every individual has the right to make private, personal decisions about health issues including reproductive choice... This right is enshrined in our State Constitution and I will protect it."

Supports abortion and the right to privacy with regard to personal health decisions.

Opposes HB113, citing risks of increased depression and suicidal tendencies in transgender youths, as evidenced by a 2009 Boston study and contrary to American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations.

Opposes House Bill 113 (HB113), citing risks of increased depression and suicidal tendencies in transgender youths.

- Supports abortion and the right to privacy with regard to personal health decisions.
- Opposes House Bill 113 (HB113), citing risks of increased depression and suicidal tendencies in transgender youths.

Healthcare

Opposes the gun bill allowing permitless concealed carry, including on college campuses, citing Democratic resistance and constituent opposition to easing gun restrictions.

Opposes the gun bill allowing permitless concealed carry, including on college campuses.

Supports gun rights and natural resource protection; aided Pat Williams' campaign, highlighting his A+ gun rights record and superior stance on environmental issues compared to Ron Marlene, through a report card in Montana's newspapers.

Supports right to own guns; believes weapon possession should be regulated.

- Opposes the gun bill allowing permitless concealed carry, including on college campuses.
- Supports right to own guns; believes weapon possession should be regulated.

Public Safety

Opposes Republican bills for partisan elections of Montana's judiciary, which threaten the state's long-standing independent, non-partisan judicial system since 1889, despite recent narrow defeats of such legislation.

Opposes Republican bills for partisan elections of Montana's judiciary.

Opposes the Republican majority's passage of anti-immigration measures and the termination of same-day voter registration, despite unanimous Democratic opposition.

Opposes the termination of same-day voter registration.

- Opposes Republican bills for partisan elections of Montana's judiciary.
- Opposes the termination of same-day voter registration.

Voting & Elections

Opposes subsidizing private school tuition with tax money, supports strengthening Montana's public education, and believes tax breaks should not favor affluent families at the expense of those with modest means.

Supports accessible higher education for Montana students through affordable tuition, financial aid, and quality assurance at public institutions, advocating investment in a robust education system from preschool to university for a promising future.

Opposes HB 129, viewing it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans under the guise of aligning state and federal education savings account laws, reducing taxable income for private school tuition.

Opposes House Bill 129 (HB129); views it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans that reduces taxable income for private school tuition.

Supports local districts and sports associations creating science-based policies for all students, including transgender, to prevent bullying and discrimination, citing Missoula County Public Schools and NCAA's fair transgender student accommodation in athletics.

Supports local districts and sports associations in creating science-based policies for all students, including transgender students, to prevent bullying and discrimination.

- Opposes subsidizing private school tuition with tax money, supports strengthening Montana's public education, and believes tax breaks should not favor affluent families at the expense of those with modest means.
- Supports accessible higher education for Montana students through affordable tuition, financial aid, and quality assurance at public institutions, advocating investment in a robust education system from preschool to university for a promising future.
- Opposes House Bill 129 (HB129); views it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans that reduces taxable income for private school tuition.
- Supports local districts and sports associations in creating science-based policies for all students, including transgender students, to prevent bullying and discrimination.

Education

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Supports tackling Missoula's affordable housing crisis, crediting the city's proactive measures under John's leadership and highlighting the establishment of Montana's first Housing Trust Fund and upcoming affordable units through public-private partnerships.

The candidate's website says, "While Republicans speak loudly about building back Montana’s economy... Republican legislators have passed, and Governor Gianforte has signed, bills that weaken local government and strip it of needed tools for managing growth."

Said, "Throughout the 2021 Montana legislative session, we heard Governor Greg Gianforte claim that his policies would bring back Montana’s economy... Throughout the session, we said the Governor should come to Missoula if he wanted to see an economy that was thriving, where our local governments and private enterprise were working together to provide jobs and opportunities and where new businesses were eager to locate..."

Believes a strong Montana economy and job growth depend on controlling COVID-19 to prevent business closures and worker illness, opposing Republicans' rejection of health measures which may foster a pandemic hub in Helena, damaging the state's economic progress.

Said, "The transgender bills are high-profile examples of how the tyranny of the majority is being exercised. Meanwhile, a less-consequential bill in House Natural Resources Committee illuminated the hostility that exists towards commonsense natural resource management. ... Representative Neil Duram, a Republican legislator from Eureka, introduced a straightforward bill to require the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to develop a list of aquatic invasive species and to promulgate regulations to prevent their spread into Montana waters. The need for the bill was clear, and the hearing was positive with virtually no opposition. ... When we prepared to vote on the bill, a motion was quickly made to table it and all the Republicans were in favor. ... It turns out that leading Republicans are simply unwilling to give FWP more responsibilities and would rather put Montana’s pristine waters at risk."

Said, "In a week filled with important bills, including four bills that will rob women of their constitutional right of privacy and reproductive choice... First, HB 113 would bars doctors from using their professional judgment in treating and counseling transgender patients... this bill passed the House on second reading... During the next 24 hours... four Republicans switched their votes from green to red, from aye to nay. HB 113 went down on the third and final reading, 49-51..."

The candidate's website says, "The transgender and abortions bills are all about the GOP-led Legislature dictating what rights people should have... Never mind that established rights are involved, recognized by both the U.S. and Montana Constitutions. Never mind that the opinions and knowledge of highly-experienced professionals are ignored..."

Said, "But my biggest emotions were ones of shock and amazement at the many maskless people... While every Democrat wore a mask, well over half of the Republican caucus dispensed with this basic, easy safety precaution... It seems certain to me... that COVID will break out across the capitol..."

Said, "While my friends and I have certainly read the reports of the deep divide that exists between Democrats and Republican over COVID... The shock didn’t lessen today when I remotely participated in my first Judiciary Committee meeting and witnessed my Republican colleagues maskless to a person in an airless committee room... If Missoula and my friends and my Democratic colleagues live in a bubble where COVID is a recognized as an almost existential threat to our lives and good health, the Montana Legislature is an entirely different reality..."

The candidate's website says, "…why are Republicans needlessly risking the lives and livelihoods of the Montanans they are elected to represent?...masking and social distancing are not heavy burdens but simply steps to limits a disease that has hurt businesses across the state, sickened 77000 of our fellow citizens and killed 865 Montanans."

Said, "I decided I wanted to be on the House floor for the abortion and transgender debates on Monday afternoon... The debates were tough, very tough, but sometimes one just needs to bear witness... since I felt almost safe on the House floor in my mask and my shield, I stayed for Tuesday’s session and Wednesday’s, and Thursday’s, and finally Friday’s too."

Opposes Judiciary Committee's actions, viewing them as an infringement on women's constitutional privacy rights by making abortion access significantly more difficult, noting predictable religious right testimony and disregard for pro-choice voices.

Said, "Establishing masking and social distancing requirements are responsible steps to take... Democrats will continue to work for a safe environment in the Capitol building that protects Montanans..."

The candidate's website says, "If Democrats are now the party of gun regulation in the Montana House and Senate it needs to be recognized that the most successful Democratic political leaders have followed a different course. Most of them have been staunchly pro-gun."

The candidate's website says, "Pat Williams has not been alone in his pro-gun stands... Max Baucus received an A rating from the National Rifle Association... Jon Tester was an A rated NRA Senator until he voted against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination... and Brian Schweitzer proudly announced that he had one more gun than he needed but one less than he wanted... Steve Bullock stepped away from his previously staunch advocacy of gun rights when he ran for President and his shift in position was a campaign issue when he ran for the Senate in 2020."

Said, "One of the most important issues confronting the 2021 Legislature is how we will meet during a pandemic... to explain our deep concerns with how the Republican majority is ignoring the best scientific advice on how to keep legislators, state employees and citizens safe during the legislative session."

Said, "This preparation, however, has been warped by some Republican legislators that are pushing to turn the Legislature into a COVID-19 super spreader event... We see no reason other than partisan politicking why the Legislature needs to risk the well-being of our communities’ businesses and Montana citizens who want to participate in their government."

Said, "While public health officials in Montana have been clear in urging masks and six feet of social distancing for all public settings ... the Republican caucus has refused to follow even these minimum standards. ... Many Republicans have affirmed they will not wear masks at any point during the session."

The candidate's website says, "Regulating guns by way of public safety is broadly supported in most districts that elect Democratic legislators... the gun issue and others will continue to be a challenge for Democrats outside our most urban districts."

The candidate's website says, "We are all free to buy and carry guns but not to handle them irresponsibly and put others at risk. ... once they propose rules for the most public of buildings – the Montana Capitol – they have a responsibility to all Montana citizens to do the best job they can in providing a safe and healthy working environment."

Said, "On the floor, and over the votes of every Democrat, the Republican majority ... ended same day voter registration ..."

The candidate's website says, "Another bill will force Supreme Court Justices to run in seven separate districts... to ensure that conservative, rural Montana has an outsized voice in picking justices..."

Said, "Thinking of how elections might be won or majorities achieved uncovers a dilemma that Democratic legislators face... every vote we take sends a statement about Democratic values and priorities."

Said, "The door had only to open a crack from one of Trump’s assaults and they would have amplified his lies, condoned his behavior and further undermined our democracy."

Believes the GSA's acknowledgment of Biden as President-Elect ensures a peaceful transition, opposes attempts to undermine the electoral process, and values the integrity of democratic institutions, despite recent challenges to election certification and concerns over leaders' actions.

Believes the Government Services Administration's acknowledgment of Biden as President-Elect ensures a peaceful transition, opposes attempts to undermine the electoral process, and values the integrity of democratic institutions, despite recent challenges to election certification and concerns over leaders' actions.

Believes recent poor election outcomes highlight the consequences of Republican victories and the challenges Democrats face in regaining majorities in state and legislative races, a concern for all legislators.

Opposes the Gianforte administration and Republican legislature's efforts to politicize Montana's government, altering long-standing institutions and undermining bipartisan cooperation. Urges Montanans to reject these radical changes.

The candidate's website says, "At the half way point of the Montana Legislature, ... the Republicans in leadership are intent on locking in partisan advantage throughout Montana’s government. ... the institutional changes proposed for state government will impact Montana for decades."

Opposes using state taxes to fund private education, respects parents' choice for private schooling, and acknowledges the sacrifices made for such decisions.

Opposes using state taxes to fund private education, but respects parents' choice for private schooling.


Opposes House Bill 129 (HB129); views it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans that reduces taxable income for private school tuition.

- Opposes subsidizing private school tuition with tax money, supports strengthening Montana's public education, and believes tax breaks should not favor affluent families at the expense of those with modest means.
- Supports accessible higher education for Montana students through affordable tuition, financial aid, and quality assurance at public institutions, advocating investment in a robust education system from preschool to university for a promising future.
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Opposes House Bill 129 (HB129); views it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans that reduces taxable income for private school tuition.
- Supports local districts and sports associations in creating science-based policies for all students, including transgender students, to prevent bullying and discrimination.

Prior to his legislative role, Tom worked for the National Wildlife Federation. He is also an attorney who argued a case establishing Montanans' right to a clean and healthful environment.

Tom France serves for House District 94 in the Montana Legislature. He is on the House Judiciary Committee.

- Supports expanding low-interest loan programs and housing tax credits for developers to build affordable homes, anticipating 18,000 new units and job creation over a decade, emphasizing the importance of home ownership and robust programs to achieve it.
- Believes in revitalizing urban areas to boost business, values strong city-county partnerships for efficient planning, and supports community-driven projects like regional parks and libraries to enhance business attractiveness.
- Believes Governor Gianforte's veto of the bipartisan bill expanding the affordable housing loan fund, backed by Montana's coal tax trust, ignores a major obstacle to the state's economy, with Republicans supporting the veto against Democratic opposition.
- Opposes legislation granting tax breaks for private schooling, citing inaccessibility for rural Montana families and the impracticality for those facing long commutes and underfunded public schools.
- Believes a strong Montana economy and job growth depend on controlling COVID-19 to prevent business closures and worker illness, opposing Republicans' rejection of health measures which may foster a pandemic hub in Helena, damaging the state's economic progress.
- Said, "I strongly believe we need paid family leave legislation and am studying how other states have responded to this issue."

- Supports maintaining public lands in public ownership, opposes selling them, and advocates for balanced management through collaborative partnerships, as exemplified by the Blackfoot Challenge, rather than litigation. Encourages the Montana Legislature to promote similar strategies.
- Said, "The transgender bills are high-profile examples of how the tyranny of the majority is being exercised. Meanwhile, a less-consequential bill in House Natural Resources Committee illuminated the hostility that exists towards commonsense natural resource management. ... Representative Neil Duram, a Republican legislator from Eureka, introduced a straightforward bill to require the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks to develop a list of aquatic invasive species and to promulgate regulations to prevent their spread into Montana waters. The need for the bill was clear, and the hearing was positive with virtually no opposition. ... When we prepared to vote on the bill, a motion was quickly made to table it and all the Republicans were in favor. ... It turns out that leading Republicans are simply unwilling to give FWP more responsibilities and would rather put Montana’s pristine waters at risk."
- Said, "On the conservation an energy fronts, I’m very interested in net metering and finding ways to reward Montanans who invest in renewable energy."
- Said, "During the last decade, the radical right has called for privatizing public lands. I have worked hard, as have others, including many republicans, to defeat these proposals. It will always be my highest"
- The candidate's website says, "Research continues to show that clean air and clean water protect both environmental and human health... The Legislature needs to be in the forefront of protecting our environmental laws."

- Said, "The Legislature must ensure quality health care is available to all... every individual has the right to make private, personal decisions about health issues including reproductive choice... This right is enshrined in our State Constitution and I will protect it."
- Opposes Judiciary Committee's actions, viewing them as an infringement on women's constitutional privacy rights by making abortion access significantly more difficult, noting predictable religious right testimony and disregard for pro-choice voices.
- Opposes HB113, citing risks of increased depression and suicidal tendencies in transgender youths, as evidenced by a 2009 Boston study and contrary to American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations.
- Said, "Establishing masking and social distancing requirements are responsible steps to take... Democrats will continue to work for a safe environment in the Capitol building that protects Montanans..."

- Opposes the gun bill allowing permitless concealed carry, including on college campuses, citing Democratic resistance and constituent opposition to easing gun restrictions.
- Supports gun rights and natural resource protection; aided Pat Williams' campaign, highlighting his A+ gun rights record and superior stance on environmental issues compared to Ron Marlene, through a report card in Montana's newspapers.
- The candidate's website says, "Regulating guns by way of public safety is broadly supported in most districts that elect Democratic legislators... the gun issue and others will continue to be a challenge for Democrats outside our most urban districts."
- The candidate's website says, "We are all free to buy and carry guns but not to handle them irresponsibly and put others at risk. ... once they propose rules for the most public of buildings – the Montana Capitol – they have a responsibility to all Montana citizens to do the best job they can in providing a safe and healthy working environment."

- Believes the Government Services Administration's acknowledgment of Biden as President-Elect ensures a peaceful transition, opposes attempts to undermine the electoral process, and values the integrity of democratic institutions, despite recent challenges to election certification and concerns over leaders' actions.
- Opposes Republican bills for partisan elections of Montana's judiciary, which threaten the state's long-standing independent, non-partisan judicial system since 1889, despite recent narrow defeats of such legislation.
- Opposes the Republican majority's passage of anti-immigration measures and the termination of same-day voter registration, despite unanimous Democratic opposition.
- Believes recent poor election outcomes highlight the consequences of Republican victories and the challenges Democrats face in regaining majorities in state and legislative races, a concern for all legislators.
- Opposes the Gianforte administration and Republican legislature's efforts to politicize Montana's government, altering long-standing institutions and undermining bipartisan cooperation. Urges Montanans to reject these radical changes.
- The candidate's website says, "At the half way point of the Montana Legislature, ... the Republicans in leadership are intent on locking in partisan advantage throughout Montana’s government. ... the institutional changes proposed for state government will impact Montana for decades."


Opposes HB 129, seeing it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans that reduces taxable income for private school tuition under the pretense of aligning state and federal education savings account laws.

- Opposes subsidizing private school tuition with tax money, supports strengthening Montana's public education, and believes tax breaks should not favor affluent families at the expense of those with modest means.
- Supports accessible higher education for Montana students through affordable tuition, financial aid, and quality assurance at public institutions, advocating investment in a robust education system from preschool to university for a promising future.
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Opposes HB 129, seeing it as a tax break for wealthy Montanans that reduces taxable income for private school tuition under the pretense of aligning state and federal education savings account laws.
- Opposes using state taxes to fund private education, but respects parents' choice for private schooling.
- Supports local districts and sports associations in creating science-based policies for all students, including transgender students, to prevent bullying and discrimination.

Tom France is the Democratic representative for House District 94 in the Montanan Legislature and serves on the House Judiciary Committee. Prior to his legislative role, he worked for the National Wildlife Federation. He is also an attorney who argued a case establishing Montanans' right to a clean and healthful environment.

Tom France is the Democratic representative for House District 94 in the Montana Legislature. He serves on the House Judiciary Committee. Specific details regarding the length of time he has held office or past runs for office are not provided in the information given.

As of May 3, 2024, Tom France’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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