Elsie Arntzen

Elsie Arntzen (born May 7, 1956) is an American educator and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who serves as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana. Prior to this, she was a member of the Montana Legislature.

Elsie Arntzen
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Assumed office
January 2, 2017
GovernorSteve Bullock
Greg Gianforte
Preceded byDenise Juneau
Member of the Montana Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded byGary Branae
Succeeded byMargaret MacDonald
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byChristine Kaufmann
Succeeded byDave Hagstrom
Personal details
Born (1956-05-07) May 7, 1956
Billings, Montana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Montana (BA)
Montana State University (BA)

Career

In 1992, Arntzen became a 5th grade school teacher for the Billings School District.[1]

In 2004, Arntzen was elected to Montana House of Representatives for District 53, which represents a portion of the Yellowstone County area.[2][3]

In 2013 and 2015 Arntzen served as a state Senator. [4]

In 2014, she ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. She finished fourth, with 6.8% of the vote.

Personal life

Arntzen's husband is Steven. They have two children. Arntzen and her family live in Billings, Montana.[1][3] Arntzen husband's Steven is the President and CEO of Century Gaming Technologies.[5] Century Gaming Technologies is the largest route operator of gambling gaming machines in Montana.[6]

Electoral history

2004
2004 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elsie Arntzen 2,125 54.61
Democratic Carol A. Gibson (incumbent) 1,766 45.39
Total votes 3,891 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2006
2006 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elsie Arntzen (incumbent) 2,084 64.86
Democratic Teddee Cuomo 1,129 35.14
Total votes 3,213 100

2008
2008 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elsie Arntzen (incumbent) 2,200 58.05
Democratic Linda Wetzel 1,590 41.95
Total votes 3,790 100

2010
2010 General Election for Montana's 53rd House of Representatives District[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elsie Arntzen (incumbent) 1,572 60.51
Democratic Chris "Shoots" Veis 1,026 39.49
Total votes 2,598 100

2012
2012 General Election for Montana's 27th State Senate District[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elsie Arntzen 3,414 51.42
Democratic Gary Branae 3,225 48.58
Total votes 6,639 100

2016
2016 General Election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elsie Arntzen 253,790 51.65
Democratic Melissa Romano 237,590 48.35
Total votes 491,380 100

References
  1. "About Elsie Arntzen". mtstandard.com. January 25, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. Montana Legislature. "Elsie Arntzen". Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. "Elsie Arntzen's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. "Elsie M. Arntzen". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-arntzen-abb01718a/
  6. "About Century Gaming Technologies". Century Gaming Technologies. Retrieved Nov 26, 2020.
  7. "2004 Statewide Montana General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  8. "2006 Statewide Montana General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  9. "2008 Statewide Montana General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  10. "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  11. "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  12. "2016 General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Denise Juneau		 Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
2017–present		 Incumbent
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