Rowlie Hutton is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected for Senate District 17, representing Havre, Montana

Havre, Montana

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, for the 2011 term. On February 2, 2011 Hutton resigned effective the end of the current session to take a pastor position in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

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. Hutton volunteers for the Special Olympics

Special Olympics

Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries....

and has participated in the Polar Plunge fundraiser for special needs children.