Kendall Van Dyk

Kendall J. Van Dyk (born March 21, 1980) is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 25 in north-central Billings, Montana since 2011.

Kendall John Van Dyk
Member of the Montana Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byRoy Brown
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
2007 – January 3, 2011
Succeeded byMary McNally
Personal details
Born (1980-03-21) March 21, 1980
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMontana State University,
Bozeman

Personal life and education

Van Dyk earned a B.A. in political science from Montana State University. Van Dyk has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and the Montana Wildlife Federation. He is a member of the Montana Bowhunters Association, the Montana Conservation Voters, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the National Rifle Association of America.[1][2]

Career

Van Dyk has worked as the Western Energy Coordinator for Trout Unlimited, a field organizer for the Northern Plains Resource Council, and as a ranch hand at Spring Creek Farms. Van Dyk served in the House from 2007 until 2011.[2]

Van Dyk served as chairman of the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee in the Montana House of Representatives. He is the author of the most recent update to the Montana Stream Access Law, an Act of the 2009 session giving the public the right to access Montana rivers and streams from public bridges.[3] In a run for the 25th Senate district of Montana in 2010, Van Dyk unseated incumbent Republican Senator Roy Brown by just four votes.[4]

References
  1. "Kendall Van Dyk". newdealleaders.org. The New Deal. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023.
  2. "Senator Kendall John Van Dyk's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. "Turning bridge access law into reality | Outdoors | billingsgazette.com".(subscription required)
  4. "Van Dyk wins Senate District 25 race by margin of 4 votes". Billings Gazette. November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010.(subscription required)


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