03 July 2025

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Long-time House Rep. Williams Dies

Long-time House Rep. Williams Dies


Pat Williams, Montana’s longest-serving member of the U.S. House, died Wednesday evening in a Missoula hospital. The Butte native, who was Montana’s last Democrat elected to the House to date, served nine terms from 1979 to 1997, including two as the state’s at-large representative. Williams was 87. “He was a hard-nosed politician but he had such a soft center,” said Sheena Wilson,

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