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Cleve Loney

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Cleve Loney
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 25th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Preceded bySue Dickenson
Succeeded byTom Jacobson
Personal details
Born(1950-11-05)November 5, 1950
Great Falls, Montana
DiedAugust 22, 2020(2020-08-22) (aged 69)
Great Falls, Montana
Political partyRepublican
Alma materMontana State University
ProfessionRealtor

Cleve Loney (November 5, 1950 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He was elected to House District 25 which represents part of the Great Falls area.[1]

Biography

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Cleve Loney was born in Great Falls on November 5, 1950, and raised on a ranch. He attended high school in Highwood, Montana. Graduating in 1969, he went to Sheridan Junior College on a rodeo scholarship. During this time he won a Regional Championship in the Saddle Bronc Riding. Cleve transferred to Montana State University, where he was on the National Championship Rodeo Team in 1972, graduating in 1976 with a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Production. In 1990 he was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]

Loney died on August 22, 2020, in Great Falls, Montana at age 69. He drowned in the Missouri River after his kayak tipped over.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Montana Legislature. "Cleve Loney". Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Cleve Loney for H.D. 25". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  3. ^ "Former Great Falls-area lawmaker Cleve Loney dies in river accident". Greatfallstribune.com. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-08-24.