Quick Facts
Biography
Tanner J. Smith is an American politician. He serves in the Montana House of Representatives for District 11.
Smith is from Stevensville, Montana. He is the owner of Tanner J. Smith Construction and served on the board of trustees for the Somers Lakeside School District.
With Derek Skees, the member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 11, not running for reelection in 2022, Smith ran to succeed him, citing the opening of recreational cannabis dispensaries in his district and his desire to further regulate them as his motivation. Smith defeated Ronalee Skees and Devon Decker in the Republican Party primary election.
In June 2023, Smith announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for governor of Montana in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent Greg Gianforte.