title: Terry Vermeire
text: # Terry Vermeire
  
  Terry Vermeire is an American politician serving as a member of the Montana Senate for the 39th district from January 4, 2023.
  
  ## Early life and career
  
  Vermeire moved to Anaconda, Montana in 1977 and found employment with Montana Power, where he worked for 25 years. After retiring, Vermeire worked part-time as a graphic designer. He was later elected to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission.
  
  In 2022, following the death of State Senator Mark Sweeney, Vermeire was nominated as the Republican candidate in a special election to fill the remainder of Sweeney's term.
  
  Vermeire won the election against Democrat candidate Jesse Mullen, a newspaper executive from Deer Lodge, Montana. He serves in the 68th session of the Montana Legislature.
  
  