A bipartisan majority of Montana state senators is formally calling on Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, to resign his legislative seat following sexual abuse allegations against him.
At least 39 of the chamber’s 50 senators signed a letter declaring the allegations “disqualifying for anyone holding public office.” The letter urged Windy Boy to step down immediately, citing both the seriousness of the claims and the legislature’s obligation to protect its institutional integrity.
“We do not request this of you lightly,” the letter states, noting that the gravity of the situation and duty to constituents “leaves us no choice.”
As of the time of reporting, Windy Boy had not issued a public response. The allegations have also complicated his political ambitions beyond the state Senate — he recently resumed a Democratic primary campaign for Montana’s eastern U.S. House seat after briefly suspending the bid when the allegations first surfaced in early May.
The bipartisan nature of the resignation call — spanning members of both parties in a 50-seat chamber — reflects the weight lawmakers are placing on the matter. Montana law provides processes for legislative vacancies, though resignation remains a personal decision for the senator.
No timeline has been established for any formal legislative action should Windy Boy decline to step down.