Longtime Montana Congressman, Legislator Pat Williams Dies at 87

Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87

Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 87. His family said in a statement that Williams died…

Obit: Pat Williams, longtime Montana congressman, dead at 87

Congressman Pat Williams in Butte died on June 25, 2025. (Courtesy photo) Pat Williams once said, “If you want to know who someone really is, give them power and see what they do with it.” What our father did with his life was defend the underdog, protect our wild lands, defend the working poor, arts and culture, Native people, and children with disabilities. He served 18 years in Congress, more consecutive terms in the U.S. House than anyone in…

Longtime Montana congressman, legislator Pat Williams dies at 87

Pat Williams served as a legislator for 18 years.

Pat Williams, Montana’s longest-serving U.S. House member, dies at 87

Pat Williams, Montana’s longest-serving member of the U.S. House, died Wednesday evening in a Missoula hospital.

Longtime Montana legislator Pat Williams dies at 87

Pat Williams served as a legislator for 18 years.

Montana U.S. Rep Pat Williams dies at 87

The Butte native, who was Montana’s last Democrat elected to the House, served nine terms from 1979 to 1997, including two as the state’s at-large representative. Williams was 87.