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That depends on the voters, but the possibility exists. Republican Sen. Roger Webb, (SD-23, Billings) is running for re-election. He filed his C-1 statement of candidacy on 9 November. His wife, Peggy Sue, is running for House District 52 (Billings), currently represented by Republican Dave Hagstrom, as a Republican. She filed her C-1 on 9 November.
Democrat Christopher Goodridge also is running in HD-52. He filed his C-1 on 13 May.Ryan Lowell Jenkins of Billings is the campaign treasurer for both Webbs.
If both Webbs are elected, it probably won’t be the first time that bedfellows have served in the same legislative session. But it might be the first time that married bedfellows have.
Roger Webb received unfavorable publicity in 2012 when the Billings Gazette reported he had shot his neighbor’s dogs in 1998. Despite that notoriety, he won his election against Wanda Grinde.