Ron Marlenee

Ron Marlenee

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Former U.S. congressman Ron Marlenee, who represented eastern Montana for eight terms, died Sunday in Bozeman.

Marlenee, 84, was a farmer and rancher from Scobey. He served in the U.S. House from 1977 to 1993, making him the state’s longest-serving Republican congressman.

He had lived in Bozeman for many years. Friends said he had been sick for a long time, but an exact cause of death was unavailable.


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Perrin Stein can be reached at pstein@dailychronicle.com or at 582-2648.

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