Hometown: Miles City

Email: [email protected]

Elected Nov 2020

Industry Involvement: Monty and his son Wyatt run a commercial Angus herd, branding 300-500 heifers and running 300-500 head of grass cattle. He has been involved with cattle most of his life as a cow/calf and yearling operator, as well as doing backgrounding and finishing. His wife Sherry and other kids Megan, Katie, and Shayla have also been involved over the years. In addition, Monty owns Lesh & Company LLC, a real estate brokerage that handles ranch, farm, commercial and residential properties, and Frontier Consulting LLC that provides financial consulting, marketing and ranch management strategies for ag producers.

Leadership Service: For 21 years Monty was an ag/commercial lender and bank president in Montana and North Dakota. He has served as chair of Holy Rosary Healthcare, chair of the Miles City Housing Authority, Montana History Foundation board member, MSU MAES Advisory Board member, and has been involved in various chambers of commerce and service clubs.

Challenges facing the beef industry: “Private property rights, water rights, environmental regulations and restrictions, and international trade.”