Background
Hill was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was one of four children and grew up in a one-room apartment in the back of a tire repair shop.
United States representative politician
Hill was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was one of four children and grew up in a one-room apartment in the back of a tire repair shop.
In 1964, he graduated from Aitkin High School in Aitkin, Minnesota. In 1968, he graduated from Saint Cloud State University in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Montana in 2012. At age four Rick was paralyzed by polio. Hill received his Juris Doctor degree in 2005 from the Concord Law School in Los Angeles, California.
He owns a surety bonding company.
He served as Republican precinct committeeman and state committeeman from Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Member, served on the board of directors, Montana Science and Technology Alliance.
And chaired the Montana State Worker’s Compensation Board from 1993 to 1996. In 1993, Governor Marc Racicot asked Hill to act as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Montana State Fund, where he worked in a volunteer, unpaid capacity for three years.
Elections
In 1996, Hill ran for the in Montana"s At-large congressional district.
In the general election, he defeated Democrat Bill Yellowtail, who had been a Regional Administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 52%-43%. In 2000, Hill decided not to run for re-election to a third term, citing vision problems, which were subsequently corrected. Tenure
Between 1997 and 2000, Hill sponsored 32 bills, of which 22 did not made it out of committee and four were passed into law by Congress.
He voted with the Republican party 91% of the time.
Committee assignments
Hill served on the United States. House Committee on Natural Resources. In November 2010, he announced he would run for Governor of Montana in 2012.
He chose State Senator Jon Sonju as his running mate. He lost to Democrat Steve Bullock.
Board of directors Montana Science and Technology Alliance, 1992.
M. Betti Christie, June 10, 1983. Children: Todd, Corey, Mike.