Hamilton is running for re-election to a fourth term in the 2022 Montana House of Representatives election.
[3] Hamilton opposed the tax plan put forward by national members of the Republican Party in 2017, arguing that these would worsen the state's deficit.
[4] This came after legislators from the Montana Republican Party dramatically curbed spending in the state to make up for budget shortfalls.
[5] In 2021, Hamilton co-sponsored a "move over, slow down" bill to strengthen laws protecting first responders directing traffic, after two tow truck operators were killed in an accident.
[6][7] He also opposed a push by Republican state legislators to impose a strict dress code in the House of Representatives, which would have mandated suits and ties.