Biography.guide
Home › People › Politician › Bill Yellowtail
Portrait of Bill Yellowtail

Bill Yellowtail

b. 1948

American politician

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Bill Yellowtail

Born 1948. Bill Yellowtail is an American politician.

William Petzoldt Yellowtail, Jr. (born January 8, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Montana Senate and as a regional administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Early life and education Born in Wyola, Montana, Yellowtail grew up on his family's cattle ranch on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. He is a 1971 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies after a brief period of absence from the college.

Career Yellowtail served on the Montana Senate from 1985 to 1993, representing Big Horn, Rosebud and Powder River counties. He also served as a Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 1994 to 1996, managing Region VIII.

Later in 1996, he ran an unsuccessful campaign against Republican Rick Hill for Montana's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was defeated in a controversial campaign notorious for mudslinging efforts by himself and Hill.

He returned to the EPA shortly thereafter to his former post, but suffered further scandal for allegedly unknowingly violating the Hatch Act in 2000.

Yellowtail is an employee with Off the Beaten Path in Bozeman, Montana, and has served on the boards of directors for the Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy in Montana, the National Audubon Society, and the Humanities Montana organization. As a prominent Crow Indian, he recently served as the MSU Emeritus Katz Chair in Native American Studies and advocated for tribal relations with the EPA during his tenure as its Region VIII Administrator.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Dartmouth College
Positions held
Member of the State Senate of Montana

People in Bill Yellowtail's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bill Yellowtail's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Yellowtail?

American politician

When was Bill Yellowtail born?

Bill Yellowtail was born on 8 January 1948 in Wyola.

What is Bill Yellowtail's occupation?

Bill Yellowtail is a politician.

What nationality is Bill Yellowtail?

Bill Yellowtail is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Yellowtail

· Wikidata: Q4911450

· DBpedia: Bill Yellowtail

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Yellowtail. https://biography.guide/bill-yellowtail/

MLA: "Bill Yellowtail." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bill-yellowtail/.

Chicago: "Bill Yellowtail." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bill-yellowtail/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:29 UTC