LEGISLATIVE RACES MISSOULA

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Race Name Party 1. The state 2. Do you 3. Government 4. Would 5. Do you 6. Would you 7. Hanna’s Act 8. Would you vote 9. In order to should support should create you vote to support or vote for any bills (HB 21) and to add sexual fully invest in mandate alternative and maintain continue oppose tribal restricting a other Missing orientation, gender communities paid family approaches to a robust Montana’s governments woman’s ability and Murdered identity, and and and medical our criminal social safety crucial receiving the to make her own Indigenous gender expression infrastructure, leave and justice net - including Medicaid same property healthcare Women as protected Montana paid sick days system that SNAP, TANF, expansion, tax exemption decisions in policies need classes under the should raise so workers decrease housing without as non-tribal consultation increased MT Human Rights revenue by don’t have incarceration, assistance, barriers to governments? with her doctor? investment and Act (MHRA), closing tax to choose including but and Medicaid, access such statutory ensuring that all loopholes and between not limited to among others as work funding in Montanans have ensuring that taking care of investment in - so those requirements order to have the same access to everyone is themselves or mental health most or increasing meaningful legal protections paying their their families care and drug in need don’t premiums? impacts. in their workplace, fair share. and their job treatment? fall through housing, security. the cracks. and public accommodations?

HDHD 94 94 D Agree Yes Agree Yes* Support No Agree Yes Agree Karen Sherman R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

HD 95 Rebecca Dawson R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

HD 95 D Agree Yes* Agree* Yes* Support No* Agree Yes Agree* HD 96 Loni Conley D Agree* Yes* Agree Yes* Support No Agree Yes Agree

Kathy Whitman R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond HDHD 97 96 LouAnn Hansen D Agree* Yes* Agree* Yes* Support No* Agree* Yes* Agree R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

HD 98 Richard Armerding L did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

HD 97 Nancy Burgoyne R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond D Agree* Yes* Agree Yes* Support No Agree* Yes Agree*

HD 99 David “Doc” Moore R Disagree* Yes Agree Yes Oppose No* Agree Yes Agree

Mark Thane D Agree* Yes* Agree* Yes Support No Agree Yes Agree HD 100 Carol Minjares R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

Andrea Olsen D Agree Yes Agree Yes Support No Agree Yes Agree SD 46 Shannon O’Brien D Agree* Yes* Agree* Yes* Support* No* Agree* Yes* Agree*

Niki Sardot R Agree * Agree No* Oppose No Agree* Yes* Disagree*

SD 47 Devin Braaten L did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

Chase Porter Gay D Agree Yes Agree Yes Support No Agree Yes Agree Daniel Salomon R did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond did not respond

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