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Montana Democrats choose trans/nonbinary person to be state House minority leader
SJ Howell became the first trans or nonbinary party leader in the U.S., and Zooey Zephyr won one of three minority whip posts.
- Montana House Democrats elected State Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula as minority leader on Wednesday, making Howell the first trans/nonbinary party leader in the region.
- Before their 2022 election as Montana's first nonbinary legislator, Howell worked as a lobbyist and activist for women's and LGBTQ issues.
- Democrats also elected State Rep. Zooey Zephyr of Missoula as a minority whip, following her 2023 remarks that colleagues supporting gender-affirming care bans would have "blood" on their hands.
- House Republicans elected Katie Zolnikov of Billings as House speaker, Mike Vinton of Billings as speaker pro tem, and Tom Millett of Marion as majority leader.
- The new leadership team announced "we have an incredible leadership team, and are ready to get to work for Montana," signaling a shift in the Legislature's partisan balance.
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Montana Democrats choose trans/nonbinary person to be state House mino
Democrats in the Montana House have elected a transgender/nonbinary state representative as their minority leader and a well-known trans advocate to a top leadership post. State Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula is the first trans/nonbinary party leader
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Montana Democrats choose trans/nonbinary person to be state House minority leader
Democrats in the Montana House of Representatives have elected a transgender/nonbinary state representative as their minority leader. Montana state Rep.
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