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State Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula has been elected minority leader of the Montana House, becoming the first trans/nonbinary party leader in the U.S., according to Rep. Zooey Zephyr.
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Democrats in the Montana House have elected State Rep. SJ Howell of Missoula as their minority leader, according to State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, also of Missoula, who posted the news on social media Wednesday. Zephyr wrote, "We have an incredible leadership team, and are ready to get to work for Montana!"
Zephyr said Howell is the first trans/nonbinary party leader in the U.S.
Zephyr was voted to be one of three minority whips in the House.
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.
Howell was a lobbyist and activist for women's and LGBTQ+ issues before their election in 2022 as Montana's first nonbinary legislator. Zephyr, a university program manager, was elected that year as Montana's first openly transgender lawmaker.
Zephyr gained attention in 2023 when other lawmakers barred her from the House floor after she refused to apologize for telling colleagues who supported a ban on gender-affirming care for youths that they would have "blood" on their hands.
Republicans dominate the state Legislature and hold all six statewide offices.
The election gives Montana Democrats a transgender/nonbinary minority leader in a state Legislature where Republicans hold the majority and all statewide offices.
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