Our endorsements - Bozeman area + Livingston
Alice Buckley - House District 63
Alice is running because she wants to have a voice in the conversation when decisions are made that affect her health, her future, and her community. She's motivated by creating space for everyone to have a voice in the political process and the ability to make choices about their bodies and futures, particularly those who have been silenced or marginalized. Alice works for a firm in Bozeman that specializes in convening and facilitating peer communities, and has served on the boards of both conservation and domestic violence prevention organizations.
Denise Hayman - House District 66
Denise Hayman is a Democratic candidate for House District 66 with a proven track record for education and the economy.
Colette Campbell - House District 67
I am living proof that public services and public education lift people up and change lives for the better. On the job training with the Belgrade Head Start program gave me the skills and knowledge I didn’t gain from my own mother-daughter relationship to raise two amazing well-adjusted contributing members of society. The teachers in those classrooms are pillars of strength for struggling families. I quickly joined their ranks as an HRDC Early Childhood Educator. I served hundreds of families in the Belgrade and Bozeman communities.
Still a loyal public employee, I now work with college students at Montana State University at the School of Film and Photography in the checkout facilities. We produce award-winning documentary and fiction filmmakers and photographers determined to make a difference in the world.
I am a champion of the working people. I serve my fellow workers as president of MSU Bozeman’s Local Federation of Classified University Staff (FOCUS). I am a District 4 MFPE Board Director and MT AFL-CIO Director At Large.
Emily Brosten - HD 68 - west of Bozeman
Brosten, 29, is a fifth-generation Montanan who grew up on a farm in the Flathead Valley. She moved to Bozeman seven years ago to attend Montana State University where she earned a degree in graphic design. Since graduation, she has worked as a graphic designer for Seacat Creative in Bozeman.
Brosten said she decided to run for House District 68 because she wants to have a say in how the Gallatin Valley changes as it grows. “As a Montanan, I really have a deep passion and respect for this place, and I want it to be around for future generations,” Brosten said. “If I can take actions toward that goal, I want to try.”
If elected, Brosten intends to focus on conservation, preserving and promoting agriculture and developing responsible growth plans that address issues like the shortage of affordable housing in Gallatin County.
Laurie Bishop - House District 60
Laurie has represented Livingston in the Montana Legislature since unseating a Republican in the 2016 election. She's run two successful campaigns, and has served two terms in the Legislature, where she is the Democratic Caucus Chair.