Barbara Bessette
American politician
Barbara Bessette | |
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| Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Price |
| Succeeded by | Steven Galloway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belt, Montana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Great Falls, Montana |
| Alma mater | Montana State University – Billings |
| Occupation | Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist |
| Website | Official legislator site |
Barbara Bessette is an American politician who was a member of the Montana House of Representatives in the State of Montana, representing District 24.[1]
Career
Before being elected to the Montana House of Representatives, Barbara Bessette worked as a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist at Gateway Prevention in Great Falls, Montana.[2] Ms. Bessette also served as the chair of the Cascade County DUI task force, as well as on numerous coalitions that help to fight substance abuse.[3]
In 2018 she ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary for District 24 of the Montana House of Representatives. In the general election she faced Republican Mike McNamara whom she beat with 52.4 percent of the vote.[4]
References
- ^ "- Montana State Legislature". leg.mt.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Western Native Voice Community Spotlight: Jade Bahr & Barbara Bessette". WORC. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ Kosted, Nathan (2018-04-17). "Meet Your Legislative Candidates: Barbara Bessette". The Montana Post. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ "Barbara Bessette". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
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Members of the Montana House of Representatives
68th Legislature (2023-2024)
- Speaker of the House
- Matt Regier (R)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Rhonda Knudsen (R)
- Majority Leader
- Sue Vinton (R)
- Minority Leader
- Kim Abbott (D)
- ▌Steve Gunderson (R)
- ▌Neil Duram (R)
- ▌Braxton Mitchell (R)
- ▌Matt Regier (R)
- ▌Dave Fern (D)
- ▌Amy Regier (R)
- ▌Courtenay Sprunger (R)
- ▌Terry Falk (R)
- ▌Tony Brockman (R)
- ▌Bob Keenan (R)
- ▌Tanner Smith (R)
- ▌Linda Reksten (R)
- ▌Paul Fielder (R)
- ▌Denley Loge (R)
- ▌Marvin Weatherwax (D)
- ▌Tyson Running Wolf (D)
- ▌Ross Fitzgerald (R)
- ▌Llew Jones (R)
- ▌Russ Miner (R)
- ▌Fred Anderson (R)
- ▌Edward Buttrey (R)
- ▌Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R)
- ▌Scot Kerns (R)
- ▌Steven Galloway (R)
- ▌Steve Gist (R)
- ▌George Nikolakakos (R)
- ▌Joshua Kassmier (R)
- ▌Paul Tuss (D)
- ▌Edward Butcher (R)
- ▌James Bergstrom (R)
- ▌Frank Smith (D)
- ▌Jonathan Windy Boy (D)
- ▌Casey Knudsen (R)
- ▌Rhonda Knudsen (R)
- ▌Brandon Ler (R)
- ▌Bob Phalen (R)
- ▌Jerry Schillinger (R)
- ▌Greg Kmetz (R)
- ▌Gary Parry (R)
- ▌Greg Oblander (R)
- ▌Gayle Lammers (R)
- ▌Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D)
- ▌Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)
- ▌Larry Brewster (R)
- ▌Katie Zolnikov (R)
- ▌Bill Mercer (R)
- ▌Denise Baum (D)
- ▌Jodee Etchart (R)
- ▌Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D)
- ▌Naarah Hastings (R)
- ▌Mike Yakawich (R)
- ▌Sherry Essmann (R)
- ▌Nelly Nicol (R)
- ▌Terry Moore (R)
- ▌Lee Deming (R)
- ▌Sue Vinton (R)
- ▌Fiona Nave (R)
- ▌Brad Barker (R)
- ▌Marty Malone (R)
- ▌Laurie Bishop (D)
- ▌Jim Hamilton (D)
- ▌Ed Stafman (D)
- ▌Alice Buckley (D)
- ▌Jane Gillette (R)
- ▌Kelly Kortum (D)
- ▌Eric Matthews (D)
- ▌Jedediah Hinkle (R)
- ▌Caleb Hinkle (R)
- ▌Jennifer Carlson (R)
- ▌Julie Dooling (R)
- ▌Kenneth Walsh (R)
- ▌Tom Welch (R)
- ▌Jennifer Lynch (D)
- ▌Derek J. Harvey (D)
- ▌Marta Bertoglio (R)
- ▌Donavon Hawk (D)
- ▌John Fitzpatrick (R)
- ▌Gregory Frazer (R)
- ▌Laura Smith (D)
- ▌Zachary Wirth (R)
- ▌Melissa Romano (D)
- ▌Mary Caferro (D)
- ▌Kim Abbott (D)
- ▌Jill Cohenour (D)
- ▌Michele Binkley (R)
- ▌David Bedey (R)
- ▌Ron Marshall (R)
- ▌Wayne Rusk (R)
- ▌Katie Sullivan (D)
- ▌Marilyn Marler (D)
- ▌Connie Keogh (D)
- ▌Mike Hopkins (R)
- ▌Joe Read (R)
- ▌Tom France (D)
- ▌SJ Howell (D)
- ▌Jonathan Karlen (D)
- ▌Lyn Hellegaard (R)
- ▌Bob Carter (D)
- ▌Mark Thane (D)
- ▌Zooey Zephyr (D)
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