Moffie Funk

American politician
Moffie Funk
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5th, 2015
Preceded byLiz Bangerter
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)

Moffie Funk is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 82,[1] focusing on education, labor, and economy in the legislature. In 2014, she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year.[2]

Funk's legislative committee assignments have included Business and Labor, Agriculture, and Education, which she has been the Vice chair of since the 2017 legislative session.

Early career

Funk grew up mostly overseas,"[2] in Iraq, Sudan, Tanzania, and Italy.[3] She also grew up partially in Washington, D.C.[3] before attending University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She received a teaching license from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, after which she worked as a middle school social studies teacher in Montana and joined the teacher's union. After she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year in 2014, she helped write a new social studies textbook for Montana students.[2]

After Funk retired from teaching full-time, she joined the executive board of the Montana Federation of Public Employees and founded an advocacy group to raise awareness of attempts to divert public education funding to private, for-profit schools.[3]

Political career

In 2014,[2] Funk was elected to the Montana House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Liz Bangerter. Funk has since focused on legislation supporting public education, unions, and labor in general.[3] Her 2014 campaign website focused on the following topics: education quality and funding; Montana's outdoor beauty and natural resources; healthcare, including women's healthcare access and Medicaid expansion; equal rights and anti-discrimination; and labor.[4] She was reelected three times and will hit term limits for the Montana House in 2023, after her final term.

Funk has served on the following committees per legislative session:[4]

  • 2015: Education, Local Government, State Administration
  • 2017: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture
  • 2019: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture
  • 2021: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture

In July 2021, Funk was named the Interim Party Executive Director of the Montana Democrats.[2]

Electoral history

Moffie Funk electoral history
2014 Montana House of Representatives 82nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Moffie Funk '2,179; 52.5%
Republican Liz Bangerter (incumbent) 1,973 47.5%
Total votes 4,152 100.00%
2016 Montana House of Representatives 82nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Moffie Funk (incumbent) - 100.00%
Total votes - 100.00%
2018 Montana House of Representatives 82nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Moffie Funk (incumbent) 3,892 100.00%
Total votes 3,892 100.00%
2020 Montana House of Representatives 82nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Moffie Funk (incumbent) 3,446 55.9%
Republican Debbie Westlake 2,717 44.1%
Total votes 6,162 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Name : MOFFIE FUNK (D)". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Montana Democratic Party Announces Moffie Funk as Interim Executive Director". Montana Democratic Party. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. ^ a b c d "Moffie Funk: A Passion to Serve | NEA". National Education Association. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ^ a b "Moffie Funk". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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