Rae Peppers

Rae Peppers

Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2013
Preceded by	Sterling Small
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Lame Deer, Montana

Patricia Rae Peppers is a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives who represents the 41st District. She has served in the 2013 and 2015 legislative sessions. When elected in 2012, Peppers defeated Republican incumbent Sterling Small by a margin of 1,399 to 1,080.^[1]

Montana House of Representatives

Elections

In 2012, Rae Peppers decided to run for Montana's 41st House District in the Montana House of Representatives. She was unopposed in the June Democratic primary, and in the general election she defeated incumbent Sterling Small 56%-44%. She ran unopposed in 2014 and was re-elected.

Tenure

In 2012, Peppers' son, Pfc. Joshua Peppers, lost his right foot following an attack involving an IED while on duty with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.^[2] Subsequently in 2013 she sponsored legislation (House Bill 447)^[3] to provide scholarships for Montana Purple Heart recipients.^[4]

Committee assignments

House Appropriations Committee (2015)
House Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long-Range Planning (2015)

Personal life

She is a member of the Crow Tribe and resides in Lame Deer, Montana.^[4]

References

↑ Lutey, Tom (7 November 2012). "Democrats pick up 7 Montana House seats". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
↑ Irish, Carmen (9 August 2012). "Injured soldier from Lame Deer in recovery; fund set up". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
↑ "Montana Legislature: Detailed Bill Information". Montana Legislative Branch. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
1 2 Daffron, Brian (5 September 2013). "Power Brokers V: The Plains States Show the Strength of Native Women". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

External links

Official legislative webpage

Members of the Montana House of Representatives

64th Legislature (2015) Speaker of the House: Austin Knudsen (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Lee Randall (R) Majority Leader: Keith Regier (R) Minority Leader: Chuck Hunter (D)

Gerald Bennett (R) Mike Cuffe (R) Zac Perry (R) Ed Lieser (D) Keith Regier (R) Carl Glimm (R) Frank Garner (R) Steve Lavin (R) Randy Brodehl (R) Mark Noland (R) Albert Olszewski (R) Greg Hertz (R) Bob Brown Nicholas Schwaderer (R) George Kip III (D) Susan Webber (D) Christy Clark (R) Rob Cook (R) Randy Pinocci (R) Steve Fitzpatrick (R) Tom Jacobson (D) Robert Mehlhoff (D) Wendy McKamey (R) Jean Price (D) Casey Schreiner (D) Mitch Tropila (D) Roy Hollandsworth (R) Stephanie Hess (R) Bill Harris (R) Ryan Osmundson (R) Bridget Smith (D) Bruce Meyers (R) Mike Lang (R) Austin Knudsen (R) Scott Staffanson (R) Alan Doane (R) Lee Randall (R) Kenneth Holmlund (R) Geraldine Custer (R) Tom Berry (R) Rae Peppers (D) Carolyn Pease-Lopez (D) Clayton Fiscus (R) Dale Mortensen (R) Daniel Zolnikov (R) Don Jones (R) Katharin Kelker (D) Jessica Karjala (D) Kelly McCarthy (D) Virginia Court (D) Margaret MacDonald (D) Dave Hagstrom (R) Sarah Laszloffy (R) Jeff Essmann (R) Vince Ricci (R) Tom Richmond (R) Forrest Mandeville (R) Seth Berglee (R) Alan Redfield (R) Debra Lamm (R) Kathleen Williams (D) Tom Woods (D) Zach Brown (D) Kerry White (R) Christopher Pope (D) Denise Hayman (D) Tom Burnett (R) Art Wittich (R) Matthew Monfortun (R) Kelly Flynn (R) Ray Shaw (R) Jeffrey Welborn (R) Edith McClafferty (D) Pat Noonan (D) Kirk Wagoner (R) Ryan Lynch (D) Kathy Swanson (D) Gordon Pierson (D) Jenny Eck (D) Mike Miller (R) Janet Ellis (D) Moffie Funk (D) Chuck Hunter (D) Mary Ann Dunwell (D) Theresa Manzella (R) Ron Ehli (R) Nancy Ballance (R) Edward Greef (R) Nate McConnell (D) Ellie Hill (D) Bryce Bennett (D) David Moore (R) Daniel Salomon (D) Kimberly Dudik (D) Nancy Wilson (D) Andrew Person (D) Brad Tschida (R) Willis Curdy (D) Tom Steenberg (D) Andrea Olson (D)

Republican (61) Democratic (39) Montana Legislature Montana House of Representatives Montana State Senate

Montana House of Representatives
Preceded by Sterling Small	Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 41st district 2013–present	Incumbent

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.