A Lewis and Clark District Court judge has denied a Missoula lawmaker’s request to immediately lift a sanction against her that prohibits her from entering the Montana House of Representatives.
A Missoula lawmaker who was barred from the Montana House of Representatives floor for the remainder of the session is suing the state and the Speaker of the House to challenge that sanction. A crowd of roughly 750 people marched through Missoula Friday evening in support of state Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr after she was barred from the House floor earlier this week.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester used a tweet Friday to defend a transgender Montana state lawmaker who told Republicans earlier this month they have "blood on (their) hands.""I served in the Montana legislature for years, working with everyone to get things done for Montana," Tester wrote in a tweet, offering defense for Democratic state Rep.
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester took to social media to defend transgender Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who told Republicans earlier this month they have “blood on (their) hands."