Carolyn M. Squires (September 25,1940 – March 21,2016) was an American nurse and politician.
Born in Whitefish,Montana,Squires grew up in Everett,Washington and went to Catholic schools. Squires received her associate degree in arts and science from Everett Community College. She then returned to Montana and went to the Missoula Vocational Technical Center and received her LPN license in 1967. Squires served as a nurse in hospitals in Missoula,Montana. Squires was involved with the AFL–CIO helping displaced union members with retraining. Squires died at her home in Missoula,Montana. [1]
Squires served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for the 96th district from 2010 to 2015. [2] From 2002 to 2010,she was a member of the Montana Senate,representing District 48,where she served as Majority Whip. Earlier she was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1987 through 2000. [3] [4]
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west,North Dakota to the east,South Dakota to the southeast,Wyoming to the south,and the Canadian provinces of Alberta,British Columbia,and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area,but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena,while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges,while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands,with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
Missoula is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County,Montana,United States. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges,and thus it is often described as the "hub of five valleys". The 2020 United States census recorded the city's population at 73,489 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 117,922. As of 2023,the estimated city population was 77,757. Missoula is the second largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Montana. Missoula is home to the University of Montana,a public research university.
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term,then was elected again in 1940. Rankin remains the only woman ever elected to Congress from Montana.
Carolyn McCarthy is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Dorothy Louise Slaughter was an American politician elected to 16 terms as a United States representative from New York,serving from 1987 until her death in 2018.
Ronald Charles Marlenee was a Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Montana from January 3,1977,to January 3,1993. He represented Montana's 2nd congressional district.
Haysel Diane Sands is an American politician from Montana. As a Democrat,she served in the Montana State Senate,representing the 49th senate district in Missoula,Montana. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives representing first the 66th district and then the renumbered 95th district.
Women have served in the United States House of Representatives,the lower chamber of the United States Congress,since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana,the first woman in Congress. In total,396 women have been U.S. representatives and eight more have been non-voting delegates. As of January 3,2025,there are 125 women in the U.S. House of Representatives,making women 28.7% of the total. Of the 404 women who have served in the House,269 have been Democrats and 135 have been Republicans. One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House,Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
The Gleim Building,265 W. Front St.,Missoula,Montana,was a brothel constructed in 1893 for Mary Gleim,a notorious madam who owned at least eight "female boarding houses". This building serves as an example of a vernacular adaptation of Romanesque architecture.
Monica Joan Tranel is an American rower and lawyer. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Tranel ran in the 2022 and 2024 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Montana.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Montana may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Montana since 1997. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are eligible for all of the protections available to opposite-sex married couples,as same-sex marriage has been recognized since November 2014. State statutes do not address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity;however,the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBTQ people is illegal under federal law. A number of cities also provide protections in housing and public accommodations.
Vermel Marie Whalen was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving a Cleveland area district from 1986 to 1998.
Ellie Boldman is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate,representing District 45. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 90,which includes central Missoula,Montana,from 2011 through 2019. Due to state constitutional term limits,Boldman was unable to file for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives and subsequently filed for election to the Montana Senate Seat 45 in 2020.
Kathleen Williams is an American politician from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the nonpartisan Environmental Quality Council of the Montana Legislature and the Montana Department of Fish,Wildlife and Parks. In 2010,she was elected to the Montana House of Representatives and served three two-year terms before retiring. In 2018 and 2020,Williams ran,unsuccessfully,as the Democratic nominee for Montana's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Mary R. McNally is an American educator and politician,who served as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate from the 24th District after previously representing the 47th District of the Montana House of Representatives.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and former real estate developer who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party,Rosendale served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and in the Montana Senate from 2013 to 2017. From 2015 to 2017,he served as Montana Senate majority leader. Rosendale was elected Montana state auditor in 2016 and held that position from 2017 to 2020. Rosendale ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and for the U.S. Senate in 2018. He was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in 2020. After Montana regained its second House seat in the 2020 census,Rosendale was elected to represent its new 2nd congressional district in 2022.
Amanda Gayle Curtis is an American politician who serves as the president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE),Montana's largest labor union.
Marilyn J. Ryan is a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives. She has served the 99th district,which encompasses southwest portions of Missoula,since January 2017.
Kimberly Dudik is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. Dudik was a candidate for attorney general of Montana in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Mary Gleim was the leading and most successful madam in the Old West days of Missoula,Montana,owning eight brothels in 1890.