Jonathan Windy Boy | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 32nd district | |
Assumed office January 2, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Meyers |
Member of the Montana Senate from the 16th district | |
In office January 5, 2009 –January 2,2017 | |
Preceded by | Frank Smith |
Succeeded by | Frank Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | August 28,1958 Fort Belknap,Montana,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Box Elder,Montana,U.S. |
Alma mater | Northern Montana University |
Profession | Business owner |
Jonathan Windy Boy (born August 28,1958) is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives. From 2008 to 2016,he served in the Montana Senate. In 2019,he stepped down from legislative duties after being found guilty of sexual misconduct. [1] The sexual misconduct stemmed from inappropriate texts he sent in 2017 to female colleagues between mid-August and October. [2] Allegations and anecdotes began circulating of his history sexual misconduct on the reservation. He ran for re-election as Representative of District 32 and served in the 2021 session.
In 2002,Windy Boy was elected to the Montana House of Representatives,representing House District 32. He has been a member of the Tribal Council of the Chippewa Cree Tribe since 1999. He was elected Chippewa Cree Tribe Vice-chairman from 2008 to 2010. In 2011,he opposed changing Montana law to revoke the drivers license of any teenager caught in possession of alcohol,but agreed that any teenager with a DUI should be banned from holding a driver's license until age 18. [3] In 2012,he endorsed a Republican candidate,Sandy Welch,for State Superintendent of Education. [4]
In 2013,he introduced Montana Senate bill 342,which allocates $2 million for a Montana Indian Language Preservation Pilot Program,which will "provide funding to Montana’s eight tribes to develop materials to keep their languages alive for future generations." [5] [6] He serves as a full-time THPO for the Chippewa-Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy where he works with a private business on section 106 consultation process. [7]
Born and raised in Box Elder,Montana,he is divorced and has two children. He is known as a traditional dancer,and has worked in oil field exploration,and as a drug and alcohol prevention speaker. [8]