Kimberly Dudik | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 94th district | |
In office January 5, 2015 –January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Ellie Boldman |
Succeeded by | Tom France |
Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 99th district | |
In office January 7,2013 –January 5,2015 | |
Preceded by | Betsy Hands |
Succeeded by | Tom Steenberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Frenchtown,Montana,U.S. | November 4,1974
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Montana State University (BSN) University of Montana (JD) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) |
Kimberly Dudik (born November 4,1974) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. [1] [2] [3] [4] Dudik was a candidate for attorney general of Montana in the 2020 Democratic primary. [5]
Dudík was born in Frenchtown,Montana. [6] She earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Montana State University. [7] She also has earned a J.D. degree from the University of Montana School of Law and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. [7] [8]
Dudik works as an attorney in private practice at Dudik Law P.L.L.C. She served as chair for the Office of State Public Defender Task Force. [9] She co-founded the Public Policy Institute of the Rockies and developed a program to provide pro bono legal assistance to families impacted by the MMIP epidemic. [10]
In 2015,Dudik worked with Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox to combat human trafficking in Montana. She carried House Bill 89 which substantially reformed Montana’s human trafficking laws. [6] [11] In 2017,Dudik led substantial bipartisan public defender reforms. That year,Dudik is thought to be the first sitting state legislator to give birth during a Montana legislative session,returning to the House floor four days later with the baby with her. [12] Dudik led the National Foundation for Women Legislators as chairperson in 2018. [13] Dudik served as the chairperson for the Council of State Governments West in 2019. [14]
During Dudik's tenure,she served on the House Appropriations Committee,the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Judicial Branch,Law Enforcement,and Justice,and the House Rules Committee. [15] [16] [17] [18] She also served on the Legislative Finance Committee from 2013 to 2020. [15] [16] [17]
During the 2017 and 2019 legislative sessions,she vice chaired the House Rules Committee. [17] [18]
In 2019,Dudik served as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Settlement Accountability. [18]
On December 17, 2017, Dudik announced her candidacy for Montana attorney general in the 2020 election. [5] She has reported approximately $101,000 in the quarter ending June 30, 2019. She loaned her campaign $85,000. She has repaid $30,000 of the loan. [19] Dudik placed second in the Democratic primary after Raph Graybill. [20]
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