Mike Yakawich | |
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Member of the Montana Senate from the 24th district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Emma Kerr-Carpenter |
Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 51st district | |
In office April 19,2022 –January 6,2025 | |
Preceded by | Frank Fleming |
Succeeded by | Jodee Etchart |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Yakawich |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Yukiko |
Children | 5 |
Residence(s) | Billings,Montana,U.S. |
Education | University of Montana (BA) |
Michael "Mike" Yakawich is an American politician serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 51st district. He was appointed to the House in April 2022.
Yakawich is a native of Butte,Montana. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Montana in 1980 and graduated from the Unification Theological Seminary in 1987. [2] [3]
From 1995 to 2018,Yakawich operated a small business,Yakawich Gifts. From 2014 to 2022,he served as a member of the Billings City Council. Yakawich also worked as a regional director of the Global Peace Foundation. On April 19,2022,members of the Yellowstone County Board of Commissioners appointed Yakawich to succeed Frank Fleming in the Montana House of Representatives. [4] [5]
Yakwich was raised Catholic and joined the Unification Church in 1979. [6] He and his wife,Yukiko,have five children. He is a pastor at the Montana Family Church,a congregation affiliated with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. [7]
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