Moffie Funk | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 5th district | |
Assumed office January 5th, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Liz Bangerter |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of California,Berkeley (BA) |
Moffie Funk is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 82, [1] focusing on education,labor,and economy in the legislature. In 2014,she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year. [2]
Funk's legislative committee assignments have included Business and Labor,Agriculture,and Education,which she has been the Vice chair of since the 2017 legislative session.
Funk grew up mostly overseas," [2] in Iraq,Sudan,Tanzania,and Italy. [3] She also grew up partially in Washington,D.C. [3] before attending University of California,Berkeley,where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She received a teaching license from Carroll College in Helena,Montana,after which she worked as a middle school social studies teacher in Montana and joined the teachers' union. After she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year in 2014,she helped write a new social studies textbook for Montana students. [2]
After Funk retired from teaching full-time,she joined the executive board of the Montana Federation of Public Employees and founded an advocacy group to raise awareness of attempts to divert public education funding to private,for-profit schools. [3]
In 2014, [2] Funk was elected to the Montana House of Representatives,defeating incumbent Liz Bangerter. Funk has since focused on legislation supporting public education,unions,and labor in general. [3] Her 2014 campaign website focused on the following topics:education quality and funding;Montana's outdoor beauty and natural resources;healthcare,including women's healthcare access and Medicaid expansion;equal rights and anti-discrimination;and labor. [4] She was reelected three times and will hit term limits for the Montana House in 2023,after her final term.
Funk has served on the following committees per legislative session: [4]
In July 2021,Funk was named the Interim Party Executive Director of the Montana Democrats. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Moffie Funk | '2,179; | 52.5% | ||
Republican | Liz Bangerter (incumbent) | 1,973 | 47.5% | ||
Total votes | 4,152 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Moffie Funk (incumbent) | - | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | - | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Moffie Funk (incumbent) | 3,892 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 3,892 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Moffie Funk (incumbent) | 3,446 | 55.9% | ||
Republican | Debbie Westlake | 2,717 | 44.1% | ||
Total votes | 6,162 | 100.00% |
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