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As of 2022,Montana ranked 22nd out of 50 American states in terms of percentage of state legislators who are women. Within the Montana State Legislature,32.7 percent of all members were women in 2022. From statehood in 1889 to 2024,the state of Montana had only one female governor,Judy Martz. Although the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress was from Montana in 1916,the state had not elected another woman to Congress as of 2021.
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- ↑ "Copper Book: Lawmakers of Montana, Legislative Session of 2021". Montana State Legislature. Montana Legislative Services Division. p. 23. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Montana Legislature. "Ryan Osmundson" . Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Governor Gianforte Announces Transition in Budget Office". news.mt.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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