Sara Novak | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 77th district | |
In office January 4, 2021 –January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mark Sweeney |
Succeeded by | John Fitzpatrick |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Butte,Montana,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Daren |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Anaconda,Montana,U.S. |
Education | University of Montana Western (BS) Montana State University–Northern (MEd) |
Sara Novak is an American educator and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 77th district. [1] She was first elected in November 2020.
Novak was born and raised in Butte,Montana. After graduating from Butte High School in 1996,she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Montana Western and a Master of Education in counseling from Montana State University–Northern. [1] [2]
Outside of politics,Novak has worked as a special education teacher in Anaconda,Montana. She is also the special education director for Great Divide Education Services,an education cooperative based in Deer Lodge,Montana. [3] Novak was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 4,2021. [4] She was the Democratic nominee for the 77th district in 2022,but lost to Republican John Fitzpatrick in an upset;the margin between the two was only 47. [5]
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