Melissa Hartman
<p>Portrait of Melissa Hartman outside her home in Whitefish on Thursday morning, September 29. Hartman is runnin for Senate District 3. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Democrat
Age: 48
Family: Husband, Dave
Career: Owns a private mental health counseling practice in Whitefish
Background: Undergraduate degrees in economics and government from Connecticut University and a master’s degree in social work from New York University. Previous positions with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Montana Health Academy, Kalispell Regional Medical Center and Glacier-Gateway Elementary.
Board member for the Center for Restorative Youth Justice, which works to provide alternatives to juvenile detention. Former board member for Hugh Rogers WAG Park and current leadership member of for Glacier Climate Action, both in Whitefish.
Website: www.votehartmansd3.com