Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr must win reelection to return to the House floor after 2023 sanction
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula, speaks during an event for the Flathead Democrats. Zephyr, the first openly transgender woman in the Montana legislature, was barred from the House floor during the 2023 Legislative session, making national news. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
HELENA (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr is seeking reelection in a race that could allow the transgender lawmaker to return to the House floor nearly two years after she was silenced and sanctioned by her Republican colleagues.
Zephyr, a Democrat, is highly favored to defeat Republican Barbara Starmer in her Democrat-leaning district in the college town of Missoula. Republicans still dominate statewide with control of the governor's office and a two-thirds majority in the Legislature.
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