Zooey Zephyr
2025 - Present
2027
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Zooey Zephyr (Democratic Party) is a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 95. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Zephyr (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 95. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Zooey Zephyr lives in Missoula, Montana. Zephyr's career experience includes working at the University of Montana.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Zephyr was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 95
Incumbent Zooey Zephyr defeated Barbara Starmer in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 95 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zooey Zephyr (D) | 79.9 | 5,189 |
| Barbara Starmer (R) | 20.1 | 1,309 | ||
| Total votes: 6,498 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95
Incumbent Zooey Zephyr advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zooey Zephyr | 100.0 | 2,209 |
| Total votes: 2,209 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95
Barbara Starmer advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 95 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Starmer | 100.0 | 312 | |
| Total votes: 312 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 100
Zooey Zephyr defeated Sean McCoy and Michael Vanecek in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 100 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zooey Zephyr (D) | 79.2 | 4,053 |
| Sean McCoy (R) | 16.7 | 853 | ||
| Michael Vanecek (L) | 4.1 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 5,117 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100
Zooey Zephyr defeated Dave Severson in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zooey Zephyr | 61.4 | 1,483 |
| Dave Severson | 38.6 | 934 | ||
| Total votes: 2,417 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100
Sean McCoy advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean McCoy | 100.0 | 335 | |
| Total votes: 335 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Michael Vanecek advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana House of Representatives District 100.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Zooey Zephyr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Zephyr censured by Montana House of Representatives (2023)
On April 26, 2023, the Montana House of Representatives voted to 68-32 to censure Zephyr for breaking decorum.[2][3] The censure bans Rep. Zephyr from speaking or attending the remainder of the 2023 floor session while allowing her to vote remotely.[4] This is a different level of censure than expulsion.
House Majority Leader Sue Vinton said the censure was a result of Zephyr disturbing orderly proceedings. “Monday, this body witnessed one of its members participating in conduct that disrupted and disturbed the orderly proceedings of this body ... placing legislators, staff and even our pages at risk of harm,” she said.
Zephyr responded by stating she hoped the members who voted for her censure would “see blood on their hands.” “I have fielded calls from families in Montana, including one family whose trans teenager attempted to take her life while watching a hearing on one of the anti-trans bills. "So, when I rose up and said 'there is blood on your hands,' I was not being hyperbolic," she said.[5]
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2024
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Montana House of Representatives District 95 |
Officeholder Montana House of Representatives District 95 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ ZooeyZephyr 2022 campaign website, "Zooey for Montana," accessed March 29, 2023
- ↑ NPR, "Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr," April 27, 2023
- ↑ ABC News, "Transgender lawmaker censured by Montana House Republicans," accessed November 7, 2023
- ↑ leg.mt.gov, "2023 Rules of the Montana Legislature," accessed on April 28, 2023
- ↑ Washington Post, "Seven arrested in Montana after protesting silencing of trans lawmaker," April 25, 2023
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| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 95 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Andrea Olsen (D) |
Montana House of Representatives District 100 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
