Zooey Zephyr

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Zooey Zephyr
Image of Zooey Zephyr
Montana House of Representatives District 95
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Prior offices
Montana House of Representatives District 100
Predecessor: Andrea Olsen

Compensation

Base salary

$104.86/legislative day

Per diem

$171/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Higher education
Contact

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]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


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
Image of Zooey Zephyr
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
Image of Zooey Zephyr
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
Image of Zooey Zephyr
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
Image of Zooey Zephyr
Zooey Zephyr
 
61.4
 
1,483
Dave Severson Candidate Connection
 
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

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Campaign finance summary


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Zooey Zephyr campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Montana House of Representatives District 95Won general$112,535 $0
2022Montana House of Representatives District 100Won general$22,880 $0
Grand total$135,415 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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]

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Montana House of Representatives District 95
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Andrea Olsen (D)
Montana House of Representatives District 100
2023-2025
Succeeded by
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