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Diane Sands
Haysel Diane Sands (born March 23, 1947) is an American politician from Montana. As a Democrat, she served in the Montana State Senate, representing the 49th senate district in Missoula, Montana. Biography Born in St. Ignatius, Montana, Sands obtained a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Montana before doing graduate work at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Sands began her career in the Montana State Legislature in 1996, when she was appointed as the Democratic nominee for the Montana House of Representatives in the 66th district. The previous nominee, incumbent Rep. Mike Kadas, had just been appointed Mayor of Missoula following the resignation of Daniel Kemmis. She was elected, without opposition, in November 1996 and took office in January 1997. She did not run for re-election in 1998 when her employment required her to move to Oregon. She returned to Montana in December 1999. In 2006, when Tom Facey was termed out after eight years in the Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wanzenried
David Wanzenried is a state senator representing the 49th district of Montana, representing parts of the city of Missoula and Missoula County, since 2006. He is a member of the Democratic party. Previously, he had been elected to the state House of Representatives for the 92nd district, serving Missoula and also Evergreen, near Kalispell Kalispell (, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in, and the county seat of, Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at 24,558. In Montana's northwest region, ... from 1990 to 2004. References External linksMontana Senate - David E. Wanzenreidofficial MT State Legislature websiteProject Vote Smart - Senator David E. 'Dave' Wanzenreid (MT)profile *''Follow the Money'' - David E Wanzenreid 2006 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kemmis
Daniel Kemmis (born December 5, 1945) is an American author and former politician. Kemmis served as the minority leader and speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and mayor of Missoula, Montana. Early life and education Daniel Kemmis was born December 5, 1945, in Fairview, Montana. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. Career Kemmis was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in the 1974 general election. He eventually rose to be the speaker of the House in the 1983–1984 session. Kemmis was elected mayor of Missoula, Montana, in 1989 and re-elected in 1993. Since retiring from politics, Kemmis has been active on many public and non-profit boards, especially in the field of philanthropy. He was a member of the boards of the Kettering Foundation The Kettering Foundation is an American non-partisan research foundation founded in 1927 by Charles F. Ketteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbian College Of Arts And Sciences Alumni
Columbian is the adjective form of Columbia. It may refer to: Buildings * The Columbian Theatre, a music hall in northeastern Kansas * The Columbian (Chicago), a building in Illinois Published works * ''The Columbian'', a daily newspaper published in Vancouver, Washington, U.S. * '' Olympia Pioneer and Democrat'', the first newspaper published in what is now the state of Washington, was known in its first two years (1852-53) as ''The Columbian''. * '' The Columbian Orator'', a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797 * ''Columbian Magazine'', a monthly magazine published from 1786 to 1792 Transportation * ''Columbian'' (B&O train), a passenger train operated by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad until 1971 * ''Columbian'' (MILW train), a passenger train which operated from 1911 to 1955 * Sternwheeler ''Columbian'' disaster, a sternwheeler lost in the worst accident in the Yukon River's history in 1906 Other uses * Columbian (typography), a nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missoulian
The ''Missoulian'' is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana, United States. The newspaper has been owned by Lee Enterprises since 1959. The ''Missoulian'' is the largest published newspaper in Western Montana, and is distributed throughout the city of Missoula, and most of Western Montana. History Early years The ''Missoulian'' was established as the ''Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer'' on September 15, 1870, by the Magee Brothers and I. H. Morrison, under the Montana Publishing Company. Though strictly conservative politically, the paper was never intended to advance any particular "clique or party". Slightly less than a year after removing "Cedar Creek" from the name, the paper's name was trimmed to simply ''The Pioneer'' in November 1871, with W. J. McCormick, a prominent Montana politician and father of future Congressman Washington J. McCormick, as publisher. It served as a Democratic paper that was devoted to reporting on the development of western Montana. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missoula County, Montana
Missoula County is located in the State of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,922, making it Montana's third-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Missoula. The county was founded in 1860. Missoula County comprises the Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Missoula County, Washington Territory was incorporated in 1860, when this area was still part of Washington Territory. Missoula County encompassed present-day Missoula and Deer Lodge Counties, as well as a large area of land north and south of present-day Missoula County. Hell Gate Town, the county seat, was at the confluence of the Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers. The area encompassing today's Missoula County became part of the United States as a result of Oregon Treaty of June 14, 1846. It was part of the Oregon Territory's Clark County, which replaced the ''District of Vancouver'' September 3, 1844. The territory was divided on March 2, 1853, with Clark County bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
The LGBTQ Victory Fund (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund), commonly shortened to Victory Fund, is an American political action committee dedicated to increasing the number of openly LGBT, LGBTQ public officials in the United States. Victory Fund is the largest LGBTQ political action committee in the United States and one of the nation’s largest non-connected PACs. Background The Victory Fund was founded in 1991 as a non-partisan political action committee. It provides strategic, technical and financial support to openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer candidates and officials across the United States running for all levels of government. Its partner organization, Victory Institute, offers programs and training to elected officials. To be considered for endorsement, candidates must identify as LGBTQ, demonstrate community support and a realistic plan to win, demonstrate support of federal, state or local efforts to advance LGBTQ civil rights via the legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett, (born November 11, 1984) an American politician from Montana. As a Democrat, he served in the Montana Senate from 2019 to 2021 and represented he 50th senate district based in Missoula, Montana. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. Early life and education Born in Billings, Montana, Bennett is a fifth-generation Montanan. At a young age, his family moved to Hysham, Montana, then, when Bennett was aged eight, to the Missoula Valley. He attended Lolo Elementary and Big Sky High School, before enrolling at the University of Montana. Political career After graduating in 2007, Bennett went to work for the Democratic National Committee in western Montana. Following the 2008 election, Bennett moved to Helena, Montana, and worked for the Montana House Democrats. When Rep. Robin Hamilton announced that he would not be seeking re-election in 2010, Bennett declared his candidacy for the seat. In the 2010 Democratic Primary El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Kaufmann (Montana)
Christine Kaufmann (born December 25, 1951) is a Montana politician. A member of the Montana Senate from January 2007 to 2016, she previously served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives. She last represented the 41st senate district, based in Helena, Montana. Biography Kaufmann was raised on a small Mennonite family farm in Illinois with 11 siblings. She earned a Bachelor's degree from Goshen College and a Master's degree from the University of Montana. A Democrat, she was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 2000 from the state's 53rd district in Helena, winning a four-way primary election with 49% of the vote. She was elected after having received more roughly two-thirds of the votes cast in the general election. As a result of the 2006 general election, Senator Ken Toole resigned from the Montana Senate, as he was elected to the Montana Public Service Commission. The following month, Kaufmann, was appointed by the Lewis and Clark County commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The First LGBT Holders Of Political Offices
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death. The year in brackets refers to the year which the officeholder was elected as an openly LGBT person. If they came out during term of office it is referred to after the year in brackets. It is ordered by country, by dates of appointment. Former countries are also to be listed. Heads of state Heads of government International bodies European Union European Commission *European Commissioner for Trade – Peter Mandelson – 2004 (British) European Parliament ''Arranged by country'' *Austria – Ulrike Lunacek – 2009 *Denmark – Torben Lund – 1999 *Belgium – Petra De Sutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian
A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction. The concept of "lesbian" to differentiate women with a shared sexual orientation evolved in the 20th century. Throughout history, women have not had the same freedom or independence as men to pursue homosexual relationships, but neither have they met the same harsh punishment as homosexual men in some societies. Instead, lesbian relationships have often been regarded as harmless, unless a participant attempts to assert privileges traditionally enjoyed by men. As a result, little in history was documented to give an accurate description of how female homosexuality was expressed. When early sexologists in the late 19th century began to categorize and describe homosexual behavior, hampere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
