Moffie Funk is an American politician serving as a

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member of the

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for District 82, focusing on education, labor, and economy in the legislature. In 2014, she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year.'''' Funk's legislative committee assignments have included Business and Labor, Agriculture, and Education, which she has been the Vice chair of since the 2017 legislative session.

Early career

Funk grew up mostly overseas,"'''' in Iraq, Sudan, Tanzania, and Italy. She also grew up partially in Washington, D.C. before attending University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She received a teaching license from

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, after which she worked as a middle school social studies teacher in Montana and joined the teacher's union. After she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year in 2014, she helped write a new social studies textbook for Montana students.'''' After Funk retired from teaching full-time, she joined the executive board of the

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and founded an advocacy group to raise awareness of attempts to divert public education funding to private, for-profit schools.

Political career

In 2014,'''' Funk was elected to the Montana House of Representatives, defeating incumbent

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. Funk has since focused on legislation supporting public education, unions, and labor in general. Her 2014 campaign website focused on the following topics: education quality and funding; Montana's outdoor beauty and natural resources; healthcare, including women's healthcare access and Medicaid expansion; equal rights and anti-discrimination; and labor. She was reelected three times and will hit term limits for the Montana House in 2023, after her final term. Funk has served on the following committees per legislative session: * 2015: Education, Local Government, State Administration * 2017: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture * 2019: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture * 2021: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture In July 2021, Funk was named the Interim Party Executive Director of the Montana Democrats.

Electoral history

References

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