Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 9:15:30 GMT -6
BUTTE -- Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau has won two statewide elections as a Native American woman.
As the 48-year-old congressional candidate ramps up her campaign against first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, she is matter-of-fact about her sexual orientation, making her Montana’s first openly gay candidate running for federal office.
While Juneau introduced the woman she is dating at a fundraiser in Bozeman last week, she has been open for some time about her sexuality, without making a big deal of it.
State Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, D-Helena, said she was at the Bozeman fundraiser Saturday that honored women in politics. She said Juneau spoke and told a story about how when she first ran for state superintendent of public instruction, she told her parents, who asked, “When do we hit the road?” to help campaign.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/state/juneau-is-montana-s-st-openly-gay-candidate-for-federal/article_7ba000b3-0582-522c-839d-3f5275a7b23e.html
As the 48-year-old congressional candidate ramps up her campaign against first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, she is matter-of-fact about her sexual orientation, making her Montana’s first openly gay candidate running for federal office.
While Juneau introduced the woman she is dating at a fundraiser in Bozeman last week, she has been open for some time about her sexuality, without making a big deal of it.
State Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, D-Helena, said she was at the Bozeman fundraiser Saturday that honored women in politics. She said Juneau spoke and told a story about how when she first ran for state superintendent of public instruction, she told her parents, who asked, “When do we hit the road?” to help campaign.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/state/juneau-is-montana-s-st-openly-gay-candidate-for-federal/article_7ba000b3-0582-522c-839d-3f5275a7b23e.html