Janine Coole
Janine Coole (Democratic) I am currently a railroader with BNSF (Assistant Yardmaster) in Laurel for 27 years. I love the Great Outdoors that we get to enjoy here in Montana. . I am very lucky to have a couple of horses and raise a few Highland Cows. I love to garden, mostly perennial flowers. I enjoy hunting for sapphires in Missouri River and gem mountain deposits. I want to learn how to facet sapphires to keep me occupied going into railroad retirement in a couple of years.
“I am currently a railroader with BNSF (Assistant Yardmaster) in Laurel for 27 years. I love the Great Outdoors that we get to enjoy here in Montana. . I am very lucky to have a couple of horses and raise a few Highland Cows. I love to garden, mostly perennial flowers. I enjoy hunting for sapphires in Missouri River and gem mountain deposits. I want to learn how to facet sapphires to keep me occupied going into railroad retirement in a couple of years.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “I oppose the Forensic Medical Facility (Prison for Criminally Insane) the state is insisting on placing in our little town. It brings public safety concerns, The chosen location is too close to an elementary school. Infrastructure issues in addition to demands on Police and Ambulance services. Loss of property tax revenue with a state facility vs. using that property for residential housing..”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “Affordability across the board. We should be able to afford to raise our kids in Montana and have them be able to afford to raise their kids here too. We need good paying jobs, affordable health care, reasonable property taxes, affordable housing.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey)Lee Deming
Lee Deming (Republican) Official legislative biography notes: Born 1955 in Anaconda; B.A. in education, Carroll College; M.A. in educational leadership, University of Montana; taught high school in Montana for 43 years; FWP Region 5 citizen advisory committee; Knights of Columbus 3rd degree; served in House since 2023; spouse’s name is Sherry; son Ryan, daughter Annie; grandchildren Shayla, Kennedy, Finley, Kian, Maguire, Bailey.
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“If an amendment can take rights away — and this is a hypothetical, so please bear with me — why not use a bullet to kill all those people 70 or older? After all, they're generally a drain on their families and society and some are inconvenient to have around. I see no material difference between that hypothetical and the thousands of abortions performed in Montana,.”
(yahoo.com) “If there was a way to accomplish it without killing so many human beings, but I don't have the solution.”
(yahoo.com) “I'm concerned about how we really address full personhood,.”
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