Shane Morigeau (born September 8, 1984) is an American politician. He grew up in Ronan, Montana, and he is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.[1]
Shane Morigeau | |
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| Member of the Montana Senate from the 48th district | |
| Assumed office November 17, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nate McConnell |
| Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – November 17, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Danny Tenenbaum |
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| Born | Shane Antoine Morigeau September 8, 1984 Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Montana, Missoula (BS, JD) University of Arizona (LLM) |
Early life and education
editHe graduated from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana and the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.[1] He served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 95 from 2017 until 2021.[1][2] In 2020, Morigeau won the Democratic party nomination for state auditor, but was defeated in the general election by Republican Troy Downing.[3]
Less than a week after the 2020 general election, incumbent state senator Nate McConnell resigned. McConnell endorsed Morigeau as his successor. Subsequently, Morigeau was formally appointed by the Missoula County Board of Commissioners to serve in the Montana Senate.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Erickson, David (January 1, 2017). "Monday's Montanan: Missoula legislator Shane Morigeau looks forward to upcoming session". Missoulian. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "Name : SHANE MORIGEAU (D)". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "Name : Election Candidates".
- ^ "Missoula commissioners name Morigeau to Senate seat as 'bad bills' pile up".