REP ZEPHYR’S OFFER TO CHAT
Rep Zephyr made a Bluesky post inviting people to contact her, offering to setup a time to chat about how to take the first steps. For those interested, I suggest including some details on your personal and professional experience to the extent you are comfortable.
“How this story comes out does depend to a great degree on what we do right now” - Shannon Minter, transgender Legal Director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. February 4, 2025.
BACKGROUND
Click here for a link to an article detailing how Rep Zephry and Rep Howell’s passionate speeches on the Montana house floor on March 6th, 2025 flipped half the GOP members to no, killing two anti-trans bills. The article contains links to video of their speeches. I cried tears of joy watching them.
This gives us a clear blueprint that while we are a small minority, even a single seat of representation in elected government can have a huge impact. When the other side gets to know one of as a person, it makes a difference.
OTHER ADVICE ON RUNNING FOR ELECTED OFFICE
In another post, I read the following advice on how to get started toward running for elected office -
Getting involved with transrights activism is a great first step. You can find a list of trans advocacy organizations here, you can then build a platform to get the volunteers and the funding you need to get elected.