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Republican Katie Zolnikov becomes first woman elected Montana House speaker

States Newsroom · November 11, 2026

In an historic vote, Republicans chose Rep. Katie Zolnikov, R-Billings, as Speaker of the House in the Montana Legislature on Wednesday. Zolnikov is the first woman elected to the role in Montana, and the 2025 speaker pro tempore pledged to run a chamber where work gets done on the record, not in the shadows…

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Republican Katie Zolnikov becomes first woman elected Montana House speaker

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