Kathy Love (politician)

American politician

Born1958 (age 67–68)

Kathy Love

Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 85th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2025
Preceded by	Michele Binkley

Personal details
Born	1958 (age 67–68)
Party	Republican

Kathy Love (born 1958) is an American politician and former dental hygienist serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 85th district since 2025. Elected in 2024, she defeated incumbent representative Michele Binkley in the Republican primary.

Montana House of Representatives

Love founded Love2Shoot, a firearms training program geared towards women.^[1]

Love defeated incumbent representative Michele Binkley in the Republican primary in 2024. She had the backing of the Montana Freedom Caucus's political action committee.^[2]

Love sponsored House Bill 82, which passed the house in 2025 and would revise and clarify laws concerning sex crimes against children to include sexual grooming.^[3]

She supported legislation to restrict bathroom use to defined male or female.^[4]

She spoke in support of legislation that would have banned the use of COVID-19 vaccines and other mRNA vaccines.^[5]

References

↑ Roley, Kathryn (May 29, 2023). "Love2Shoot offers a firearm class for women in Western Montana". KPAX-TV. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
↑ Ambarian, Jonathon (June 6, 2024). "Legislative shake-up as incumbents lose primaries following Montana redistricting". KTVH-TV. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
↑ Olson, Matti (January 17, 2025). "Montana sees rise in child exploitation cases, new bill aims for stricter laws". NonStop Local. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
↑ Szpaller, Keila (January 15, 2025). "Bill to restrict bathroom use passes Montana House floor on second reading". Daily Montanan. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
↑ "Effort to ban COVID-19 shot, other mRNA vaccines fails in Montana House". Ravalli Republic. February 19, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

External links

Kathy Love at Ballotpedia

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