Laura Smith (American politician)

American politician

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Laura Smith

Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 79th district
In office January 2, 2023 – January 25, 2025
Preceded by	Robert Farris-Olsen
Succeeded by	Luke Muszkiewicz

Personal details
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Mac
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Utah, University of Pennsylvania
Profession	Lawyer

Laura Smith is an American politician in the Montana Senate. She served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from January 2, 2023 to January 25, 2025. She represented Montana's 79th House district.^[1]

She was elected on November 8, 2022, in the 2022 Montana House of Representatives election against Republican opponent Keith Pigman. She assumed office on January 2, 2023.

Biography

Smith earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 2004 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. She has worked as a Federal Prosecutor in the United States District Court for the District of Montana. She has also been deputy director of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.^[2]

In 2024, Smith was selected for the Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship as part of the Criminal Justice Reform cohort, a bipartisan coalition of Gen Z and millennial lawmakers interested in creating policies to improve the criminal justice system.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Meet Laura". Laura Smith Senate. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
↑ "Laura Smith (Montana)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
↑ Wyatt, Garrett (December 10, 2024). "64 Gen Z and Millennial Lawmakers Chosen for Bipartisan Future Caucus Fellowship". Future Caucus. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
↑ "Criminal Justice Reform". Future Caucus. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

Montana House of Representatives

Preceded by

Robert Farris-Olsen

Member of the Montana House of Representatives
2023–present

Succeeded by

incumbent

v t e Members of the Montana Senate
69th Legislature (2025–2026) President of the Senate Matt Regier (R) President pro tempore Kenneth Bogner (R) Majority Leader Tom McGillvray (R) Minority Leader Pat Flowers (D)
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