Moffie Funk

Funk grew up mostly overseas,"^[2] in Iraq, Sudan, Tanzania, and Italy.^[3] She also grew up partially in Washington, D.C.^[3] before attending University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She received a teaching license from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, after which she worked as a middle school social studies teacher in Montana and joined the teachers' union. After she was named the Montana History Teacher of the Year in 2014, she helped write a new social studies textbook for Montana students.^[2]

After Funk retired from teaching full-time, she joined the executive board of the Montana Federation of Public Employees and founded an advocacy group to raise awareness of attempts to divert public education funding to private, for-profit schools.^[3]

In 2014,^[2] Funk was elected to the Montana House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Liz Bangerter. Funk has since focused on legislation supporting public education, unions, and labor in general.^[3] Her 2014 campaign website focused on the following topics: education quality and funding; Montana's outdoor beauty and natural resources; healthcare, including women's healthcare access and Medicaid expansion; equal rights and anti-discrimination; and labor.^[4] She was reelected three times and will hit term limits for the Montana House in 2023, after her final term.

Funk has served on the following committees per legislative session:^[4]

• 2015: Education, Local Government, State Administration
• 2017: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture
• 2019: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture
• 2021: Education (Vice chair), Business and Labor, Agriculture

In July 2021, Funk was named the Interim Party Executive Director of the Montana Democrats.^[2]