Barbara Bessette

Barbara Bessette is an American politician who was a member of the Montana House of Representatives in the State of Montana, representing District 24.[1]

Barbara Bessette
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Preceded byJean Price
Personal details
BornBelt, Montana
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceGreat Falls, Montana
Alma materMontana State University – Billings
OccupationSubstance Abuse Prevention Specialist
WebsiteOfficial legislator site

Career

Before being elected to the Montana House of Representatives, Barbara Bessette worked as a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist at Gateway Prevention in Great Falls, Montana.[2] Ms. Bessette also served as the chair of the Cascade County DUI task force, as well as on numerous coalitions that help to fight substance abuse.[3]

In 2018 she ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary for District 24 of the Montana House of Representatives. In the general election she faced Republican Mike McNamara whom she beat with 52.4 percent of the vote.[4]

References
  1. "- Montana State Legislature". leg.mt.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. "Western Native Voice Community Spotlight: Jade Bahr & Barbara Bessette". WORC. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. Kosted, Nathan (2018-04-17). "Meet Your Legislative Candidates: Barbara Bessette". The Montana Post. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  4. "Barbara Bessette". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-05-26.


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