House District 97: Michele Reinhart

DEMOCRAT
AGE: 28
OCCUPATION: Planner, Missoula City/County Office of Planning and Grants
HOMETOWN: Born in Tacoma, Wash., raised in Livingston, Mont.
FAMILY: Single
EDUCATION: B.A., Environmental Studies, Carroll College, Helena, Mont., 2002;M.S. Environmental Studies, University of Montana, 2006
POLITICAL OR PUBLIC SERVICE: State Representative, House District 97, 2007-2008; House committees: Business and Labor, Human Services, Rules; Board Member of Forward Montana, 2004 – present

Reinhart: Protect environment in push for energy

BY LAURA LUNDQUIST

Michele Reinhart says she is in a rare position, working as both a city/county planner and legislator. “I get to implement the laws that have been passed. So I get to see what works and what doesn’t work.” MORE