Amanda Gayle Curtis is an American politician who serves as the president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees, Montana's largest labor union.
18 Facts About Amanda Curtis
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Amanda Curtis served as a Democrat in the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2017 to 2019.
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Amanda Curtis was the Democratic nominee in Montana's 2014 US Senate election.
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Amanda Curtis's family was poor, and her mother struggled with mental illness; the family sometimes relied upon food stamps and endured periods of having their utilities disconnected.
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Amanda Curtis was elected unopposed to the Montana House of Representatives on November 6,2012, to succeed fellow Democrat Jon Sesso, who was elected to the Montana Senate.
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Amanda Curtis served on the Business and Labor, Human Services, and Local Government committees.
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Amanda Curtis spoke about how gun violence has affected her own family and called for more action to be taken.
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Amanda Curtis was the primary sponsor of two bills that were passed and signed into law, HB 92 to remove public defender from certain court definitions, and HB 164, to revise when county commissioner district boundaries can be modified.
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Amanda Curtis did not run for reelection in 2014, instead running for the United States Senate, but she was reelected to the Montana House in 2016.
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The day prior to the nomination convention, Amanda Curtis was considered the front-runner to replace Walsh.
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Amanda Curtis had gained several key endorsements, including the MEA-MFT.
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Amanda Curtis was able to accept only the maximum legally allowable contribution of $2,000 from funds that Walsh had left over in his campaign account; Walsh distributed funds to other candidates and to party organizations.
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Amanda Curtis returned to teaching math and physics at Butte High School.
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Amanda Curtis remained active in MEA-MFT, serving as the NEA Director as of 2015.
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Amanda Curtis endorsed Bernie Sanders for 2016 United States presidential election and helped organize a rally for Sanders in Missoula in June 2015.
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In October 2015, Amanda Curtis announced that she would be running for Montana House of Representatives District 74.
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Amanda Curtis was reelected and returned to the Montana House of Representatives in January 2017.
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Amanda Curtis was not selected as the Democratic nominee, losing to Rob Quist.