Shane Morigeau

Shane Morigeau
Shane Morigeau
Member of the Montana Senate; from the 48th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 17, 2020
Preceded by	Nate McConnell
Member of the Montana House of Representatives; from the 95th district
	In office; January 2, 2017 – November 17, 2020
Preceded by	Nancy Wilson
Succeeded by	Danny Tenenbaum
Personal details
Born	Shane Antoine Morigeau; September 8, 1984 (age 40); Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Jacinda Morigeau (cousin)
Education	University of Montana, Missoula (BS, JD); University of Arizona (LLM)

Shane Morigeau (born September 8, 1984) is an American politician. He grew up in Ronan, Montana, and he is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.^[1]

Early life and education

He graduated from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana and the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.^[1] He served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 95 from 2017 until 2021.^[1]^[2] In 2020, Morigeau won the Democratic party nomination for state auditor, but was defeated in the general election by Republican Troy Downing.^[3]

Less than a week after the 2020 general election, incumbent state senator Nate McConnell resigned. McConnell endorsed Morigeau as his successor. Subsequently, Morigeau was formally appointed by the Missoula County Board of Commissioners to serve in the Montana Senate.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Erickson, David (January 1, 2017). "Monday's Montanan: Missoula legislator Shane Morigeau looks forward to upcoming session". Missoulian. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
^ "Name : SHANE MORIGEAU (D)". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
^ "Name : Election Candidates".
^ "Missoula commissioners name Morigeau to Senate seat as 'bad bills' pile up".

[missoulianmondays-1] Erickson, David (January 1, 2017). "Monday's Montanan: Missoula legislator Shane Morigeau looks forward to upcoming session". Missoulian. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

[montanalegislaturebio-2] "Name : SHANE MORIGEAU (D)". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

[electioncandidates-3] "Name : Election Candidates".

[4] "Missoula commissioners name Morigeau to Senate seat as 'bad bills' pile up".

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