Laura Smith
@LauraForMT
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🏔️Montana Legislator. Running for state Senate. Former fed prosecutor, Mom of 2 + Smoochie 🐾. Fighting for childhood, working families & the last Fresca.
Helena, MT
Joined December 2015
This Session, MT Dems killed bills that: ❌ try to silence Unions ❌ try to make Judge elections partisan when most Montanans don’t want it ❌ attack democracy/judiciary ❌ inject religion into public schools MT Dems prevailed at defending our democracy. #mtpol #UnionStrong
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✍️ My bill to criminalized sexually explicit deepfakes is now law. As a former prosecutor, I’ve see the lifelong effects of abuse. Kids deserve to be safe from abuse of this tech & adults have a right to privacy under our MT Constitution. The bill is already at work! #mtpol
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🌹A few Vday sweets for you. 🌹 This week, we: 🚌 Defeated a bill placing the 10 Commandments in all public school classes. ⚖️ Kept the separation of powers by defeating bills that attack the Judiciary. 🩺 Stopped 2 bills stripping health care from 80,000 Montanans. #mtpol
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🐆 A wild first 1/3 of the MT Legislature. We’ve already done a lot of good — killing bills that strip healthcare from 80,000, attack MT judges, & redefined separation of powers. 🤯 We’re fighting for lower prop taxes, affordability, public schools, and (frankly) democracy. ⚖️
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📚 Bill News! ✏️ I just introduced a bill to ensure funding for public schools meets their actual needs & isn’t artificially capped in a way that hurts our students & teachers. Instead of 10 Commandments in classes (SB 114!), Dems are solving real policy issues. #mtpol
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For anyone wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been defending democracy here in MT. ❤️ Bills attacking the judiciary & our MT Constitution have been fast & furious. We’ve already put a few to bed. Don’t blame the ref. Just stop running unconstitutional bills. #mtpol
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In my opinion piece for the @billingsgazette , I argue that we can’t let politics destroy Montana’s fair and impartial courts. #mtpol #mtleg #mtnews
billingsgazette.com
When you go to court for your lawsuit, you don’t want to think about whether your judge is a Republican or a Democrat. You want an impartial judge who will
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🇺🇸 Hey! 🇺🇸 Do you want politicians watching your private legal matters or recording your private family issues? Or do you want them solving the property tax debacle? Because Democrats are focused on what you actually want us to do vs. invading your privacy. #mtpol
Judges running under party labels A House Speaker ripping up a judge’s order A judicial “performance” commission run by non-lawyers Republican legislators are proposing these bills right now. Montanans deserve fair & impartial courts. #mtnews #mtleg #mtpol
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🇺🇸 On a tough day, I feel lucky to get to represent the good people in MT Senate District 40. From Rimimi to Jefferson County and Unionville to the scratchgravels, our community is made up of good people who want the best for their families. See you at the Capitol. #mtpol
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NEVER give up. I’m calling voters whose ballots got rejected. Many were surprised and were quick to fill out the form to fix it. Citizens WANT to participate in democracy. Let’s be sure they can. #mtpol
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📝 Here’s an opinion I’ll never change. I believe the true test of a person’s character is how they treat young people in our community. @jontester, right before he spoke, made time for a kid desperate to meet him. He did that 3 more times. Here’s to the good ones. #mtpol
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🔥Hot Take 🔥 Lots of people are asking me on the doors what I think of Tim Sheehy. My reply is the same every time: I 👏 Don’t 👏 Trust 👏 him. The latest lie is the worst. The truth? I don’t trust him w/ decisions abt my family. End stop. https://t.co/NTv3txSlXx
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Hey! 🍁🇺🇸 Talking to voters on doors… Would you rather be stranded on an island with Tim Sheehy or Jon Tester? Asking for a friend … @jontester Me after their answer…and mine too! #mtpol
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My condolences to anyone who thought they could sneak one past @ryandbusse or @raphgraybill! #LFG #mtpol
Retweeting this thread for folks watching the debate Gianforte does NOT want you to see, airing right now on Montana PBS. Follow along for fact checks #mtpol #mtgov @ryandbusse
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Rep. Laura Smith’s track record proves her resolve to work across party lines and keep Montanans safe and healthy. Let’s elect Rep. Smith to the state Senate so we can hold the government accountable and protect Montanans’ right to privacy. https://t.co/4xFs2ZAQzO
#mtleg #mtpol
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���️ Who’s excited people are returning their ballots ALREADY? ⭐️ It me. Also, we reached the edge of Senate Distict 40 today. One foot in it, one foot not. A little too thrilled by it. #mtpol
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