Sara Novak
Sara Novak | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Montana Senate from the 36th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Welborn |
| Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Sweeney |
| Succeeded by | John Fitzpatrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 (age 47–48) Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Daren |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Anaconda, Montana, U.S. |
| Education | University of Montana Western (BS) Montana State University–Northern (MEd) |
Sara Novak is an American educator and politician who is currently serving as a Democratic member of the Montana State Senate from the 36th district. She also previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 77th district.[1] She was first elected in November 2020.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Novak was born and raised in Butte, Montana. After graduating from Butte High School in 1996, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Montana Western and a Master of Education in counseling from Montana State University–Northern.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Novak has worked as a special education teacher in Anaconda, Montana. She is also the special education director for Great Divide Education Services, an education cooperative based in Deer Lodge, Montana.[3]
Novak was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 4, 2021.[4] She was the Democratic nominee for the 77th district in 2022, but lost to Republican John Fitzpatrick in an upset; the margin between the two was only 47.[5]
She was elected to the Montana Senate in 2024, to serve in the 36th district.[6]
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- Living people
- People from Butte, Montana
- University of Montana Western alumni
- Montana State University–Northern alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Montana
- People from Anaconda, Montana
- 1978 births
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Butte High School (Butte, Montana) alumni
- 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature