Sharon Stewart Peregoy

Sharon Stewart Peregoy DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 42

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Sharon Stewart PeregoyDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 42
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Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (born June 3, 1953) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives. She was first elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 2017, and represents House District 42. From 2009 to 2017, she served in Montana Senate, and represented Senate District 21, which included Crow Agency, Montana. She was a member of the Senate's American Indian Caucus. She received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Montana State University and a Master of Education from City University at Seattle. She actively advocates for the revitalization of the Crow language and culture.In 2009, Stewart-Peregoy became an adjunct professor at Little Big Horn College as a Crow Studies instructor and advocated for more use of the Crow language as part of the planning committee for a new cultural museum in 2021.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
City University of Seattle
MEd
1999 - 2002
Montana State University
BS Elementary Education
1971 - 1976
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Representative
Montana State House of Representatives
2017 - Current
Former Senator
Montana State Senate
2008 - 2016
Research
Office of Economic Development, Executive Branch, Crow Tribe of Indians
Current
Professor
Little Bign Horn College
2009 - Current
Director
Crow Tribal Health Department, Executive Branch, Crow Tribe of Indians, Crow Agency, Montana
2006 - 2007
Coordinator
Crow Tobacco Prevention Program, Executive Branch, Crow Tribe of Indians, Crow Agency, Montana
2003 - 2006
Director
Title III Program, Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, Montana
2001 - 2003
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Member
Montana Indian Business Alliance
2008
Member
Steering Committee for Crow Agency Horizons Project
2007 - 2008
Member
Building Bridges: Billings/Crow Agency
2008
Member
Native American Tobacco Work Group, Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program
2003 - 2006
Attended Convention
Alternate Years, National Indian Education Association
1989 - 2001
Member
Montana Indian Education Association
1997 - 2001
Member
Montana Association for Bilingual Education
1989 - 2001
Member
Little Big Horn College Board of Trustees
2000 - 2001
Member
National Association for Bilingual Education
1989 - 1996
Former Member
Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee, Montana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education and Cultural Resources Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Member
Energy, Telecommunications, and Federal Relations Committee, Montana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Committee, Montana State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minorty Member
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Ranking Minorty Member
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Business and Labor Committee, Montana State House of Representatives
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