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Ellie graduated from Billings Skyview High School. She is married to Kailey Kerns. 

Ellie is an independent software engineer and also serves as an IT Systems Administrator at Laurel Public Schools. She also makes music. 

Ellie Kerns' campaign for State Representative is her first run for public office. 

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Believes that income inequality and the housing crisis are major issues for millennials and Gen Z, advocating for more affordable housing and pressure on property management to keep rents stable in Montana.

Believes that income inequality and the housing crisis are major issues for millennials and Gen Z; advocates for more affordable housing and pressure on property management to keep rents stable in Montana.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15, indexing it to inflation, and extending it to tipped workers, citing the struggle to survive on current wages amidst rising living costs and stagnant pay in places like Montana.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15, indexing it to inflation, and extending it to tipped workers.

- Believes that income inequality and the housing crisis are major issues for millennials and Gen Z; advocates for more affordable housing and pressure on property management to keep rents stable in Montana.
- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15, indexing it to inflation, and extending it to tipped workers.

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Energy & the Environment

Supports laws protecting LGBTQ+ people and gender confirming healthcare.

- Supports laws protecting LGBTQ+ people and gender confirming healthcare.

Healthcare

As of September 17, 2024, Ellie Kerns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ellie Kerns

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