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Cora Neumann

DEMOCRAT

Cora Neumann is running for Montana State Senator, District 30.

Personal background

Cora attended the University of New Mexico, the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the University of Oxford. She is married with two children.

Professional background

Cora Neumann currently serves as the Chief Community Health Officer for the Native American Development Corporation. She has founded and led multiple non-profit organizations focused on job creation, rural health care, maternal and child health, and public land protection.

Political background

Cora Neumann ran for the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 1 in 2022 but did not win.

Economy

The candidate's website says, "Cora Neumann is [an]...economic development leader with a track record of delivering results for underserved and rural communities... She’s running for State Senate to make sure Montanans have access to good jobs and wages... and to help ensure that families who’ve lived here for years or generations can afford to stay."

Wants to increase affordable housing.

Plans to address rising property taxes.

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Public Safety

Supports Indigenous People and wants to protect Indigenous women from violence.

Supports the LGBTQ+ community.

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Healthcare

Wants to expand Medicare and Medicaid.

Believes it is important to address the "underlying inequalities and invest in community-based services and interventions" to stop overdoses in Montana.

Supports abortion.

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Education

Said, "Our public schools are being undermined and have become focal points for culture wars that do nothing but bog down our hard-working teachers."

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Voting & Elections

Said, "We’ve seen unprecedented attacks on our democracy and right to vote."

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Energy & the Environment

Refers to herself as a public lands defender and rural health leader.

Supports the use of Open Lands Program money to help fund projects that support open space.

Said, "Public lands in the U.S. store billions of tons of carbon, keeping it securely locked away in forests, grasslands, and wetlands. By ensuring public access and promoting responsible stewardship, we help maintain these vital carbon sinks."

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