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Krystal Steinmetz
Krystal Steinmetz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 28. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Steinmetz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Krystal Steinmetz was born in Great Falls, Montana. She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Montana in May 2001. Steinmetz began working as the marketing & special events director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line in 2017. She previously worked as a freelance writer with Money Talks News from 2014 to 2017, as the director of community planning for the Bear Paw Development Corp. from 2007 to 2014 and in 2018, as the graphic designer for Beaver Creek Signs & Designs from 2005 to 2007, as the news director for New Media Broadcasters from 2004 to 2005, as a journalist at Havre Daily News from 2004 to 2005 and in 2002, and as a television reporter with NBC Montana from 2000 to 2004.[1]
Steinmetz has served with CASA of Hill County, Christ the King Catholic Church, the Havre Elementary PTO, the Hill County's H. Earl Clack Museum Board, the Hill County Planning Board, the Montana State University Northern Community Orchestra, the North Central MT Transit Board, St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, St. Jude Thaddeus Home & School Board, and United Way of Hill County.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 28
Ed Hill defeated Krystal Steinmetz in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Hill (R) | 51.8 | 2,296 |
 | Krystal Steinmetz (D)  | 48.2 | 2,133 | |
| Total votes: 4,429 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 28
Krystal Steinmetz advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 28 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Krystal Steinmetz | 100.0 | 1,151 |
| Total votes: 1,151 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 28
Ed Hill advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 28 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Hill | 100.0 | 1,246 |
| Total votes: 1,246 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Krystal Steinmetz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Steinmetz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am the candidate who believes that the best government is one that truly represents the makeup and mindset of our state and its working class families.
- I am committed to making decisions that benefit people not party.
- I may be a political newcomer, but I understand how government can and should work - that competency is critical as a legislator.
I had the job for two years, starting when I was 16. I was paid minimum wage, which was $4.25 then, the entire time I worked there. My boss refused to pay employees over minimum wage, regardless of work effort or the length of time employed, which was frustrating. He said that all employees are replaceable so if we wanted to make more money, we could quit and get a new job. The theater was opened 365 days a year, so I typically worked every holiday and weekend - all for minimum wage. My boss was also a misogynist who routinely said vile things to his workers - most of us were teenage girls.
That said, once I considered some of the lyrics for "Flesh & Bone," it's not such a weird song to be thinking about right now when I'm running for the Legislature. Consider the fact that I was a trained journalist and I operated as such for many years - silenced by objectivity. Also consider that I am a woman who grew up in Montana, fortunately surrounded by people (for the most part) who thought about things objectively - not from glasses colored by gender or other stereotypes. However, now I'm raising a daughter in an era that oftentimes seems far worse from what I grew up in. I am not OK with that. At all. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening. Women are still making lesis than men and COVID-19 is exacerbating the problem as more women quit their jobs to care for their children at-home. Now consider these lyrics:
"The world has gone crazy and no one seems to listen
Gotta step in, no more maybes, and stop the demolition
Is it hope or fear? Look in the mirror
Everything we built is coming down
No more hesitation, silence is still taking sides
So use your voice, make a choice
And tell me, are you standing with the crowd?
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This is a declaration...of a new generation
It's now or never, we're in this together
We'll fight through the highs and the lows
Today I speak openly to friends and others about my struggles. I'm not embarrassed. As a result, I've had many people reach out to me over the years to share their own or their loved ones' mental health challenges. That feeling of "community" is important when overcoming stigma.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
