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Rynalea Whiteman Pena
Rynalea Whiteman Pena (Democratic Party) was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 41. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. She left office on January 2, 2023.
Whiteman Pena (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 41. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Rynalea Whiteman Pena earned an A.A. in early childhood education from Chief Dull Knife College in 2010. Pena's career experience includes working as the transportation manager and tribal president of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Whiteman Pena was assigned to the following committees:
- House Legislative Administration Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Agriculture Committee
- Business and Labor Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 41
Paul Green defeated incumbent Rynalea Whiteman Pena in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 41 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Green (R) | 56.9 | 1,230 |
 | Rynalea Whiteman Pena (D) | 43.1 | 930 | |
| Total votes: 2,160 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Rynalea Whiteman Pena advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 41 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rynalea Whiteman Pena | 100.0 | 301 |
| Total votes: 301 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 41
Paul Green advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 41 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Green | 100.0 | 701 |
| Total votes: 701 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Mehling (R)
2020
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 41
Rynalea Whiteman Pena defeated Kristina Redbird-Quaempts in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 41 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rynalea Whiteman Pena (D) | 99.8 | 1,829 |
| Kristina Redbird-Quaempts (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,832 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 41
Rynalea Whiteman Pena defeated August Scalpcane in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 41 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rynalea Whiteman Pena | 55.7 | 343 |
| August Scalpcane | 44.3 | 273 | ||
| Total votes: 616 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Rynalea Whiteman Pena did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Montana State Legislature was not in session.
2021
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In 2021, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rae Peppers (D) |
Montana House of Representatives District 41 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
