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Only 1 Waitress In Montana House

Posted by DFO

Feb. 2, 2009 1:45 p.m. • 13 comments

Rep. Penny Morgan, a four-term lawmaker from Billings, is almost always a good Republican. She is pro-life. She believes the best budgets are tight ones and frowns upon higher taxes. But there’s a part of Morgan, 48, that splits from her party - the part that puts her hair in an up-do, laces her comfortable shoes and straightens her Red Lobster name tag. Morgan, a mother of three grown and successful girls, is a waitress. She is the only waitress in the 2009 Legislature. “I look out for the little guy,” she said in a recent interview on the House floor at the Capitol. “I’m an ordinary, everyday working person”/Billings Gazette. More here.

Question: Would you prefer to see more working-class people in the nation’s Legislatures? Or are the issues handled in those bodies more suitable for lawyers, bankers, and business owners?

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