Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Kerri Seekins-Crowe | |
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Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Peggy Webb |
Personal details | |
Born | Kerri Seekins |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Michael Crowe |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Alaska Fairbanks (BBA) Campbell University (MBA) |
Kerri Seekins-Crowe is an American politician serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 43rd district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 4, 2021.
Education
Seekins-Crowe earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a Master of Business Administration from Campbell University.[1]
Career
Seekins-Crowe is a realtor. She previously was a customer service representative for
In April 2023, Seekins-Crowe created controversy with comments she made on the Montana House floor about her reaction to her daughter's suicidal ideation:[3]
One of the big issues that we have heard today and we've talked about lately is that without surgery the risk of suicide goes way up. Well, I am one of those parents who lived with a daughter who was suicidal for three years. Someone once asked me, "Wouldn't I just do anything to help save her?" And I really had to think and the answer was, "No." I was not going to give in to her emotional manipulation because she was incapable of making those decisions and I had to make those decisions for her. I was not going to let her tear apart my family and I was not going to let her tear apart me because I had to be strong for her, I had to have a vision for her life when she had none, was incapable of having none. I was lost. I was scared. I spent hours on the floor in prayer because I didn't know that when I woke up, if my daughter was going to be alive or not. But I knew that I had to make those right decisions for her so that she would have a precious, successful adulthood at that time.
Seekins-Crowe stated in an interview that the media had lied and distorted her comments by reporting them verbatim; as some reports said her daughter was transgender, when that was not mentioned in Seekins-Crowe's comments.[4] In a video posted on social media, Seekins-Crowe's daughter confirmed she was not and never was transgender.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Ward 1: Kerri Seekins-Crowe". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Kerri Seekins-Crowe". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "A Montana lawmaker suggested she'd rather risk her child's suicide than let her transition". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Pyburn, Evelyn (May 5, 2022). "Seekins-Crowe Pushes Back on Media Blitz; Says Media Lied, Distorted Her Comments". Yellowstone County News. p. 16.
- ^ "Montana Rep. Seekins-Crowe says social media, reports took her out of context". KTVH. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.