Zooey Zephyr was tired of watching Montana’s Republican-controlled legislature pass laws targeting trans residents, so last year, the 35-year-old Missoula native decided to join the chamber herself. She ran for an open seat and was elected with 79 percent of …

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Zooey Zephyr was tired of watching Montanas Republican-controlled legislature pass laws tar…