Jessica Karjala

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Jessica Karjala

Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 48th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Preceded by	Douglas Kary

Personal details
Born	(1965-11-17) November 17, 1965 (age 56)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Geyser, Montana^[1]
Alma mater	University of Montana^[1]

Jessica Karjala (born November 17, 1965) is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 48th district.^[2]^[3]

Political career[]

Karjala was elected to represent District 48 in the Montana House of Representatives in 2014 when she unseated an incumbent Republican from the seat. She ran for reelection in 2016, 2018, and 2020 holding the seat all 4 election cycles after flipping it and is now serving her fourth and final term in the Montana House of Representatives. ^[4]

Karjala served as vice chair of House Human Services Committee in 2017, 2019 and 2021. She has served on the State Administration and Veterans Affairs Committee for four sessions.^[5]

Electoral record[]

2014 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 48^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Karjala	1,889	52.3%
	Republican	Dennis Lenz	1,720	47.7%

2016 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 48^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Karjala	2,551	55.12%
	Republican	Robert Saunders	2,077	44.88%

2018 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 48^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Karjala	2,465	54.3%
	Republican	Denise Johnson	2,072	45.7%

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Jessica Karjala's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Jessica Karjala". Leg.mt.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
^ "Jessica L. Karjala HD 48". Billingsgazette.com. 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jessica Karjala". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Rep. Jessica Karjala". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

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