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Melissa earned her bachelor's degree in 2D Fine Art from California State University, Northridge. Melissa is married and lives in Billings.

Melissa is the owner of E-Smiths, a web development company. She has previously worked as the manager of e-commerce and retail sales for Montana Silversmiths, in marketing and management for Computers Unlimited, and as a department manager for Barnes & Noble. 

Ballotpedia: Melissa Smith (Montana candidate for state House District 39)

Melissa Smith ran for the State House seat representing District 44 in 2022, but did not win.

Billings Chamber of Commerce: Melissa Smith

Supports the use of tourism-based revenue by the locality that generated it.

Opposed the 2022 ballot initiative to cap property taxes; believes it favors property investors and landlords over individuals and families.

Supports a property tax system in which owners with more properties are taxed more heavily on additional properties.

Supports repealing the Montana prohibition on cities’ ability to implement affordable housing ordinances.

Supports the use of state and locally funded programs to build affordable housing for low and middle-income residents.

- Supports unions.
- Supports the use of tourism-based revenue by the locality that generated it.
- Opposed the 2022 ballot initiative to cap property taxes; believes it favors property investors and landlords over individuals and families.
- Supports a property tax system in which owners with more properties are taxed more heavily on additional properties.
- Supports repealing the Montana prohibition on cities’ ability to implement affordable housing ordinances.
- Supports the use of state and locally funded programs to build affordable housing for low and middle-income residents.

Economy

Supports policies to address climate change.

Supports the expansion and use of renewable energies.

- Supports policies to address climate change.
- Supports the expansion and use of renewable energies.

Energy & the Environment

Supports increased access to affordable healthcare through medicaid expansion.

Supports personal freedom and the right to privacy.

- Supports increased access to affordable healthcare through medicaid expansion.
- Supports personal freedom and the right to privacy.

Healthcare

As of June 9, 2025, Melissa Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Voting & Elections

Education

Melissa Smith

As of April 10, 2024, Kerri Seekins-Crowe’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ballotpedia, Kerri Seekins-Crowe

Kerri Seekins-Crowe is currently State Representative in State House District 39. She has been in office since 2021. She is vice chair of the Business and Labor Committee. Kerri ran for Montana House of Representatives, District 50 in 2016, but did not win. 

As of June 9, 2025, Kerri Seekins-Crowe’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Candidate website

The candidate's website says, "Guarantee that an infant born alive during an attempted abortion is given appropriate life-saving or palliative care."

Supported legislation that "Guarantee that an infant born alive during an attempted abortion is given appropriate life-saving or palliative care."

Said, "Keep our children from dangerous medical and pharmaceutical procedures that mutilate their precious bodies due to gender dysphoria."

Supported legislation to "Keep our children from dangerous medical and pharmaceutical procedures that mutilate their precious bodies due to gender dysphoria."

- Supported legislation that "Guarantee that an infant born alive during an attempted abortion is given appropriate life-saving or palliative care."
- Supported legislation to "Keep our children from dangerous medical and pharmaceutical procedures that mutilate their precious bodies due to gender dysphoria."

Supported legislation to "enhance 2nd amendment right"

- Supported legislation to "enhance 2nd amendment right"

The candidate's website says, "Ensure that parents are given adequate notice to opt their children out of human sexuality instruction in our schools."

Supported legislation to "Ensure that parents are given adequate notice to opt their children out of human sexuality instruction in our schools."

The candidate's website says, "Ensure that parents have the right to direct their children’s medical, religious and educational upbringing."

Supported legislation to "Ensure that parents have the right to direct their children’s medical, religious and educational upbringing."

Said, "Our children must listen to the narrative that they are not uniquely and wonderfully made, that truth does not exist and that they shouldn’t trust their parents."

- Supported legislation to "Ensure that parents are given adequate notice to opt their children out of human sexuality instruction in our schools."
- Supported legislation to "Ensure that parents have the right to direct their children’s medical, religious and educational upbringing."
- Said, "Our children must listen to the narrative that they are not uniquely and wonderfully made, that truth does not exist and that they shouldn’t trust their parents."

Kerri Seekins-Crowe

- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 100 members of the Montana House of Representatives. The Montana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Montana State Legislature (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. Individuals can serve no more than 8 years in a 16-year period.