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Sharon Stewart-Peregoy

American politician (born 1953)

Field	Value
name	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy
state_house	Montana
district	42nd
term_start	January 2, 2017
term_end	January 6, 2025
predecessor	Carolyn Pease-Lopez
successor	Sidney Fitzpatrick
state_senate1	Montana
district1	21st
term_start1	January 5, 2009
term_end1	January 2, 2017
preceded1	Gerald Pease
succeeded1	Jason Small
party	Democratic
birth_date
birth_place	Crow Agency, Montana
alma_mater	City University of Seattle
residence	Crow Agency, Montana

Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (born June 3, 1953) is an American politician from Montana. She served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives. She was first elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 2017. From 2009 to 2017, she served in Montana Senate, and represented Senate District 21, which included Crow Agency, Montana. She was a member of the Senate's American Indian Caucus. She received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Montana State University and a Master of Education from City University at Seattle. She actively advocates for the revitalization of the Crow language and culture.

In 2009, Stewart-Peregoy became an adjunct professor at Little Big Horn College as a Crow Studies instructor and advocated for more use of the Crow language as part of the planning committee for a new cultural museum in 2021.

Politics

Though the legislature's policy is to speak in English only, Stewart-Peregoy chose to be sworn in in the Crow language. She joined the American Indian Caucus, which at the time totaled nine members including Stewart-Peregoy.

In the legislature, Stewart-Peregoy has focused on topics including the disproportionate disappearance and domestic violence rates of Indigenous peoples in Montana.

Stewart-Peregoy has served on the following legislative committee assignments:

Senate:

2009: Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation; Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs; Energy and Telecommunications
2011: Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (Vice Chair); Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs; Education and Cultural Resources
2013: Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation; Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs; Education and Cultural Resources; Ethics
2015: Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation; Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs; Education and Cultural Resources

House:

2017: Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation; Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs; Education and Cultural Resources
2019: Business and Labor (Vice Chair); Rules; Energy, Telecommunications, and Federal Relations; Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
2021: Appropriations; House Rules; General Government

Early career and personal life

Prior to politics, Stewart-Peregoy worked in kindergarten and elementary education before becoming a research and development specialist for the tribe.

References

Montana Legislature. "SHARON STEWART-PEREGOY (D)".
Rave, Jodi. "Peregoy has her eye on education".
Project Vote Smart. "Senator Sharon S Stewart-Peregoy (MT)".
CrowNews.net. "Senate District 21 Candidate Profiles".
Nicholson, Cornelia. "Little Big Horn College working to open new cultural center and museum".
Aadl, Chris. (2021-01-22). "‘Keep hope alive’".
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