Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Kerri Seekins-Crowe | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Seekins-Crowe is a realtor. She previously was a customer service representative for Delta Air Lines. She previously served as an aide to Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. She has since worked as an adjunct professor of business at Montana State University Billings, Athens Technical College, Truett McConnell University, Bauder College, and Coastal Carolina Community College.[1] Seekins-Crowe was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 4, 2021.[2]
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- Living people
- University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni
- Campbell University alumni
- Delta Air Lines people
- Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Montana
- Montana State University Billings faculty
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century Montana politicians