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Shaylee Ragar

Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the House floor of the Montana state Capitol on Jan. 13, 2023. (Thom Bridge, Independent Record)

HELENA, Mont. — At just 21 years old, Mallerie Stromswold had burned out from public service during her sophomore term in the Montana legislature.

She says it boiled down to a few things — the high cost of housing and juggling school and work. But most of all, she felt a decline in her mental well-being.

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