JP for Montana
8 May 2012
Voters across Montana will receive their absentee ballots in the mail today, and the good voters in House District 66 will also receive a letter of introduction (or re-introduction) from me!
I'm proud of my service in the 2007 and 2009 Montana Legislative Sessions, and I'd be proud to represent House District 66 in the 2013 session. My record is one of bipartisanship and accomplishment that betters the lives of Montanans.
I passed a law to create a cancer drug donation program, so that cancer patients who need but cannot afford cancer medications can get them; that program was first implemented at the Bozeman Cancer Center. For sportsmen and women, I passed laws to encourage youth hunters by lowering fees, and to protect your private information on hunting and fishing licenses. I also carried the stream access bill in the 2007 session. Natural resource legislation is my milieu, and I co-wrote and co-sponsored legislation with a Republican lawmaker from Sidney that improves our water policy, a law that particularly helps high-growth areas like ours.
After the devastating natural gas explosion and fire in downtown Bozeman in 2009, I passed a law to preserve the property value of the entire downtown district. I also voted for ample funding for MSU, including $28 million to renovate Gaines Hall, and for a tuition freeze for university students, the first passd in twenty years. I passed a law to protect your personal information in state computers, andI voted for senior transportation, better care and benefits for our military veterans, and to extend unemployment benefits after the economy worsened.
My blog entries about my service in Montana's House of Representatives, and on campaign action, is here: www.jpformontana.blogspot.com. Please visit! You can follow me on Facebook, too, at Re-elect JP Pomnichowski, and on twitter @pomnicho.
When you receive your ballot today, please vote Pomnichowski. I'm committed to improving our society, our livelihoods, our natural environment, our state. I'd be grateful for your vote!
Vote Pomnichowski, the longest name on the ballot!
9 April 2012
Doing the People's Work!
Today I'm participating in the Gallatin County Local Public Health System Assessment. I'm part of a group investigating whether people are receiving the medical care they need.
Last week, I was in Helena two days to serve on the State Board of Labor Appeals. I was appointed to the board early last year. We consider appeals to unemployment claims from employers and employees alike. It's difficult but very important work, and work that keeps Montana in the top four in the nation for fair and timely case decisions.
The continuum through these events is my campaign for re-election, which is going very well! I need your support to return to the Montana Legislature to continue my good work. Please, if you'd like to help, contact me and we'll talk to voters together, or you can contribute online via ActBlue.
Many thanks for your support! I love the work of shaping good public policy; for me, it's always been about the policy, not partisan politics. Vote Pomnichowski, the longest name on the ballot!
1 April 2012
The campaign is going really well, and tonight was a wonderful event at Democratic Headquarters, the Labor Temple, in Bozeman! Democrats and Democratic supporters heard from statewide candidates for Attorney General and State Auditor, as well as from Democratic Congressional candidates. My fellow legislative candidates and I addressed the crowd to great support and enthusiasm, much appreciated in all our campaigns.
It's a great campaign for worthy work. For me, serving as state representative has always been about making good public policy, not about waging partisan politics. I'd be grateful for your help in my campaign so that I can continue good public policy work! Contributions of time, effort, outreach, and dollars are always welcome, and most appreciated!
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12 January 2012
Today, I announced my candidacy for the Montana Legislature, to represent House District 66! Here's the press release:
Jan. 12, 2012
Veteran Legislator Seeks District 66
BOZEMAN – Jennifer “JP” Pomnichowski of Bozeman has filed for election to the state legislature to represent House District 66, comprising downtown and the southcentral and west central parts of the city. A Democrat, she previously served in the House in 2007 and 2009 and currently is a member of the Montana Board of Labor Appeals.
A lifelong Montanan and Bozeman resident for 27 years, Pomnichowski has been a firefighter/EMT on the Bridger Canyon Volunteer Fire Dept. An MSU graduate, she has served on the Bozeman Board of Adjustment, Zoning Commission, Planning Board and Inter Neighborhood Council.
“I have carried, co-sponsored or supported several bills of direct benefit to District 66,” said Pomnichowski, who lived in the heart of the district when attending college. “After the 2009 downtown explosion and fire, I carried a bill to shield city core property values from deterioration after disasters, and I fought for $1.2 million to clean up asbestos and other contaminants from the site of our showpiece new public library.
“I also voted to freeze college tuition for the first time in 20 years, for all-day kindergartens and to provide $28 million for the renovation of Gaines Hall at MSU. I oppose any reduction in benefits or services to senior citizens, and I endorse educational, medical and housing aids for veterans.
“I have a progressive outlook, but a conservative grip on taxpayers’ money,” Pomnichowski, 44, declared at her filing announcement Thursday. “I have voted for a balanced budget every time, with ample reserve for emergencies like wildfires, and I also have voted to retain full funding for public schools and law enforcement, plus services like Meals On Wheels and senior and disabled transportation. I have voted to create jobs and to develop business opportunities, and I’ve encouraged small business with a measure to foster employee medical coverage and by voting to abolish the business equipment tax. I support unlimited stream access, alternative energy, and clean water and air guarantees.”
Pomnichowski previously has been endorsed for election by Montana Education Association/Montana Federation of Teachers, Montana State AFL-CIO and the Montana Game Wardens Association.
RE-ELECT JP Pomnichowski to the Montana Legislature!
The campaign for my re-election to the Montana House of Representatives is in full swing! I love the work of helping people, and I'm really proud of my legislative record. I want to continue to serve in the Montana Legislature!
You can help me win!
First and foremost, please VOTE on November 6, 2012 or by absentee ballot starting October 6. Join me on the campaign trail, at campaign events, or in Bozeman neighborhoods when I'm out talking to voters!
I'm so grateful for your support, and I'm passionate about serving my friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens of our great state.
Here's some information about my work in the legislature, which I hope serves to show my effectiveness, enthusiasm, and success in getting things done. Thanks, voters!
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I'm proud that I passed the second-most bills of any legislator in both my first and second terms, ALL with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
+ JP has voted in her past legislative sessions for a balanced budget for our state. Last session she voted for a balanced budget and for an ample fund reserve of $262 million, a savings account for the state to weather hard times.
+ Montana has a balanced budget through June 2011!
+ Montana is one of just two states in the nation with money in the bank. 48 of 50 other states are in deficit, but not Montana.
+ JP is a champion for businesses. After the natural gas explosion and fire in downtown Bozeman last year, JP passed a law to protect the value of our entire downtown district, and any other business district that suffers a disaster.
+ JP voted for money to clean up contaminants from the new Bozeman Public Library site, a showpiece in our downtown area.
+ JP Pomnichowski has stood up for small businesses. She voted for Insure Montana, a program in which small businesses can pool together to buy health insurance for their employees.
+ JP passed a law for state matching grants for federal small business innovative research (SBIR) grants and small business technology transfer (STTR) grants that keep our entrepreneurs, technology, and innovation building businesses right here in Montana, not going out of state.
+ JP was the only Democrat in the House of Representatives to serve on a special subcommittee to lower or repeal the business equipment tax.
MORE on the NEWS page.
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JP Lobbying for health care and gives us some info on the 2009 Legislature
My City comes First
From the Bozeman Chronicle March 6th 2009:
State Sen. Larry Jent, D-Bozeman, and state Rep. JP Pomnichowski, DBozeman, also returned home from the legislative session in Helena to assess the damage and lend whatever help they could. They said they felt they needed to be here for their constituents. “My city comes first,” Pomnichowski said. “It’s not just what’s happened to one business, it’s what’s happened to our city.”
Rep. JP Pomnichowski joins Watershed Council
JP's letter to her constituents
JP: Victory by 230 Votes
What the Race meant: Stories in the Chronicle and Gazette
Stories from the Campaign trail on JP's blog
Bozeman Chronicle Story on the Race
Campaign pictures on facebook for September/October
Just a Little Bit More!
The campaign is going strong. I've met so many people, I visit my constituents at their doors, and now, the election is just weeks away. I need your help to finish strong! Please contribute what you can to the JP re-election campaign. If you can give your time, or a contribution*, or write a letter to the editor, you may put us over the top.
The best letter to the editor each week (Monday - Sunday) will win a mini football signed by your truly! It's easy online:
If you can help with lit drops, or door-knocking, or sign-waving on Election Day (we're doing a Honk-and-Wave!), please email me (pomnicho(at)montanadsl(dot)net) or call 587-7846. Elections are won by narrow margins in Montana and that's always true in House District 66!
And everyone, I appreciate your help so much! You're just great!
*Contribution limit is $160 per election per person. Please send checks to JP for the House, 222 Westridge Drive, Bozeman, MT 59715.
JP on Bridger Oil and Gas leases
Jp's Public service announcement for a Healthy heart
Check Out JP's Blog For The Latest News!
State Delegate JP at the Democratic National convention
JP's Convention Coverage
Blog: jpformontana.blogspot.com
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JP Pomnichowski is a candidate for Montana State Representative in House District 66, Bozeman/Gallatin County. In her first term in 2007 as state representative, JP passed the second-greatest number of bills of any freshman legislator, including a new water law to preserve water quality and water quantity for new water rights applications, legislation for disabled hunters, and bills to give counties greater power to complete projects, more strictly classify a prescription drug, make the Montana Conservation Corps independent, and more. JP voted for property, income, and business tax reductions and for school funding, money for fighting wildfires, and for site cleanup for the Bozeman Public Library.
JP Pomnichowski is a fifth-generation, lifelong Montanan dedicated to serving Bozeman. She's served on neighborhood associations, city and county boards, and MSU's student senate. She's championed citizens' rights, responsible development, protecting our natural setting, and promoting a quality education. Her knowledge and experience makes her a natural to serve in the Montana State Legislature. Let's make JP Pomnichowski our Lady of the House!
JP Serves Montana Well!
