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Yellowstone County Appoints Former House Candidate to Fill State Legislature Seat

On Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Commissioners appointed Republican Stacy Zinn to fill the vacated House District 52 seat, selecting her unanimously to serve the final 13 months of Bill Mercer's term.
Commissioners interviewed three county Republican Party–recommended candidates—Stacy Zinn, Rhonda Knudsen and Jenna McKinney—after Bill Mercer resigned following judicial confirmation.
A retired DEA agent, Stacy Zinn brings more than 20 years of enforcement experience and serves as Montana Republican Party vice chairwoman.
House District 52, which covers north Billings, now has a representative in Helena, and Stacy Zinn said she will push law enforcement, rising property taxes, overcrowded schools and judicial system issues.
Before this appointment, Stacy Zinn had run in multiple recent primaries, including a nine-candidate congressional primary that built her profile, and placed second in Yellowstone County in the 2024 Republican U.S. House primary behind Troy Downing, now-U.S. Rep., while also losing a State Senate 2024 primary.

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Stacy Zinn selected to represent Billings in Montana Legislature

Stacy Zinn will replace Bill Mercer, representing Billings in the Montana House. She finished third in the 2024 Republican eastern Montana U.S. House primary.

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Yellowstone County Commission appoints Stacy Zinn to Legislature

The Yellowstone County Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting appointed Stacy Zinn to represent House District 52 in the Montana Legislature. Zinn, who was elected vice chairwoman of the state Republican Party this summer, will serve the remainder of Rep. Bill…

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