{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Zooey Zephyr was also elected as a minority whip.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T03:46:05.421Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-12T00:41:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-12T11:45:18.531Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":87,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 68: many outlets name SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr, and independent digests corroborate the election claim.","critic":"Critic 87: provides context, includes Zephyr quote, separates facts, gives specific names and dates, and reads clearly.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured; headline matches article without sensational exaggeration."}},"tags":["#MontanaPolitics","#SJHowell","#ZooeyZephyr","#LGBTQ","#Transgender","#Nonbinary"],"entities":["SJ Howell","Zooey Zephyr","Montana House of Representatives","Montana Legislature","Katie Zolnikov","Mike Vinton","Tom Millett"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Democrats in the Montana House of Representatives have elected State Rep. 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Zephyr posted on social media on Wednesday, stating, \"We have an incredible leadership team, and are ready to get to work for Montana!\" Republicans hold a majority in the Montana Legislature, controlling all six statewide offices."},{"type":"heading","text":"Background on leaders"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"SJ Howell was a lobbyist and activist for women’s and LGBTQ+ issues before being elected in 2022 as Montana’s first nonbinary legislator. Zooey Zephyr, a university program manager, was elected in the same year as Montana’s first openly transgender lawmaker. Zephyr gained attention in 2023 when the House barred her from the floor after she refused to apologize for remarks made about a ban on gender-affirming care for youths."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran this story. 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