Shane Morigeau
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Shane Morigeau
|image = Morigeau blue3 (50081178788) (cropped).jpg
|state_senate = Montana
|district = 48th
|term_start = November 17, 2020
|predecessor = Nate McConnell
|state_house1 = Montana
|district1 = 95th
|term_start1 = January 2, 2017
|term_end1 = November 17, 2020
|predecessor1 = Nancy Wilson
|successor1 = Danny Tenenbaum
|birth_name = Shane Antoine Morigeau
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|8}}
|birth_place = Missoula, Montana, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|education = University of Montana, Missoula (BS, JD)
University of Arizona (LLM)
|relatives = Jacinda Morigeau (cousin)
}}
Shane Morigeau (born September 8, 1984) is an American politician. He grew up in Ronan, Montana, and he is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.{{cite news|last1=Erickson|first1=David|title=Monday's Montanan: Missoula legislator Shane Morigeau looks forward to upcoming session|url=http://missoulian.com/news/local/monday-s-montanan-missoula-legislator-shane-morigeau-looks-forward-to/article_7f39c18b-efee-5b08-93e1-c9e4a08808bf.html|accessdate=August 17, 2017|work=Missoulian|date=January 1, 2017}}
Early life and education
He graduated from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana and the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. He served as a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives for District 95 from 2017 until 2021.{{cite web|title=Name : SHANE MORIGEAU (D)|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/65th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=0&SessionID=111&LAWSID=17716|website=The Montana Legislature|accessdate=August 17, 2017}} In 2020, Morigeau won the Democratic party nomination for state auditor, but was defeated in the general election by Republican Troy Downing.{{cite web|title=Name : Election Candidates|url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/06/02/montana-primary-2020-results-auditor-candidates-live-updates/5310125002/}}
Less than a week after the 2020 general election, incumbent state senator Nate McConnell resigned. McConnell endorsed Morigeau as his successor. Subsequently, Morigeau was formally appointed by the Missoula County Board of Commissioners to serve in the Montana Senate.{{cite web |title=Missoula commissioners name Morigeau to Senate seat as ‘bad bills’ pile up |url=https://missoulacurrent.com/government/2020/11/missoula-morigeau-senate/}}
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Category:James E. Rogers College of Law alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
Category:Democratic Party Montana state senators
Category:Native American state legislators in Montana
Category:People from Ronan, Montana