Employment Experience

Montana Senator for 6 years, representing central Helena. In the 2005 session served as Chairman of Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, Vice Chair of Senate Taxation Committee and Vice Chair Natural Resources Committee.

Founder and Program Director of the Montana Human Rights Network, a human rights advocacy organization dedicated to promoting equality, justice and pluralism.

Founder and Chair of the Policy Institute, a Montana based "think tank" focusing on economic issues including energy, taxation, health care and corporate reform.

Energy Experience

Energy Committee Taskforce, Northern Plains Resource Council during the Colstrip 3 rate case, Represented the Montana Environmental Information Center on the Montana Power Least Cost Planning Committee, and the Major Facilities Siting Act Collaborative, Researched and organized a ballot campaign to allow state purchase of Pennsylvania Power and Light owned Dams in Montana. Sponsored legislation on net meetering, universal system benefits programs, renewable power and Public Service Commission procedure.

Past and present board experience

Northern Plains Resource Council, Renewables Northwest Project, Northwest Energy Coalition, Montana Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights, Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment, Montana Human Rights Network

Awards

Leadership for a Changing World- Ford Foundation

Petra Fellowship- Petra Foundation

Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Award- NW Coalition Against Malicious Harassment

Conservation Eagle- NW Conservation Act Coalition

Publications

A Season of Discontent: The Militia Movement in Montana (Co-Author)

What to Do When The Militia Comes to Town

Drumming Up Resentment: The Anti-Indian Movement in Montana

No, Really. . .What Would Jesus Do: Wealth, Taxes and the Minimum Wage

Numerous articles and editorials

Personal

Born in Missoula, Graduated from The University of Montana, BA in Political Science; Married; three grown children

E-Mail: ktoole@mt.gov