Former DPHHS head Sheila Hogan named Montana Democratic Party director

The Montana Democratic Party has hired former Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Sheila Hogan as its executive director, the party announced Monday.

Hogan’s pick fills the vacancy created by the departure of labor organizer Sandi Luckey as party director during the summer. Legislator Moffie Funk had been serving in an interim role since.

Hogan was appointed to DPHHS by Democrat Gov. Steve Bullock, overseeing the state’s largest agency during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. She transitioned to a policy role in the state Department of Administration not long after the election of Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican.

“I’ve spent my career fighting for opportunity for all Montanans, and I’m excited to be starting a new chapter in that fight here at the Montana Democratic Party,” Hogan said in a statement Monday.

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