sHORT bIO
Jasmine Krotkov has had a varied and service- oriented career. For over 20 years, she was a public servant with the United States Postal Service where she worked as a carrier, Postmaster, and Postmaster trainer. She was also the Editor of the National Association of Postmasters. In that role, Jasmine lobbied Congress for issues concerning Montanans and our essential small-distribution post offices. In addition to the USPS, Jasmine also designed and installed Chinook-zone gardens for public spaces and private clients with Buffalo Girl Farms.
After living in Nepal to do research on the way refugee communities influenced and were influenced by agricultural practices and ecosystems, Jasmine knew she had to offer her skills to the public back home in Montana. In her next session, Jasmine plans to carry the Veterans’ Bill of Rights, because our bravest Montanans shouldn’t have to struggle for health care, physical and mental, when they return home.
Jasmine’s career has revolved around standing up for regular Montanans. Jasmine thinks about how lucky we are to have such beautiful and accessible public lands, and is in the legislature to defend our right to access them. Public lands drive our economy, and she knows that regular Montanans need that economy to work for them, not just people that buy their way through life. Most of all, Jasmine is in tune with what unites us. To use her words, “I am called to public service knowing that what brings us together is greater than what separates us.”
After living in Nepal to do research on the way refugee communities influenced and were influenced by agricultural practices and ecosystems, Jasmine knew she had to offer her skills to the public back home in Montana. In her next session, Jasmine plans to carry the Veterans’ Bill of Rights, because our bravest Montanans shouldn’t have to struggle for health care, physical and mental, when they return home.
Jasmine’s career has revolved around standing up for regular Montanans. Jasmine thinks about how lucky we are to have such beautiful and accessible public lands, and is in the legislature to defend our right to access them. Public lands drive our economy, and she knows that regular Montanans need that economy to work for them, not just people that buy their way through life. Most of all, Jasmine is in tune with what unites us. To use her words, “I am called to public service knowing that what brings us together is greater than what separates us.”
PRIORITIES
- EDUCATION: As a life-long learner, I support access to high quality, affordable education. This includes early childhood programs, public universities and community colleges, skilled trade apprenticeships and opportunities for paid community service. I encourage the development and expansion of high-quality educational and vocational programs accessible without burdensome debt. Educated citizens are productive contributors to our community.
- ENVIRONMENT: I support science-based sustainable energy technologies. Environmental degradation and the scarcity and inequitable distribution of resources are underlying causes of many hardships faced by Montanans.
- HEALTHCARE:To allow all people to fulfill their potential, universal access to affordable, effective, comprehensive health care is crucial. I support public health services.
- CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: Concentrated corporate wealth exerts excessive control over society and government policy. I seek policies that ensure corporate responsibility, and balanced emphases on long-term investment and profits.