What is Kristen Juras?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Kristen Juras |image = Kristen Juras.jpg |office = 37th [[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]] |governor = [[Greg Gianforte]] |term_start = January 4, 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Mike Cooney]] |successor = |birth_name = Kristen Gustafson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|10|16}} |birth_place = [[Conrad, Montana]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = |children = 3 |relatives = [[Wylie Gustafson]] (brother) |education = [[University of Montana]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Georgia]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Kristen Juras''' ([[née]] '''Gustafson'''; born October 16, 1955) is an American businesswoman, attorney, law professor, and politician. She is the 37th [[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]] since 2021. She is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drake |first1=Phil |title=Gianforte names Great Falls attorney Kristen Juras as lieutenant governor running mate |url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/03/01/greg-gianforte-great-falls-attorney-kristen-juras-lieutenant-governor-running-mate/4922976002/ |publisher=Great Falls Tribune |date=March 1, 2020 |access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> Juras was first elected in November 2020 and assumed office on January 4, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gianforte-1st-gop-governor-in-16-years-sworn-in/article_fed43940-05b9-5c57-a31f-b8fd0f50ff3b.html|title=Gianforte, 1st GOP governor in 16 years, sworn in|first1=Seaborn|last1=Larson|first2=Tom|last2=Kuglin|website=Helena Independent Record}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Juras, Kristen}} [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Montana]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Academics from Montana]] [[Category:Lawyers from Montana]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Montana]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) po