Sara Novak

Democratic Party

Montana State Senate District 36

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

1

Prior offices:

Montana House of Representatives District 77

Years in office: 2021 - 2023

Predecessor:Mark Sweeney (D)

Successor:John Fitzpatrick (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$128.86/legislative day

Per diem

$206/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Butte High School, 1996

Contact

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Sara Novak (Democratic Party) is a member of theMontana State Senate, representingDistrict 36. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Novak (Democratic Party) ran for election to theMontana State Senate to representDistrict 36. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Sara Novak graduated from Butte High School in 1996. Novak earned a master's degree in education in 2010.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Novak was assigned to the following committees:

• Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee
• Education and Cultural Resources Committee,Vice Chair
• Fish and Game Committee

2021-2022

Novak was assigned to the following committees:

• Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee
• Business and Labor Committee
• House Education Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 36

Sara Novak defeatedDarlean Newman in the general election for Montana State Senate District 36 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Novak (D)	62.4	6,549
		Darlean Newman (R)	37.6	3,948

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,497
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 36

Sara Novak defeatedJessica Wicks in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 36 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Novak	63.5	2,412
		Jessica Wicks	36.5	1,385

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,797
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 36

Darlean Newman advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 36 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darlean Newman	100.0	1,947

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,947
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Suzzann Nordwick (R)

Endorsements

2022

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 77

John Fitzpatrick defeated incumbentSara Novak in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Fitzpatrick (R)	50.5	2,490
		Sara Novak (D)	49.5	2,443

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,933
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentSara Novak advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Novak	100.0	1,546

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,546
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77

John Fitzpatrick advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Fitzpatrick	100.0	1,518

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,518
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2020

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 77

Sara Novak defeatedHeather Blom in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Novak (D)	52.8	3,057
	Submit photo	Heather Blom (R)	47.2	2,730

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,787
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77

Sara Novak advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Novak	100.0	2,004

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,004
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77

Heather Blom advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Heather Blom	100.0	1,544

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,544
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Sara Novak did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Sara Novak did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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2022

In 2022, theMontana State Legislature was not in session.

2021

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