Margaret "Margie" MacDonald (born August 31, 1951)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana Senate for the 26th district from 2017 to 2021.
[2][3] For 14 years, she was director of the Montana Association of Churches, among other actions organizing the "Not in Our Town" campaign against racism and white supremacy.
[3] In 2006, MacDonald ran unsuccessfully for the Montana Senate to succeed Brent Cromley in District 26; she was narrowly defeated by Republican Roy Brown, who had termed out of the state House.
[5][6] In 2008 MacDonald was elected to the Montana House of Representatives from District 54, south Billings, defeating Republican Debra Bonogofsky.
[9][10] She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for reelection in the 2020 general election,[11][12] but was defeated by Republican Chris Friedel.