Juanita Vero
Democratic · MT · Missoula County Commissioner, District 1
Juanita Vero has been a Missoula County commissioner since 2019 and is a fourth-generation partner in a family ranch in Greenough. She has led conservation groups and the county Open Lands Committee, and is in line to lead the Montana Association of Counties in 2027.
Where Juanita Vero stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Publicly backed the River Runs Through It Act, a federal public-lands bill adding wilderness and timber work in the Blackfoot watershed, which the county formally supported.
September 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: missoulacurrent.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Spoke in support of a road and bridge tax levy of about $1.8 million a year that commissioners approved for the November 2024 ballot.
August 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nbcmontana.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Spoke in support of a road and bridge tax levy of about $1.8 million a year that commissioners approved for the November 2024 ballot.
August 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nbcmontana.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Was elected second vice president of the Montana Association of Counties, the first Missoula County leader at the top of the group since the 1980s.
September 18, 2024
Source: missoulian.com
Said the county should have disclosed that Commissioner Josh Slotnick co-owned a farm business. She had joined a Feb. 9 vote recommending that business's zoning variance.
March 2, 2023
Source: missoulacurrent.com
Won the 2020 general election for Missoula County commissioner over Republican Alan Ault, leading 39,004 to 26,106 on election night.
November 3, 2020
Source: missoulacurrent.com
Received the endorsement of the Montana Conservation Voters Action Fund in her 2020 race for Missoula County Commission.
September 16, 2020
Source: mtvoters.org
On 2019-06-13, was unanimously appointed by Missoula County Commissioners Dave Strohmaier and Josh Slotnick to fill Cola Rowley's vacant commission seat.
June 13, 2019
Source: missoulacurrent.com
Past race Juanita Vero ran in:
- County Commissioner District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Missoula County, Montana · incumbent