Ed Stafman is a Democratic politician who represented Montana House District 59 . Born in 1954 in Key West, Florida, he is a rabbi, former civil rights attorney, and served in the Montana House of Representatives from January 2021 until his resignation in November 2025 to focus on family and grandchildren. Notable achievements include specializing in death penalty cases, contributing to the Bush v. Gore litigation in 2000, and sponsoring legislation to abolish the death penalty in Montana.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: B.S. in Mathematics; J.D. in Law; M.A. in Religion; Rabbinic ordination.
• Political Experience: Elected to Montana House District 59 in November 2020 as a Democrat; served two terms before resigning in November 2025. Prior to politics, worked as a civil rights attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, focusing on discrimination and death penalty cases; later ordained as a rabbi and moved to Bozeman, Montana, affiliating with T'ruah.