September 2, 2003 -- Montana Governor, Judy Martz, FEMA Director, Michael Brown and Forest Service representative, Bob Beckley tour a smoke jumper plane at the smoke jumper facility in Missoula, Montana.
Judy Martz (July 28, 1943 – October 30, 2017) was an American politician who was the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2001 to 2005. She was elected Governor of Montana on 7 November 2000.[1] She was the first woman to be elected Governor in Montana.[1] She served only one term in office, from January 1, 2001 to January 3, 2005.
On April 1, 2005, Judy Martz was appointed to the board of directors of TASER International.[2] As of September of 2016, she was still on the board.[3][4]
Illness and death
On November 11, 2014, it was announced that Judy Martz had stage 2 pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment in Arizona.[5] She died of the disease on October 30, 2017 in Butte, Montana at the age of 74.[6]
