▁visited ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁in ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁with ▁the ▁Young ▁Elect ed ▁Official s ▁Network , ▁elected ▁national ▁Vice ▁President ▁for ▁the ▁Young ▁Democr ats ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁spoken ▁for ▁thousands ▁as ▁a ▁ke yn ote ▁or ▁panel ist ▁for ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Institute , ▁Conference ▁on ▁World ▁Affairs , ▁Net ro ots ▁Nation , ▁Center ▁for ▁American ▁Women ▁in ▁Polit ics , ▁amongst ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Ell ie ▁has ▁served ▁in ▁leadership ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Capit ol ▁as ▁Co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁over see ing ▁Med ica id ▁Exp ansion , ▁opening ▁the ▁door ▁to ▁health ▁ins urance ▁for ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Mont an ans . ▁▁ ▁She ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁Executive ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁Legisl atures , ▁the ▁b ipart isan ▁organization ▁representing ▁all ▁fifty ▁states , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Women ▁a ▁leading ▁voice ▁for ▁equ ity ▁and ▁education ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁girls , ▁representing ▁ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members , ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁named ▁Ell ie ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁“ Best ▁Political ▁Twe eters ” ▁ ▁Ell ie ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁District ▁of ▁Miss ou la , ▁Mont ana ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Ty ler ▁Smith , ▁Ph D