AND ) ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁State ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Conference ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Legisl ators ▁( N CE L ) ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Ell ie ▁is ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁gun ▁violence ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁she ▁currently ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁for ▁American ▁State ▁Legisl ators ▁for ▁Gun ▁Vi ol ence ▁Pre vention ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁routine ▁present er ▁at ▁national ▁gun ▁violence ▁con ferences . ▁AS L G VP ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁non part isan ▁coal ition ▁of ▁legisl ators ▁who ▁share ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁developing ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁reducing ▁gun ▁violence ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁most ▁effective ▁in ▁individual ▁districts , ▁states , ▁and ▁the ▁nation ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Col le agues ▁at ▁the ▁AS L G VP ▁include ▁Represent ative ▁Chris ▁Lee , ▁Senator ▁Brian ▁P . ▁K avan agh , ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁Ren ny ▁C ushing . ▁ ▁Ell ie ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Mont ana ▁state ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁for ▁both ▁of ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁nomin ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁SP ON SO RED ▁B ILL S ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ell ie ▁spons ored ▁the ▁ultimately ▁un success ful ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 2 3 5 , ▁the ▁" cor ner ▁crossing " ▁bill , ▁a ▁plan ▁that ▁aim ed ▁to ▁give