m akers , ▁including ▁Rep . ▁Daniel ▁Z ol nik ov . ▁U ber ▁made ▁Ell ie ▁officially , ▁" Pass enger ▁Zero " ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁to ▁bring ▁U ber ▁to ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁take ▁Mont ana ' s ▁first ▁U ber ▁ride ▁in ▁Miss ou la . ▁ ▁Ell ie ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁b ipart isan ▁work ▁in ▁economic ▁development , ▁including ▁supporting ▁Mont ana ' s ▁micro bre wer y ▁industry . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ' s ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 5 4 1 ra ised ▁the ▁production ▁cap ▁on ▁Mont ana ' s ▁micro bre wer ies ▁from ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁ann ually ▁to ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁while ▁still ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁sell ▁be er ▁in ▁on - pre m ises ▁tap rooms . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Business ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Research ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mont ana , ▁the ▁craft ▁bre wing ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁contributed ▁$ 1 0 3 . 2 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁economy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁while ▁employ ing ▁ 7 0 2 ▁people ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 4 4 ▁jobs . ▁▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minor ity ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee , ▁over see ing ▁Med ica id ▁Exp ansion , ▁opening ▁the ▁door ▁to ▁health ▁ins