Monica was elected State Auditor, Commissioner of Insurance and Securities, in November 2008.

In 1999, Monica was elected to the State House of Representatives and served four terms (1999-2006).

Prior to public service, Monica helped build a highly successful Internet business, Montana Communications Network (MCN), one of the first Montana-based local Internet providers in the high-tech industry.  From 1994-1996, she was a part-time faculty member in the MSU-Billings English Department and taught simultaneously as a graduate assistant in the Department of Educational Foundations.

Monica received a BSED in English/History and completed graduate coursework in the educational foundations field from MSU-Billings. Monica and her husband, David, have a daughter, two sons, and five grandchildren.