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Alex McKenzie has worked with a diverse array of start-ups and nonprofit organizations. He is a former record producer and music journalist, has additional experience working in agriculture and food security, and previously operated his own dairy business. He resides in southwest Montana. Follow him on Twitter @AMcKenzieMT.
Rains says he’s running to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable for future generations of Montanans: “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish.”
“I envision the auditor’s office being a watchdog consumer protection agency, where it’s going after bad-faith actors and holding them accountable,” Morigeau says.
While acknowledging an uphill battle against primary opponents with statewide political experience, Joe Dooling says he sees a path to the Republican nomination — and an increasing voter wariness of GOP churn that leaves incumbencies behind when higher office calls.
The documentary director talks about her film Dark Money, corporate power in Montana politics, and modern disinformation campaigns.
The Missoula legislator talks about health care, how he flipped a historically red Montana House district, and his hopes for a seat in Congress.
MTFP data reporter Eric Dietrich’s latest story, “What Jobs May Come,” examines state economists’ forecasts for job openings, wages, and job turnover in Montana in the coming decade.
The former state representative discusses Republican attempts to paint her as extreme, policy-making, health care, and her congressional priorities.
Montana’s secretary of state discusses elections security, his critics, his goals for the U.S. House, and more.