Sweeney, 62, was a sitting state senator representing Philipsburg. At the time of his death, Sweeney was one of three Democratic candidates running in the primary for Montana’snew eastern congressional district. A representative of his family said Sweeney died of natural causes. Sweeney’s family...
or a launching pad for another candidate in the crowded field. Daines served in the at-large congressional seat before making the leap to the Senate. And Gianforte, who won a House seat in a contentious 2017 special election, is now governor. ...
This year will mark the second election since Montana got back its second seat in the U.S. House. The races in the state’s two congressional districts are shaping up very differently. And the two races are shaping up very differently. In the western congressional district, indications so fa...
Democrats then took control from 2005-21, with Steve Bullock serving two terms (2013-21) before being named Secretary of the Interior in Joe Biden's administration. Republican Greg Gianforte was elected governor in 2020. He previously served from 2017-21 as the state's at-large congressional ...
A new internal GOP poll, first shared with POLITICO, shows an uphill battle for Montana Democrats just weeks from Election Day. The survey, conducted by Guidant Polling and Strategy for the Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans’ main outside group, shows Republican Rep. Ry...
That was what former President Donald Trump had to say as he wrapped up his message in support of former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for the Western Congressional District in Montana. As absentee ballots are out all across the state, candidates are touting their top endorsements- especially in...
s corruption indictment and went on offense over Bhalla’s own alleged ethics lapses. Menendez also had help from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s BOLD PAC and the local political machine. Despite being outspent, $2 million to $1.6 million, Menendez outpaced Bhalla, 54-36 percent...
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform intervened in the allegations of unregulated steroid use in Major League Baseball, holding a congressional hearing on the matter. The Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) was under investigation for supplying performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) ...
Gallego, a former U.S. Marine, has represented the state’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2015 after spending four years in the state legislature. Lake mounted an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2022, later claiming she lost due to fraud, but has optednot to def...
and a Democratic majority of both the national congressional delegation and during many sessions of the state legislature. This pattern shifted, beginning with the 1988 election when Montana elected a Republican governor for the first time since 1964 and sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate for ...