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Montanans For Montana
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From Livingston, Montana, on the banks of the Yellowstone River, a group of seasoned political progressives gather at SoundColor Studios to cook up factual, informative, and thoughtful conversations with politicians, those who hope to be politicians, historians, artists and other interesting people. The main ingredient is politics, but occasionally a splash of Montana flavored culture and history is on the menu.

  1. 10/20/2020

    Montana Local Candidates

    In the Montana 2020 General Election the good citizens of Park and Sweetgrass Counties have an opportunity to elect two qualified and experienced Democratic candidates to the Montana House of Representatives. In this episode we interview Dan Vermillion running for Montana House District 59, and incumbent Laurie Bishop running for her third term for Montana House District 60.

    Montana Local Candidates

  2. 10/17/2020

    Montana Statewide Candidates

    In the 2020 General Election Montanans have an opportunity to elect a slate of the most  qualified, experienced, authentic, and dedicated group of Democratic candidates into Montana federal and statewide offices. In this episode we interview three of the Montana statewide candidates, Raph Graybill running for Attorney General, Bryce Bennett running for Secretary of State, and Melissa Romano running for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

    Montana Statewide Candidates

  3. 10/11/2020

    Jon Tester - Montana U.S. Senator

    In this interview we talk with Montana’s senior, three-term U.S. Senator Jon Tester about his new book, “Grounded, A Senator’s Lessons on Winning Back Rural America”. Also discussed are his views about the extreme partisanship of today’s political climate, what’s at stake for Montana and  the country in the upcoming 2020 elections, and the importance of voting in this election. And there was an interesting phone interruption......

  4. 09/13/2020

    Montana 2020 General Election - Part 4

    Superintendent of Public Instruction and U.S. Senate - This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Melissa Romano (Democrat) and Elsie Arntzen (Incumbent Republican) running for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Steve Bullock (Democrat) and Steve Daines (Incumbent Republican) running for U.S. Senate.

    Montana 2020 General Election - Part 4

  5. 08/28/2020

    Montana 2020 General Election - Part 3

    Public Service Commission District 3 and U.S. House of Representatives - This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Tom Woods (Democrat) and James Brown (Republican) running for Public Service Commission District 3, and Kathleen Williams (Democrat) and Matt Rosendale (Republican) running for U.S. House of Representatives.

    Montana 2020 General Election - Part 3

  6. 08/22/2020

    Montana 2020 General Election Series - Part 2

    Attorney General and Governor/Lieutenant Governor - This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Raph Graybill (Democrat) and Austin Knudsen (Republican) running for Attorney General, and Mike Cooney/Casey Schreiner (Democrats) and Greg Gianforte/Kirsten Juras (Republicans) running for Governor/Lieutenant Governor.

    Montana 2020 General Election Series - Part 2

  7. 08/07/2020

    Montana 2020 General Election Series - Part 1

    Secretary of State and State Auditor and Securities and Insurance Commissioner - This episode includes a breakdown of the two offices and information on the candidates, Bryce Bennett (Democrat) and Christi Jacobsen (Republican) running for Secretary of State, and Shane Morigeau (Democrat) and Troy Downing (Republican) running for State Auditor and Securities and Insurance Commissioner. In this 4-part series we will cover the federal and statewide offices that will be on the ballot in the 2020 General Election. Our intention is to provide information about the offices so you, the voters, understand how the office serves you. We will also provide information about the candidates, where they stand on issues, their political experience, and whether or not their background record lines up with what they say they will do for you if you give them your vote. Full disclosure, ours is not a non-biased or non-partisan point of view. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the healthcare, economic, racial equality, and climate crisis our state and country are facing, this will be the most important election of our lifetime. We need to elect politicians who are experienced, intelligent, and know how to use the tools of government to find solutions to these critical problems based on reason and science, not self interest or ideology. After extensive research of both the Democratic and Republican candidates, it was clear to us who would better serve the citizens of Montana.

    Montana 2020 General Election Series - Part 1

  8. 06/01/2020

    Dan Vermillion - Candidate for Montana House District 59

    In this remote interview we talk with Dan Vermillion who is running for Montana House District 59, a mostly rural district comprised of parts of Sweetgrass County and Park County outside of Livingston. A lifelong Montanan and avid hunter and fisherman, Vermillion is co-owner, along with his brothers, of Sweetwater Travel which runs sustainably managed fishing camps and lodges in Mongolia, Brazil, Alaska, British Columbia, the Bahamas and Montana. He also served twelve years on the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, and as a commissioner worked extensively with ranchers and farmers, sportsmen, outdoorsmen, and business owners from both sides of the aisle to find solutions to the problems Montanans face to preserve and protect our wild places and natural resources while promoting economic opportunities. We discuss the challenges of running a political campaign in the age of COVID-19 and how the pandemic will intensify the issues Montanans are already facing such as healthcare, mental health and social services, affordable housing and unemployment. We talk about the economic effect the virus will have on Montana’s second largest and growing industry, travel and tourism, and how in this time of political polarization it’s important to work together in a bi-partisan way to address these issues and not settle for short term solutions at the expense of jeopardizing Montana’s great outdoor heritage by relaxing regulations to increase mining and logging instead of promoting tourism. “You can find gold in other places, you can find copper in other places, but there’s no other place in the world where you can find a Yellowstone Cutthroat.”

    Dan Vermillion - Candidate for Montana House District 59
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From Livingston, Montana, on the banks of the Yellowstone River, a group of seasoned political progressives gather at SoundColor Studios to cook up factual, informative, and thoughtful conversations with politicians, those who hope to be politicians, historians, artists and other interesting people. The main ingredient is politics, but occasionally a splash of Montana flavored culture and history is on the menu.

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  • Creator
    Montanans For Montana
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Montanans For Montana
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