From his Montana ranch, a retired lawmaker is angling for a comeback in a crowded House race
6 months, 3 weeks ago

From his Montana ranch, a retired lawmaker is angling for a comeback in a crowded House race

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. During an interview at his ranch on the outskirts of Billings, Montana’s largest city, Rehberg clutched a book by former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and praised Bernhardt’s boss, former President Donald Trump. But he told The Associated Press that unlike Trump or Rosendale — who drew backlash within the GOP after helping oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — he’s not a “bomb thrower.” “If that’s what the people of Montana want, I’m not it,” Rehberg said. Rehberg, Downing and state schools Superintendent Elsie Arntzen have infused their campaigns with hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal loans as they compete in a seven-way competition that includes state Senate President Pro Tempore Ken Bogner and former state Rep. Joel Krautter, who is backed by a former Republican governor. “Recognizing who Montana is right now means that we are based on Christian faith, we are based on freedoms, we are based very much on local government control and not a top down, heavy mandate,” said Arntzen, 68, who opposes transgender girls participating in girls’ athletics.

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