Obama appointee joins field of Montana Democrats hoping to replace Zinke

[TexasTowelie]

A Missoula man who recently worked as a political appointee in the Obama administration is the latest to enter the field of Democrats angling to replace U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke.

Dan West, 30, most recently worked in Washington, D.C., advocating in Congress for Obama's NASA budget.

West said he served until the final day of Obama's second term.

West said he intends to focus on improving affordability and accessibility to education, maintaining access to public lands and investing in statewide infrastructure.

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/obama-appointee-joins-field-of-montana-democrats-hoping-to-replace/article_89b0c736-d4c2-55e1-a029-18b7cdfbe92f.html

[Brother Buzz]

1. Damn, you're on a Montana tear

This is, what, the fourth of fifth OP on Montana in the last hour? Great work!

[TexasTowelie]

3. It's way more than that.

There seems to be a lot of news there since I last posted Montana threads. When the Legislature is in session things do become busy.

[Brother Buzz]

5. I noticed

I got sucked into one and spent a bit of time doing background work and missed a few.

[Cha]

2. Mahalo for this on Dan West, TexasT.. I wish him

Good Luck!

[TexasTowelie]

4. You're welcome.

Hopefully Montana will make a wise choice to fill the House seat.

[bullwinkle428]

6. If the vote-by-mail thing holds, I believe he has a legitimate chance to win.