Female candidates are positioned to make significant gains in Montana's election this year with the highest number seeking statewide political office in at least three decades.
Gianforte’s choice for lieutenant governor is Kristen Juras, an adjunct professor at the University of Montana law school who lost a 2016 bid for a seat on the Montana Supreme Court.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer's last official duty was to introduce his successor, Steve Bullock.
Schweitzer's brief introductory speech at Monday's swearing-in ceremony was perhaps one of his shortest.
Schweitzer cast a big shadow over Montana politics during his tenure...