Independent Gary Buchanan could take the Eastern Montana Congressional race

Without a U.S. Senate or gubernatorial race to be determined in the upcoming mid-term elections, the highest profile statewide election in Montana this year is undoubtedly the election for U.S. House of Representatives. Not only will Montanans be voting for two House seats this November – for the first time since 1990 – voters in House District 2, which includes Cascade County, will be presented with a ballot that includes four candidates: first-term Republican incumbent Matt Rosendale, Democratic candidate Penny Ronning and Libertarian Party candidate Sam Rankin, and Independent Gary Buchanan.

Buchanan comes to the eastern district House seat as a veteran state government staffer who has served six Montana governors under titles as diverse as Department of Commerce Director, Chairman of the Montana Banking Board, Chairman of the Board of Crime Control and as the former Chairman of the Nature Conservancy of Montana.

David Murray