Brent Mead of the resurrected Montana Policy Institute told me this morning that the best thing Montanans for a Balanced Budget could do right now is help State Senate candidate Jedediah Hinkle in District 32 — East Bozeman. He’s running against Rep.Franke Wilmer, who chairs the Poly Sci dept. at MSU.
At first glance, she looks pretty smooth, and Jed looks a little rough.
Brent says it’s tight, and I believe him. In a tight race in East Bozeman in 2014 a little can go a long way.
This could be fun — a State Senate race in a district that’s a bit like the one I won in 1982.
Brent’s a savvy guy, and I feel 1,000 % better about Montana after our long talk. He says they passed our Reso in 2011, but it was flawed. And the Birchers shouldn’t be a problem. He just started bringing the Institute back to life, and I think he sees working successfully with us as a feather in its hat. He works closely with Sen. Wittich, who is a former sponsor and the foremost expert on Article V in the Montana legislature.
Brett says me may want to a stealth campaign — we’ll have to see how the election turns out.
He made a good impression. I feel like I’ve got eyes and ears in Montana. If we can help elect Hinkle, we’ll have friends as well.
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