Flathead Legislative Filings Mounting

Several contested legislative races have emerged in the Flathead Valley as the 2020 field of candidates continues to take shape in advance of a March 9 filing deadline.

So far the June 2 primary election includes a four-way Republican race in Senate District 2, which comprises the North Fork Flathead River and the canyon tracking between Columbia Falls and West Glacier. Currently represented by Republican Sen. Dee Brown, who has reached her term limit and cannot run again, the open seat has drawn a cutthroat pool of Republican candidates including veteran lawmakers Carl Glimm, who has represented House District 6 since 2013 and can’t run again because of term limits, and Jerry O’Neil, who represented House District 3 from 2011 to 2015.

READ FULL STORY