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Third Democrat Enters Montana’s 2020 U.S. Senate race

A third Democrat has entered Montana’s 2020 U.S. Senate race, in a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Steve Daines: outdoor writer Jack Ballard of Red Lodge.

Ballard, 56, who grew up on a farm and ranch east of Whitehall, has never run for political office before. He launched his campaign this week, saying his rural background and ties to the hunting and conversation community make him a good candidate to take on Daines.

A successful Democratic candidate must “understand and relate to the needs of rural Montana” and capture Independents and some Republican voters, he told MTN News.

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