Montana’s House Democratic primary came to the Flathead Valley Saturday. Five candidates aiming to unseat U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R–Mont., spent two hours onstage at Columbia Falls High School in a forum sponsored by the Flathead Democratic Central Committee.
Several dozen guests turned out for the event, where moderator Mark Holston read audience-submitted questions to Kathleen Williams, Grant Kier, John Heenan, John Meyer and Jared Pettinato, then gave them each a brief period to respond.
One of the first questions focused on the electoral task ahead: “What differentiates you from the other candidates that you believe would increase your chances of defeating Gianforte?”