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Editor,
If you’re not yet familiar with Montana Western District Congressional Candidate Monica Tranel, prepare to be impressed. I’ve seen her several times on the campaign trail and each time I’m struck by her integrity, grit, and tenacious work ethic. Raised on a ranch in eastern Montana with nine siblings, Monica learned the values of community, fairness, and hard work. She’s applied these values to her life as a world-class rower in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and as an attorney fighting for Montana’s consumers, ranchers, and landowners.
Monica embodies Montana’s strong tradition of standing up to corporate power and greed and fighting to keep dark money out of state politics. She’s running a Montana-made grassroots campaign of small donors and doesn’t accept corporate PAC donations. In contrast, 95% of Republican opponent Ryan Zinke’s war chest is funded by out-of-state billionaire executives, lobbyists, and corporate and special interest PACs. That’s a lot of outside influence looking to buy Montana’s new Congressional seat.
Monica’s thoughtful stances on issues are published on her website: www.monicatranel.com. She supports investing in clean renewable energy, protecting Social Security and healthcare, building economic fairness, providing quality services for Montana’s veterans, creating early childhood education programs, keeping our public lands public, and safe and legal abortion access for women. But what really seals the deal for me is Monica’s authenticity. We have a great opportunity to send a woman to Congress who embodies Montana values and will always put people – not party or corporations – first.
Beth Waterbury
St. Ignatius
