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Montana Secretary of State Candidates for 2022

MT Republican vs Democrat seats for 2022 Election

Source: Montana Free Press

MONTANA SUPREME COURT:
Supreme Court justices in Montana serve eight-year terms.

Incumbent Supreme Court Justice #1 Jim Rice
(T he court’s longest-serving member with 20 years on the bench )
Ballotpedia Report on Jim Rice

Challenger: Bill D’Alton (a Billings attorney)
D’Alton is a personal injury lawyer who’s practiced in Montana since 1995 and operated his own firm since 2008, where he represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal cases. He has not previously held or run for public office.
Both contenders will automatically proceed to the GENERAL ELECTION.

Incumbent Supreme Court Justice #2 Ingrid Gustafson
Gustafson was appointed to the court by former Gov. Steve Bullock and was elected to retain the seat in 2018. Gustafson has previously served as chief judge of the 13th Judicial District in Yellowstone County. She is widely recognized among Montana lawyers and judges for pursuing court reforms, and judicial training for child abuse and neglect cases. Ballotpedia Report on Ingrid Gustafson

Challenger: Helena judge Michael McMahon (5 years on the district court)
McMahon has a track record as a private defense attorney and experienced civil litigator licensed in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. He ran against and unseated Helena District Court Judge Deeann Cooney in 2016 and successfully retained that seat in 2018. As a member of the district court, McMahon handles criminal and civil cases as well as adult treatment cases within family court.

Challenger: Helena attorney James Brown
(Current member of the state Public Service Commission)
Brown, who was born in Dillon, was elected to the PSC in 2020. He runs the James Brown Law Office in Helena, where he litigates water law and public land issues and practices estate planning. Brown became well known in state political circles for representing American Tradition Partnership, a conservative political group found to have violated campaign finance laws in 2013. In what some political observers say was an atypical move for a Supreme Court race, Gov. Greg Gianforte, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and Attorney General Austin Knudsen, all Republicans, delivered a joint endorsement of Brown’s candidacy.

Independent Article: Jim Brown

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