Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Bullock is emphasizing growth of jobs in small-businesses, college affordability and preserving access to public lands and streams, while his primary opponent, Heather Margolis, is focusing on service and volunteerism.

The two Democrats, vying for their party’s nomination in the June 5 primary, responded to candidate surveys from Lee Newspapers State Bureau.

Dem gov hopefuls stress education, volunteerism

Special Guest: Montana’s Own Senator Jon Tester

Guest Speakers: Montana’s Own Attorney General Steve Bullock, State Auditor Monica Lindeen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2012-04-21
End Time: 22:00

The legislators announcing in Billings Thursday are joined by their Democratic counterparts
announcing their bid for the legislature at news conferences in Bozeman, Butte, Helena,
Great Falls, and Missoula. Altogether, dozens of Democratic candidates from across the
state are filing to run for office Thursday, the first day candidates can file for election.

Please come show your support for our Democratic candidates and meet the candidates
for our local legislative seats! See you there, bring your friends!

Budget director, legislators say their tax estimates were right

The goal of the project is to graduate more students ready for college and careers.

“It’s not just a school-district issue,” State Superintendent Denise Juneau told the Hometown Helena group Thursday morning. “It’s a community responsibility.”

OPI project aims to raise rate of graduation statewide

But if his campaign and its supporters can successfully tell voters what he’s done, Tester said he can win.

“We have to run our own race,” he said in an interview at the state Democratic Party convention in Great Falls. “We have to talk about what I’ve done, what we’ve accomplished and my vision for the future. …

“If we deal with the facts this election cycle, the choice will be clear and we will win.”

Sen. Jon Tester: If truth on my record gets out, I win

“This time around in 2012, there has to be the message that it’s very important for Native American people to vote — and that it’s important who you vote for,” said Denise Juneau, the state superintendent of public instruction and a Native American.

Montana Indian Democrats organizing to boost Native American vote in 2012

Party officials at all levels said Democrats have a lot of work to do between now and November 2012 if they want to revers the electoral losses they suffered a year ago. In 2010, Republicans won huge majorities in the Montana Legislature in addition to taking control of the U.S. House and making gains in the U.S. Senate.

“This ain’t 2010,” Gov. Brian Schweitzer told an ebullient crowd during a lunchtime speech. “We’re going to organize. We’re going to raise money. We’re going to register voters and we’re going to get people to the polls.”

‘This ain’t 2010′: State Democratic leaders work to fire up party

State Challenges seen as Whittling Away Federal Education Law

Tester Hears Concerns from Missoula Women