I want to thank everyone who voted. We gave everyone a choice. Mark & I were respectful to one another because we both love our county; regardless of where we live within the county, what roads we drive and what services we use.

I encourage everyone to support Mark in his new role as County Commissioner, he cares and he will do a good job.

If you didn't talk to either one of us during the campaign don't start judging us now or discounting what each one of us has to offer in the role of commissioner. The R or D behind our name should not matter in the role for commissioner.

I am proud of the race I ran and the life lessons that came with this opportunity to participate in democracy. I appreciate all the people of the Hill County who took the time to reach out or engage in a conversation and did not base their judgement about me because I live in the city of Havre or that I had an R affiliation. In regards to the comment about the last voters researching the best candidate, I was in Rocky Boy for the Tribal Council meeting when our Montana Secretary of State - Linda McCollouch spoke to the crowd, she said "You need to vote democrats on the entire ticket "how researched is that? And when I went door to door, several people would not engage in a conversation with me because of the R. I know it goes both ways, as my good friend ran for Mayor on the D ticket and was treated the same. This close mindedness is unfortunate.

Once again, let us get behind our elected officials and make our communities prosper - from end to end, road to road.

I am supporting Mark as he replaces one of the longest serving commissioners.

Edumacated, maybe you should get some education before you write asinine comments like this, I am happy that the people from Rocky Boy got out and voted and next time I hope thay will get more so they can irritate you even more. I am a big Democrat and I love it.

The R's and the D's mean nothing to me. Not all of us follow a party line. I attended forums, I asked questions and felt someone who actually resides IN the County was a better fit. Someone who drives a county road every day and has experience with County services. I also felt someone willing to incorporate the Hi-Line and the Reservation into long term goals was a better pick. The bottom line was there's a whole lot more to HILL COUNTY than Havre.

Edumcated... I believe those last voters did research to find the best candidate. They supported one of their own that would have their best interests in mind. He will do what is best for the rural community and be a voice they need to be properly represented. I have known Mark my entire life and while he may not always be the most liked individual I truly believe he will excel at this position and take pride in his new appointment.

Seems you can't over look the power of voters that will vote for anything that has a D after their name instead of actually researching who is the best candidate.

Good luck hill county