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Montes runs for state Senate

She has been a part of tribal government on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation for years, but LeAnn Montes hopes to enter the halls of state government in Helena as a lawmaker next year.

Montes, the attorney general for the Chippewa Cree Tribe, is competing against two other Democrats to be the party's nominee in the race for Senate District 16, Bobbi Jo Favel, also of Rocky Boy, and former state Sen. Frank Smith of Poplar.

The district spans from Box Elder to Fort Peck, consisting of rural communities, as well as the Fort Belknap, Fort Peck and Rocky Boy's Indian reservations.

The winner of the J...

 

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