Miller highlights congressional race in Chinook dinner

Though only one of the party’s candidates — former state legislator Ken Miller — was there, the upcoming election to replace Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont, dominated much of the discussion at the Blaine and Hill county Lincoln-Reagan Dinner Saturday night, a fundraiser for the local Republican party chapters in both counties.

Zinke, Montana’s only member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has been tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the interior. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Zinke will then resign, triggering a special election for the seat within 85 days.

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