Rehberg expected to announce senate bid

Rehberg expected to announce senate bid

Tim Leeds

With the annual Republican celebrations of the births of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan coming up, speculation is rampant that Montana's lone member of the House of Representatives may take advantage of that venue to announce a bid for the U.S. Senate.

Rumors have abounded that six-term U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, a Billings Republican, will take a shot at unseating first-term Sen. Jon Tester, a Big Sandy Democrat, in 2012.

Rehberg's campaign spokesman said this morning that the representative has received a lot of support and encouragement...