Meyers, Smith vie for open seat in Senate District 16

After one term representing House District 32, state Rep. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, has set his sights on Montana's upper legislative chamber,

Meyers, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, is the Republican candidate in the race for Senate District 16.

The district spans from Hill and Chouteau counties to Roosevelt County and includes parts of Rocky Boy's, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian reservations. The seat is now held by state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, who termed out of that seat and is campaigning for the House seat now held by Mey...