Tempel, Tuss face off in Senate District 14 race: Paul Tuss, Democrat

Democrat Paul Tuss of Havre is challenging Montana Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, for a seat in the Legislature in Senate District 14.

Tuss said he has been executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp. for 18 year this fall and has been involved in economic development in north-central Montana for 23 years.

"I have a lot of experience in working both in the private sector as well as the public sector," Tuss said, "and to make the economy of rural northern Montana succeed and flourish you really need both of those worlds to be successful."

Tuss, 53, said he was born in Anaconda, the youngest...