Rains pulls from U.S. House race, endorses Williams

A slight shuffle in the Montana race for the U.S. House has happened, with a Democratic candidate ending his run and is endorsing another candidate.

Simms-area rancher Matt Rains announced he is ending his race and running for the state House of Representatives instead, and endorsing former three-term Montana Rep. Kathleen Williams, D-Bozeman.

“Kathleen was a proven leader for Montana in the Legislature, and I know that she’ll be an independent, hardworking leader for Montana in Congress,” Rains said this morning in a release from Williams campaign. “I have campaigned hard to make...