Hill - Running for a third time for the same reason as the first

Former Rep. Ed Hill, R-Havre, said he is back in the ring to try for a seat in the Montana Legislature basically for the same reason he first ran in 2020 - He sees a need for his candidacy.

"The reason I I ran again, I guess just just to just the need, and realizing that, well, it is a thankless job and nobody else was chomping at the bit and wanting to do it," he said.

Hill won the election in 2020 to represent Havre in the Legislature, but lost to Democrat Paul Tuss in the 2022 election.

He now is challenging Tuss in the Democrat's bid for a second term.

Hill said his previous term definitel...