Montana: Ward

November 4, 2009 - 02:18 pm
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City council elections: a referendum on Obama

by Pete Talbot
Congratulations to Roy Houseman, who defeated incumbent John Hendrickson by 162 votes in the Ward 2 race. Condolences to Mike O’Herron, who almost took out incumbent Dick Haines in Ward 5: 1,398 – 1,328.
And with all the other Democratic Party-endorsed incumbents winning their seats, it looks like President Barack Obama has the [...]

October 29, 2009 - 10:08 pm
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Ward 2 Candidate Hendrickson Steals Opponent’s Endorsement; Dick Haines Weaves His Own Web of Deceit

by jhwygirl
I expect negative stuff from this crew during an election, but John Hendrickson has sunk to new lows with a radio spot done in such a way that most listeners would be left to believe Mayor John Engen has endorsed the guy. The Missoula Independent’s Skylar Browning was first on the story, in [...]

October 26, 2009 - 04:04 am
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Ward 5 Candidate Mike O’Herron Scores Major Endorsement

by jhwygirl
Ward 5 candidate Mike O’Herron scored a major endorsement with former Republican county commissioner Barbara Evans and community activist and past president of the Upper Linda Vista Homeowners Association Charlie Brown telling voters to vote O’Herron:
As Miller Creek residents, we need a representative from Ward 5 who has common sense, works with others in [...]

October 22, 2009 - 01:47 pm
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Vote

by jhwygirl
Have you filled out your ballot yet? Get ‘er done. Why wait until tomorrow? Or next week.
The Missoula Independent has its endorsements out today – and (as usual) I am in full agreement.
Dave Strohmaier for Ward 1
Roy Houseman for Ward 2
Bob Jaffe for Ward 3
Jon Wilkins for Ward 4
Mike O’Herron for [...]

September 28, 2009 - 11:44 pm
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Meet Ward 2’s Next Councilperson – Roy Houseman, Jr.

by jhwygirl
Tuesday night is an opportunity to meet Ward 2 candidate Roy Houseman, Jr. – if you haven’t already.
I can say enough about how much I really like this guy. He’s wise beyond his late-20something years, is union representative for Smurfit-Stone, married and owner of his first home with his lovely wife Andrea.
We’ve [...]

September 16, 2009 - 08:44 am
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The Tomfoolery Shenanigans of Councilpersons John Hendrickson, Renee Mitchell, Lyn Hellegaard and Ward 3 Candidate John Quandt

by jhwygirl
Boy…where to go with this story, from Missoulian reporter Keila Szpaller.
Ward 2 incumbent and candidate John Hendrickson apparently couldn’t make it to the city council meeting Monday night, but in his absence, he sent a letter, read by Lyn Hellegaard (who has a hard time attending committee meetings).
Quite a complimentary pair, [...]

August 13, 2009 - 12:07 am
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Needin’ a Fresh Coat of Paint: Morton Quits MBIA

by JC
Well, it seems that Ryan Morton decided after “the birds at 4&20 paint[ed] me as some frivolous, MBIA automaton,” that he needed to shake up his campaign for City Council from Ward 1. So he up and quit his job (hat tip to Keila over at Montana Red Tape!). Dang, just when I thought [...]

July 10, 2009 - 07:43 am
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I Guess That’s All There is to Ward 1 Candidate Ryan Morton

by jhwygirl
A “faux hawk”.
Gotta get noticed somehow, I guess.
Aside from the other obvious concerns that not-just-a-few have about Ryan Morton – namely, his current job as spokesperson for the Missoula Building Industry Association – how are we supposed to take seriously a candidate that would devote a interview to his hair?
Ryan Morton is [...]

July 2, 2009 - 07:33 pm
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Roy Houseman, Jr. Files for Ward 2 City Council Seat

by jhwygirl
Roy Houseman, Jr., 28, filed for Ward 2’s City Council seat today. He is challenging sitting councilman John Hendrickson. Ward 2 is a 3-way race, with Cynthia Wolken also having filed
The name should be familiar to most – Houseman is President of United Steelworkers Local 885, the union shop for Smurfit-Stone. [...]

May 11, 2009 - 07:54 am
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Strohmaier Should Like This

by jhwygirl
Rails advocated and Ward 1 Councilperson Dave Strohmaier might even want to travel for this one: Senator Tester has planned a public meeting to discuss re-establishment of the old Hiawatha route of Amtrak for Bozeman on May 26th. That’s about all the Billings Gazette has, but it’s enough to peek some people’s [...]