Former Gov. Schweitzer endorses Monica Tranel for Congress

Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is endorsing Monica Tranel in the Democratic primary for the state’s newly created congressional district, the Tranel campaign announced Monday.

Schweitzer, who served from 2005 to 2013, ushered in a 16-year period of Democratic governance in the state after interrupting a streak of three Republican governors. He was followed by Gov. Steve Bullock, another Democrat, after being termed out.

“I have watched people who have run for office for a number of years now, and I have recognized what it takes to be successful and what happens to those who don’t have those attributes,” Schweitzer told the Daily Montanan. “In addition to that, I’ve watched people who have run for office and won, and appeared they’d be perfect for Montana, and then they get elected, in particular when they go to Washington, and you don’t recognize them after four or six years. Monica knows who she is and what she is.”

Schweitzer said that means that Tranel — a former Olympic rower — is a tough competitor, someone who will take on powerful interests and won’t quit in fighting for the state.

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