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Editor’s note: The following story was written by students in Professor Nadia White’s Public Affairs Reporting class at the University of Montana. You are free to share or publish this story provided you retain the reporter’s byline. Questions? Email [email protected].
Candidates tout energy, experience in HD87 race By Megan Gyermek and Nate Rott Incumbent Ronald E. Stoker, a self-proclaimed “die-hard conservative,” is facing newcomer Peter Rosten, a Democrat who stresses “country over party” in the race for House District 87 in Ravalli County.
After 12 years in Montana local government, starting as a precinct captain, Stoker is in his final run defending is House seat.
Stoker describes himself by tallying his conservative standards. He is an opponent of abortion rights and supporter of family values -- what he calls the foundation of the Republican Party. He has been endorsed by the Montana State Shooting Association; Century Gaming, a collection of people who own slot machines; and the Hospitality PAC, which supports restaurants, bars and casino facilities in the area.
If he is reelected, Stoker said he already has plans in the making for the next two years. Stoker was recently selected by Sen. Daniel McGee of Laurel to carry a bill, currently in the making, relating to judges’ placement of convicted criminals.
Since 2005 he and the Judiciary Committee have examined 240 bills, the highest output of any other committee, he said. Of these, 40 advanced to the floor to be voted on by the House, he said. Stoker is also chair of the Human Services Committee, and vice chair of the Ethics and Judiciary Committee.
Rosten has never run for political office, but believes the knowledge he has accrued from past professions will make up for any lack of specific political experience.
As a Hollywood movie producer, Rosten said he was responsible for coming up with ideas, finding funding for them and getting them done. When he moved to Montana after working on a ranch, Rosten founded the highly successful program Media Arts in the Public Schools (MAPS) at Corvallis High School. With MAPS, he motivated and helped high school students to produce award-winning movies and commercials.
“I’m a people mover,” Rosten said. “What I will bring to Helena is an ability to encourage a lot of people to move in a common direction and get things done.”
Should he be elected, Rosten said jobs will be “number one” on his to-
do list. Montanans have more second jobs than workers in any other state, he said, and that is unacceptable. He wants more funding for education and to consider subsidizing higher education and give them the option of to work off their loans, so students like his stepson aren’t “$50,000 in the hole.”
Health care and forest management are also priorities.
He said his talents lie in being able to bring people together to work for the commong good.
“If we could get everybody to work together we could do some really good work. I will try to find the win for everybody,” he said. “Am I going to change the world in two years? Probably not, but I think we can put a lot of things in motion.”
Candidates tout energy, experience in HD87 race By Megan Gyermek and Nate Rott Incumbent Ronald E. Stoker, a self-proclaimed “die-hard conservative,” is facing newcomer Peter Rosten, a Democrat who stresses “country over party” in the race for House District 87 in Ravalli County.
After 12 years in Montana local government, starting as a precinct captain, Stoker is in his final run defending is House seat.
Stoker describes himself by tallying his conservative standards. He is an opponent of abortion rights and supporter of family values -- what he calls the foundation of the Republican Party. He has been endorsed by the Montana State Shooting Association; Century Gaming, a collection of people who own slot machines; and the Hospitality PAC, which supports restaurants, bars and casino facilities in the area.
If he is reelected, Stoker said he already has plans in the making for the next two years. Stoker was recently selected by Sen. Daniel McGee of Laurel to carry a bill, currently in the making, relating to judges’ placement of convicted criminals.
Since 2005 he and the Judiciary Committee have examined 240 bills, the highest output of any other committee, he said. Of these, 40 advanced to the floor to be voted on by the House, he said. Stoker is also chair of the Human Services Committee, and vice chair of the Ethics and Judiciary Committee.
Rosten has never run for political office, but believes the knowledge he has accrued from past professions will make up for any lack of specific political experience.
As a Hollywood movie producer, Rosten said he was responsible for coming up with ideas, finding funding for them and getting them done. When he moved to Montana after working on a ranch, Rosten founded the highly successful program Media Arts in the Public Schools (MAPS) at Corvallis High School. With MAPS, he motivated and helped high school students to produce award-winning movies and commercials.
“I’m a people mover,” Rosten said. “What I will bring to Helena is an ability to encourage a lot of people to move in a common direction and get things done.”
Should he be elected, Rosten said jobs will be “number one” on his to-
do list. Montanans have more second jobs than workers in any other state, he said, and that is unacceptable. He wants more funding for education and to consider subsidizing higher education and give them the option of to work off their loans, so students like his stepson aren’t “$50,000 in the hole.”
Health care and forest management are also priorities.
He said his talents lie in being able to bring people together to work for the commong good.
“If we could get everybody to work together we could do some really good work. I will try to find the win for everybody,” he said. “Am I going to change the world in two years? Probably not, but I think we can put a lot of things in motion.”
