Wendy McKamey MCKAMEY ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY Representative Wendy McKamey is happy to announce her candidacy for Senate District 12. A local Cascade County area rancher along with her husband Les, Wendy raised their seven children: Monika, Michael, Mark, Matthew, Mitchell Marshall and Merrill in the wholesome, hard-working environment of production agriculture. She’s been employed as a…
George Nikolakakos Office Sought: House District 26 Occupation: Businessman, U.S. Air Force (Retired) Age: 42 Family: Wife (Melissa) Daughters (Story, Reagan, Melody, Abigail) Education: BA, Excelsior College (U.S. History) Military Experience: 20 years (Active USAF/Montana Air National Guard) Organizational affiliations: NeighborWorks Montana (Director) I’m running for office to serve others and a cause greater than…
Jesse Slaughter In 2018 I ran for Cascade County Sheriff because I saw an opportunity to improve leadership and accountability at the Sheriff’s Office. I was inspired to bring transparency to the office and restore confidence to the people of Cascade County. I knew it would be challenging and I knew a culture change would…
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In 1999, the U.S. education system was ranked first in the world. By 2009, the U.S. had dropped to 18th place. The U.S. is now behind all industrialized nations and even several third world nations. In 2019, Great Falls Public Schools reported to the U.S. Dept. of Education that of our graduating class, 54% were…
My name is Nathan Reiff (pronounced Rife), and I work as a commercial lender at First Interstate Bank. I have lived in Great Falls for the past 18 years. During that time I worked for 14 years at the University of Providence, first as an assistant wrestling coach, then in the student affairs department as…
Hello readers, my name is Paige Turoski and I am running for the Great Falls School Board. I first moved to Great Falls in 2013 to finish my undergraduate degree at the University of Great Falls where I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics. I met my husband while in school, we married and now…
Both of my kids are products of the Great Falls public school system. Both of my Grandchildren look to follow that path as well. 3 years ago when I was asked to run the school board, I was NOT interested, until I explored further. I have always felt, don’t complain if you are not willing…