Montanas First Congressional District candidates: Mary Todd [Video]

MISSOULA — The 2024 Primary election for who will represent Montana’s First Congressional District is on June 4.

The district, created in 2023, covers 16 counties in Western Montana.

Ahead of the vote, MTN’s Kathryn Roley sat down with the Democratic and Republican candidates for an interview, asking their ideas about housing, the drug crisis, inflation, and abortion rights.

Mary Todd is challenging incumbent Ryan Zinke in the Republican primary. Todd’s campaign website says she is “A proud Montanan, a mother & grandmother, a small business owner, a church leader, author, and an unapologetic America-First conservative.”

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Below are excerpts from the conversation.Kathryn:After Roe v. Wade was overturned, we saw several states move to some type of ban or limit. Montana has tried to do that as well. There has also been talk of a federal ban. What would you do as …