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Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association [1] as well as the Democratic Governors Association. [2]
The 2008 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Montana.Incumbent governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who was elected to his first four-year term in 2004, was elected to a second term with 65.5% of the vote.
The 2004 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2004, for the post of Governor of Montana. [2] The incumbent governor, Judy Martz, a Republican, did not seek reelection. Democrat Brian Schweitzer defeated Montana Secretary of State and Republican nominee Bob Brown with 50.4% of the vote against 46%.
Brian Schweitzer, the recently retired two-term governor of Montana, has been elected Stillwater Mining's chairman of the board, the company announced today. Schweitzer was initially elected to ...
The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] ... Brian Schweitzer (b. 1955) [114]
The 2000 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Conrad Burns won re-election to a third term. This was the last time until 2024 that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Montana.
On August 31, in a letter faxed to the office of Montana governor Brian Schweitzer, Burns urged the governor, a Democrat, to declare a fire state of emergency and activate the Montana Army National Guard for firefighting. Schweitzer had already declared such a state of emergency on July 11 — thus, activating the Montana Army National Guard.
The measure passed with 52.3% in support, making Montana the first state to prohibit such a mining practice. [3] In 2005, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously upheld the initiative. [4] The Montana State Legislature passed a bill in 2011 to amend the law, but it was vetoed by Governor Brian Schweitzer using a branding iron. [5]