A mostly sad evening

November 3, 2010 in 2010 Election, Dennis McDonald, Denny Rehberg, E. Willis Curdy, JP Pomnichowski, Missoula, Missoula County Democrats, Missoula County Republicans, Montana, Montana Democrats, Montana Republicans, Politics, Public Service Commission

by Pete Talbot I was hoping the pundits and polls were wrong, but they weren’t. What is even more depressing is that Montana followed the national trend of moving to the right. In some cases, moving to the far right. Let’s start with the PSC races. The Republicans now have a majority on the commission [...]

Willis Curdy, Candidate for HD100 Needs Your Help

August 15, 2010 in 2010 Election, Democrats, E. Willis Curdy, Missoula, Montana Democrats, Montana Republicans

by jhwygirl Now that summer is on the downhill side (sorry), thoughts turn to elections for many. This years election in the House and Senate gives many choices, but what is important to remember is that many serious and important issues face citizens in Montana. Legislative sessions are tumultuous, the last two all the more [...]

Meet Willis Curdy, Democrat for HD100

April 6, 2010 in 2010 Election, E. Willis Curdy, Missoula, Montana, Montana Democrats

by jhwygirl Haven’t met Willis Curdy yet? Curdy came late to the HD100 race in 2008….and this time around, given his hard work last time, along with his very impressive resume, he’s clearly the winning candidate. We liked Curdy before, we like him even more now. Curdy is a 4th generation Montana, small business owner, [...]

An early look at Missoula legislative races

January 19, 2010 in 2010 Election, Bill Nooney, Carol Williams, Dave McAlpin, David Wanzenried, Democrats, Diane Sands, E. Willis Curdy, Michele Reinhart, Missoula County Democrats, Missoula County Republicans, Montana, Montana Democrats, Montana politics, Montana Republicans, Robin Hamilton

by Pete Talbot Filing deadline isn’t until March 15 at 5 p.m. but there are already some interesting developments in Missoula area races. First, a little flip-flop. Democratic Rep. Teresa Henry has filed for termed-out Democratic Sen. Carolyn Squires’ seat (SD 48). And Ms. Squires has filed for Ms. Henry’s house seat (HD 96). Teresa [...]

Election ’08 wrap up

November 6, 2008 in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Bill Nooney, Brad Johnson, Brian Schweitzer, Carol Minjares, Carol Williams, Denise Juneau, Denny Rehberg, Diane Sands, Doug Mood, E. Willis Curdy, Gail Gutsche, John Driscoll, John McCain, Larry Anderson, Max Baucus, Michele Landquist, Michele Reinhart, Missoula, Monica Lindeen, Montana, Montana Republicans, Paul Clark, Ralph Nader, Ron Paul, Roy Brown, Steve Dogiakos

by Pete Talbot Dear President-elect Obama, I’m sorry we couldn’t deliver our three electoral votes to you. You worked hard for them. You visited the state and talked western policy. You set up offices and hired staff and had the best ground game I’ve ever seen. John McCain never set foot in Montana. You came [...]

Two Montana House Races Still Hang

November 5, 2008 in 2008 Election, Bill Nooney, E. Willis Curdy, Missoula, Montana

by jhwygirl Provisional ballots in HD-100′s race – Bill Nooney v Democrat Willis Curdy could bring the final count in that race (currently 2195 Nooney – 2162 Curdy) into Curdy’s favor. 868 provisional ballots, to be counted on Monday, may hold those votes. In Laurel, HD-59 “Doc” Woerner is down by 22 votes to Krayton [...]

Midweek musings

August 13, 2008 in 2008 Election, Bill Nooney, Blogs, Brian Schweitzer, E. Willis Curdy, Missoula, Montana

by Pete Talbot Gov. Schweitzer: crazy like a fox? At first I was shocked to see the Good Gov telling the NRA-loving gun crowd to vote for Libertarian Bob Barr in the presidential election. Has Schweitzer lost his marbles? But strategically, I guess it makes sense. If one assumes that the folks who make gun [...]

E. Willis Curdy Backed by Missoula Democrats’ Finest

August 8, 2008 in 2007 Montana Legislature, 2008 Election, Bill Nooney, Carol Williams, David Wanzenried, E. Willis Curdy, Gary Brown, Missoula, Missoula County Democrats, Montana Democrats

by jhwygirl Gary Brown, Democratic primary winner of HD-100′s race has made the tough decision to withdraw his candidacy due to health concerns. He and his family are in our thoughts and prayers. As Pete noted in his most recent post, the Missoula County Democrats Central Committee will be meeting next Tuesday, August 12th (7:00 [...]

Midweek updates

August 6, 2008 in 2008 Election, Denny Rehberg, Dick Cheney, E. Willis Curdy, Gary Brown, Montana

by Pete Talbot Jhwygirl broke the story first but here’s some more information on Gary Brown’s resignation from the HD 100 race. From the Missoula County Democrats: “Due to a very unfortunate circumstance, we will be selecting a new candidate to run for the legislature in House District 100. Candidate Gary Brown has been diagnosed [...]

Gary Brown, Candidate for HD-100 Withdraws

August 4, 2008 in 2008 Election, E. Willis Curdy, Gary Brown, Missoula, Missoula County Democrats, Montana

by jhwygirl An email from a reliable friend tells me that Gary Brown, opponent to Bill Nooney in House District 100, has withdrawn due to medical issues. I certainly wish the best to Gary and his family. Health should be foremost. This means E. Willis Curdy will likely pick up the challenge. Curdy was Brown’s [...]

Early Missoula primary results

June 3, 2008 in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Brian Schweitzer, E. Willis Curdy, Gary Brown, Montana

Here are the latest numbers from Missoula County, with about 90% reporting: Obama 16,035 Clinton 7,949 Schweitzer/Bohlinger 21,683 Pogreba/Neifer 926 545 Fisher/White 545 926 Jim Hunt 7,028 Robert Candee 1,021 John Driscoll 7,365 Mike Wheat 8,124 Steve Bullock 8,574 John Parker 2,69 Denise Juneau 7,835 Holly Raser 7,786 Claudette Morton 1,515 Sam Kitzenberg 2,298 Dennis [...]

Primary election preview

June 3, 2008 in 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democrats, E. Willis Curdy, Gary Brown, Hillary Clinton, Jeff Patterson, Michele Landquist, Missoula, Missoula County Commissioners, Montana, Montana Democrats

by Pete Talbot The polls close in South Dakota at 7 p.m. (that’s 6 p.m. Montana time). Our polls stay open until 8 p.m. Montana has the final word in this country’s presidential primary election season. Montana is rivaled only by Iowa and New Hampshire in the number of visits by presidential candidates and their [...]

Vote Curdy in Democratic Primary for HD-100

May 19, 2008 in 2008 Election, Bill Nooney, Democrats, E. Willis Curdy, Education, Healthcare, Missoula, Montana, Montana Democrats, Montana politics

by jhwygirl I guess this would be an official endorsement, folks. I think E. Willis Curdy is the best candidate to oust Bill Nooney (who doesn’t even live in HD-100) from his seat as representative for HD-100. Curdy is also the best person to bring some logic back to the state house, with his 30 [...]