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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:04 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:04
From Missoulian:
Former Montana Secretary of State Brad Johnson, a Republican who lost his 2008 re-election race for that post, said Tuesday he’s “seriously considering” whether to run in 2010 for the Public Service Commission seat currently held by Democrat Ken Toole of Helena.
“I’m not ready to leave public service,” Johnson said in an interview. “I think that’s a place where I could make a real contribution.”
The five-member PSC regulates public utilities in the state, such as electric, gas and water companies.
Toole won a narrow race in 2006 against Republican Mike Taylor to win the PSC seat in District 5, which covers Flathead, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Glacier, Pondera and Teton counties. It includes the cities of Helena, Kalispell and Polson.