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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Montana House and Senate
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from MT legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- Albert Olszewski (4) Montana Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Amanda Curtis (5) Democratic Challenger Montana
- Bill McChesney (5) Montana Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate
- Casey Schreiner (4) Montana Democratic 2020 Gubernatorial Challenger
- Gary Perry (7) Montana Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Matt Rosendale (8) Republican candidate for Montana U. S. Senator Montana
- Reilly Neill (5) Montana Democratic 2020 Gubernatorial Challenger
- Ryan Zinke (2) Montana Secretary of Interior 2017-2019
- Steve Bullock (9) Montana Democratic Montana Governor
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Montana state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- Susan Good Geise - 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate
Montana State House of Representatives (1989-91)
Former chair of Montana's Republican party (1992-93)
- Reilly Neill - 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate
Montana State House of Representatives, 62nd district, 2013-2015
- Casey Schreiner - Democratic 2020 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Challenger
Montana State House minority leader since 2019
Montana House of Representatives, District 26, since 2013
- Corey Stapleton - 2020 candidate for U.S.House MT-at-large
Montana Secretary of State since 2017
Candidate for U.S. Senate and U.S. House, 2014
Montana State Senate, 27th district, 2001-2009
- Gary Perry - 2020 candidate for governor
Montana State Senate, 2002-2010
- Bill McChesney - 2016 candidate for governor
served as the Miles City representative in the state House from 2007 to 2015.
- R-MT-0 Ryan Zinke - member of United States House of Representatives
former member of Montana Senate, from the 2nd district, 2009 – 2011
- D-MT Amanda Curtis - Senate Challenger 2014
Member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 76th district 2013 – 2015
- Albert Olszewski - 2018 Republican candidate for Montana U.S. Senator
Montana House of Representative (2015-2016)
Montana Senate (2016 - )
- Matt Rosendale - Elected 2020 to U.S. House district MT-0
2018 Republican candidate for Montana U. S. Senator
Won state House seat in 2010 representing the Glendive area
Won Senate seat in 2012.
Served as state Senate majority leader at the 2015 Legislature.
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Abortion
Gary Perry: Would require parental notification for minors' abortions.
Albert Olszewski: Prohibit abortions after the fetus is 24 weeks.
Albert Olszewski: Voted YES that insurers have plans with and without abortion.
Matt Rosendale: Rejected that insurers have plans with and without abortion.
Steve Bullock: Rejected that insurers have plans with and without abortion.
Steve Bullock: Vetoed "ministries" operating outside of insurance law.
Amanda Curtis: Oppose "ministries" outside of birth control insurance law.
Bill McChesney: Oppose "ministries" outside of birth control insurance law.
Casey Schreiner: Oppose "ministries" outside of birth control insurance law.
Reilly Neill: Oppose "ministries" outside of birth control insurance law.
Matt Rosendale: Provide religious exemption to birth control insurance law.
Gary Perry: If notification unconstitutional, why not for everything.
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Civil Rights
Steve Bullock: Signed repeal of criminalization of gay sex under state law.
Amanda Curtis: Repeal criminalization of gay sex under state law.
Bill McChesney: Repeal criminalization of gay sex under state law.
Casey Schreiner: Repeal criminalization of gay sex under state law.
Reilly Neill: Repeal criminalization of gay sex under state law.
Matt Rosendale: Keep criminalization of gay sex.
Gary Perry: Would repeal gender anti-insurance discrimination law.
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Crime
Gary Perry: Key supporter of death penalty ban.
Gary Perry: Replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole.
Ryan Zinke: Replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole.
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Drugs
Gary Perry: Sponsored law banning open alcohol containers in vehicles.
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Education
Reilly Neill: Support public education across the state.
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Energy & Oil
Amanda Curtis: Disclose state property energy efficiency on website.
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Families & Children
Steve Bullock: Vetoed needing written parental permission for sex education.
Amanda Curtis: Oppose needing written parental permission for sex education.
Bill McChesney: Oppose needing written parental permission for sex education.
Casey Schreiner: Oppose needing written parental permission for sex education.
Reilly Neill: Oppose needing written parental permission for sex education.
Matt Rosendale: Require written parental permission for sex education.
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Foreign Policy
Steve Bullock: Vetoed bill banning Shariah law; it's just anti-Muslim.
Albert Olszewski: Ban use of Shariah law and other foreign laws in courts.
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Government Reform
Matt Rosendale: No campaign donor disclosure; yes Citizens United.
Matt Rosendale: Voted to repeal same-day voter registration.
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Gun Control
Steve Bullock: Veto barring state enforcement of federal semi-automatic ban.
Amanda Curtis: Don't bar state enforcement of any federal semi-auto gun ban.
Bill McChesney: Don't bar state enforcement of any federal semi-auto gun ban.
Casey Schreiner: Don't bar state enforcement of any federal semi-auto gun ban.
Reilly Neill: Don't bar state enforcement of any federal semi-auto gun ban.
Matt Rosendale: Veto barring state enforcement of federal semi-automatic ban.
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Health Care
Matt Rosendale: I won't give up on repealing & replacing ObamaCare.
Albert Olszewski: Voted NO on insuring the working poor with federal dollars.
Steve Bullock: Insure the working poor with federal dollars.
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Jobs
Gary Perry: Ok to discount minimum wage for tipped workers.
Ryan Zinke: Don't discount minimum wage for tips.
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Social Security
Steve Bullock: Tax cut would have benefitted high-income seniors.
Bill McChesney: Increase contributions to U-System's Retirement Program.
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Technology
Steve Bullock: Create jobs by investing in roads and bridges.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Montana House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- Ballotpedia.org on Montana legislative voting record 2013-15, (former State Rep. Reilly Neill), 1/30/2020
- Glendive Ranger Review on Montana SB 217, on high-income seniors, (Steve Bullock), 5/30/2019
- HB 239: Rewire.News, "Montana Bill Defining Sex Education Boundaries (HB 239)", updated Jan 2, 2019
- On SB 181: The Montana Post, "When a Progressive State Senator Supported a Hobby Lobby-Like Bill," by Josh Manning, May 25, 2018
- Great Falls Tribune on SB 282, on fetus 24 weeks, (Albert Olszewski), 4/11/2017
- The Missoulian on Montana SB.97, on Shariah law, (Albert Olszewski & Steve Bullock), 4/6/2017
- Great Falls Tribune on SB 349, on insurer plans without abortion, (Albert Olszewski & Matt Rosendale), 4/30/2015
- laws.leg.mt.gov on Montana HB 249, on insuring the working poor, (Albert Olszewski), 1/28/2015
- State of the State on Montana HB 5 & HB 249, on insuring the working poor, (Steve Bullock), 1/28/2015
- Montana HB 253, on U-System's Retirement Program, (Bill McChesney), 4/24/2013
- SB 107: The Atlantic magazine, "Montana Is About to Decriminalize Gay Sex, but Not Without Another GOP Fight," by Alexander Abad-Santos, April 10, 2013
- HB 302: A.P. in The Missoulian, "Governor vetoes Montana bill that would bar enforcement of potential gun bans," by Matt Gouras, Mar 28, 2013
- Independent Record on Montana SB.374 on parental consent, (Sen. Gary Perry), 2/25/2009
- Helena Independent_Record, "MT Senate says parents should be told of abortion," (SB.374), Feb 25, 2009
- Montana SB 236, on death penalty, (Gary Perry & Ryan Zinke), 2/17/2009
- Montana SB 253, on minimum wage for tips, (Ryan Zinke), 2/3/2009
- Insurance Journal on anti-insurance discrimination law, (Sen. Gary Perry), 1/29/2009
- InsuranceJournal.com, "Montana Lawmakers Debate Insurance Gender Discrimination," by Matt Gouras, January 29, 2009
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