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Elections 2024: Incumbent Dave Fern candidate for Montana District 2 Senate

KATE HESTON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
by KATE HESTON
Kate Heston covers politics and natural resources for the Daily Inter Lake. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa's journalism program, previously worked as photo editor at the Daily Iowan and was a News21 fellow in Phoenix. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4459. | October 23, 2024 5:00 PM

The Daily Inter Lake is bringing readers a series of candidate profiles for local races ahead of the Nov. 5 election.  

Democrat Dave Fern, a longtime legislator, is looking to serve in a newly redrawn Senate District 2, encompassing parts of north Flathead Valley. Fern, who served on Gov. Greg Gianforte’s interim legislative committees on property taxes and mental health, will face Whitefish Republican Doug Adams. 

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