Gianforte Responds to Presidential Race Attention in Montana/Plans Colstrip Visit for Friday

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Bozeman businessman and tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte responded to a visit by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, along with news that the Hillary Clinton campaign will be paying a visit to Montana.

Gianforte said neither Clinton nor Sanders have what it takes to create high wage jobs here in Montana or across the country.

GIANFORTE: "Governor Bullock needs to repudiate both of the Democratic presidential candidates for their anti-coal rhetoric. Hillary Clinton talked about putting coal miners out of work. To add to their anti-coal rhetoric, Bernie Sanders even talked about banning fracking yesterday in Missoula. Clearly, neither of these candidates, nor our governor, will defend high wage Montana jobs."

Gianforte has been a strong advocate for Colstrip and the 7,100 jobs that are threatened by the Obama carbon plan. He held a town hall meeting in Colstrip last November, and is returning again Friday for similar events.

Gianforte is a candidate for governor, and is the founder of RightNow Technologies. He started the company out of his house in Bozeman, and created over 500 jobs in Montana. The average Montana salary at RightNow was nearly $90,000 a year.

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