Valley Journal - Gianforte comes to Polson

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Valley Journal: Gianforte comes to Polson (04/19/2017)

Gianforte said he's an electrical engineer by trade, and noted that he and his wife moved to Montana 24 years ago, started a technology company with $5,000 and later sold it to Oracle in 2012. By that time, his business had 1,100 employees including 550 in Bozeman with an average annual salary of $90,000, he said.

"High tech is a $1 billion industry in Montana now," Gianforte said.

Gianforte said he's sure Quist is a pretty good musician, but added that as an electrical engineer, he's trained to solve hard problems.

Gianforte favors "draining the swamp" in Washington, D.C. and called for term limits. He also believes in a balanced budget and said Congressmen shouldn't get paid if the budget isn't balanced.

"The No. 1 concern in Montana is federal overreach," he said. "We have an opportunity in Washington, D.C. that Republicans haven't had in a long time."

"Does the Trump train pick up speed or does it slow down?" he asked, noting Montanans' choice.

He criticized Quist for calling for a gun registry and for wanting to make Montana a "sanctuary state" for illegal immigrants.

"My opponent has called for massive cuts in military spending," Gianforte said.

When asked after the meeting to compare Quist to Gov. Steve Bullock, who Gianforte lost to last November, he declined but referred to Quist as "Nancy Pelosi in a cowboy hat."

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