The re-election campaign of Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen this week called for the dismissal of a recent political practices complaint that alleged Knudsen recruited his primary opponent in order to skirt campaign finance law.
Jake Eaton, a Billings-based political consultant advising Knudsen’s campaign, said in a letter to Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Chris Gallus that the complaints were “semi-coherent ramblings” that fail to allege specific violation of a law. As such, Eaton said, the complaint should be dismissed.
Knudsen made the following comment: quote ““I do technically have a primary, However, he is a young man who I asked to run against me, and that’s because our campaign laws are ridiculous.” unquote.
