HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – A member of Montana’s legislature in either the House or Senate since 2002, Democrat Jonathan Windy Boy is hoping to win reelection to serve another two years representing House District 32, which includes both the Rocky Boy and Fort Belknap Reservations.
Windy Boy says throughout his time in the legislature, he has listened to his constituents and tried to do what’s best.
“If I don’t bring the pork back home to my communities, (the big cities) are going to take it. I’ll be the first to admit that. If there is money that’s going to be taken that is going to help my community, my district, bye golly I’ll bring back that bacon. That’s just the way I am. That’s why I’m effective.”
Windy Boy says if he is elected again, he wants to take the sunset provision off the indigenous language preservation bill.
“Which basically means it’s going to be ongoing from here on out. So there won’t be a four year deadline, two year deadline. Their mostly four deadlines on a lot of legislation. That’s a big deal, because a lot of tribes do need that.”
This General Election race is a rematch from 2018, when Windy Boy defeated Republican G. Bruce Meyers by nearly 27 percentage points. Meyers previously held the seat for two years when Windy Boy was in the Senate, and Windy Boy says he didn’t accomplish much despite being in the majority.
“People know who I am. They know that I get the job done, and that’s the slogan I’m running on, is vote for the candidate that gets things done, because my record proves it.”
“As far as my opponent, I’m not bashing him or anything, but when you sit in the legislature, and he won in the 2014 campaign, and when he served in the 2015 session, you take a look at his bills. He introduced two. And when you’re a Republican sitting in the House of Representatives that is majority Republican. You have a Senate Chamber that is majority Republican, and those two bills you introduce as a Republican fail in that process, it’s a stark difference. I’m effective. I get things done.”
Windy Boy also responded to a claim from his opponent that masks may not be effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
“It may not be the silver bullet to solve the issue, but at least it limits the spread of it to some extent.”
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