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P.O. Box 9384

Missoula, MT 59807

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Stand Against Corporate Corruption

Fair Taxation

Montana has a rich, strong history of standing up to corporate power and greed and fighting for fair political practices. However, it’s no secret. Montana is becoming a playground for the rich, where only the wealthy can afford to buy houses and enjoy our natural resources. But this didn’t happen by chance.

Legislation like the 2017 Tax Bill passed by the Republican Congress has led to dozens of corporations paying $0 in taxes, (such as Nike, Fedex, etc.) leaving hard working families with the bill. Not to mention the tax cuts afforded to the ultra rich that allow them to move their money around to avoid paying taxes. We need to update our tax code so that everyone is paying their fair share.

Taking on Monopoly Greed

I know how to hold corporations accountable when they act contrary to the public good. I’ve kept $10 million dollars in the pockets of Montanans when NorthWestern energy tried to saddle our state with a bill for their failure to plan.

And they’re not the only ones. Our farmers and ranchers are being pushed out of the industry by megacompanies that seek to only make profits for themselves by dictating prices and driving competition out of business. This isn’t acceptable and I will hold these corporations accountable and work to pass common sense legislation that levels the playing field for Montana’s farmers and ranchers.

Consumer Protections

There are efforts underway in state legislatures to protect corporations from legal liability by imposing mandatory arbitration clauses, waiving the Seventh Amendment right to a jury in civil actions, limiting or ending class actions, closing the federal courts to certain claims, and capping damages, which interferes with plaintiffs’ access to counsel.

Our courts must be open to hearing the claims brought by the “little guy”–the consumer, the people who are suffering from pollution, and the people who are wrongfully injured from corporations. As an attorney, I know all too well that having a fair fight is many times as important, if not more important, than the final outcome. Having a fair hearing makes sure that all evidence is heard and the correct law is considered.

I support the FAIR Act, which ends forced arbitration. In Congress, I will also draft and support laws that secure justice based on the merits of the case.

Economy for the Middle Class

Affordable Housing

For too many families, affording a decent place to live has become almost impossible. It wasn’t always that way, and doesn’t have to be that way now. Congress can act to make the housing we already have more affordable, and to support the building of the additional housing we need.

What Congress can best do is support local efforts by providing financing assistance for new construction and renovation, and rental assistance for those households that simply cannot afford to buy a home right now.

Congress can also pass common sense legislation that addresses the issue of hedge funds buying up real estate and driving the market prices up.

Infrastructure & Broadband

Infrastructure is all those assets that we own in common – roads, bridges, schools, airports, hospitals, broadband and so forth – that make it possible for us to work productively and live well. It is essential to a healthy economy in which everyone can prosper. For many years, our infrastructure was allowed to deteriorate, but recently Congress passed an infrastructure bill that begins to turn that deterioration around. It’s crucial that we have someone in Washington who will fight to get every dollar we can to Montana.

Small businesses, public schools, and rural hospitals alike need reliable access to Broadband. When meeting with Montanans, I’ve heard stories of students sitting in fast food restaurants to do their homework and small businesses who can’t accept credit cards because of lack of internet access. Montanans deserve better infrastructure and I’ll work hard to make sure they get it.

Workers’ Rights

Unions brought us living wages, safe working conditions, and dignity and respect in the workplace. In the 1950s, 1 out of every 3 workers belonged to a union, and Montana was a proud union state. But today, only 10% of workers belong to a union, people are not always paid living wages, and the new economy does not give a pathway for workers to advance in their careers or have security in their future.

That’s why I support the PRO Act, the most important and comprehensive labor law that we’ve seen in a generation.

Sustainable Future

Montana Leading the Energy Transition

The accelerated transition to clean renewable energy will define our economy in the next 20 years, and Western Montana needs a representative with the knowledge and experience to lead us forward. Our federal government can provide incentives to help create or expand new and diverse climate-friendly businesses, at the pace and scale this climate emergency demands. Western Montana is poised to be at the forefront, growing high-paying solar, wind, geothermal, energy technology and energy efficiency jobs. With the right investments and leadership, which I’m ready to help create, we can harness our natural resources and human ingenuity to assist this energy transition, enabling healthier air, water, people and a safe and stable climate.

I have worked with renewable energy producers throughout my professional career. I know how our laws and policies actually work – or don’t work – on the ground. My experience advocating for farmers, ranchers, energy producers and everyday Montanans makes me the best choice to represent us in Congress. I will jump right in to drive new efforts that are truly effective, equitable, and reduce carbon pollution, allowing us to meet this energy transition moment.

Montana communities whose economies have depended on producing coal, oil and gas face an uncertain future unless Congress and the federal government assist their transitions. I believe we can secure a livable future for all by enabling and funding the reclamation and restoration work those communities are prepared to do. And we can make sure that workers and communities in those industries will be able to take advantage of the abundant new opportunities created by the growth of solar, geothermal, and wind – all of which we are blessed with today.

Preparing Montana for a Changing Climate

Here in Montana we are acutely feeling the effects of climate change. Hotter summers, increased droughts, reduced snowpack, longer wildfire seasons and more wildfire smoke are risks we need to urgently address. We can help communities, rural areas and open lands prepare for changes which will only worsen unless we act with urgency. Congress must lead, allocating the necessary resources to better prepare our homes and communities.

Congress recently stepped up its leadership role by passing funding for needed infrastructure, designed in part to help communities protect themselves from the increased risks of flooding, fires and storms. But that is only a start. We must provide needed incentives and resources to build and retrofit our homes and businesses, improve our transportation options, clean up our air, and so much more.

Fortunately, our state is rich with people ready to roll up their sleeves to build a resilient Montana – this includes students researching how to assist farmers and ranchers as temperatures warm, health care professionals helping people access clean indoor air, builders weatherizing homes so utility bills shrink while comfort grows, and solar installers providing clean energy. As your representative, I will work alongside Montanans to accomplish the work for which they are so passionate.

Montana faces a choice between two starkly different futures. We could become a forgotten zone that sees the worst impacts of climate change and misses the benefits of the new clean economy. Or our abundant renewable resources can bring prosperity while well-planned mitigation efforts build the resilient climate we need to protect our natural heritage, and us.

The difference will be leadership, and I am ready to lead Montana toward a safe, secure future.

Conservation

Not a Playground for the Rich

I grew up in eastern MT on a ranch where my parents allowed people to hunt on our land. We need to protect hunting opportunities for all Montanans, not carve out exceptions so that billionaires with thousands of acres of private land can privatize and get rich off of our public resources.

Conservation is about how we protect public and private land from misuse, how we protect the quality of water in a world where it’s becoming more scarce, how we preserve access to the hunting and fishing places that our parents and grandparents took us to, and how we make sure Montana’s public lands remain open to all of us and that Big Sky Country does not turn into a playground for the rich. Congress has a vital role in making those things happen.

Keeping public land public of course plays an important role in protecting land and water resources. We also need to assure that public lands are not managed to exclusively serve commercial and corporate interests. Public lands provide us with all sorts of benefits: wildlife habitat, opportunities for recreation, water quality protection, natural beauty. But it shouldn’t be just the dollars and jobs from commercial exploitation that drive our decisions about how we use public lands. We need leadership in Washington that will protect the public’s interest in public lands.

Local Stewardship

I’ve spent 20+ years as an attorney in Montana working with and for Montanans. I’ve helped my clients protect their property rights from megacorporations.

The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act brought ranchers, loggers, recreationists, business owners, and conservationists together to chart a path forward for the Blackfoot River Watershed. It is an example of neighbors working through differences to achieve a common goal.

Montanans need a leader in the US House of Representatives who will join with Senator Jon Tester in supporting this bill that was crafted by the people on the ground who will be most affected by it – Montanans. In Congress, I’ll continue to put local Montanans’ interests and voices at the forefront of conservation decisions.

Secure Democracy

Voting Rights

2020 saw one the highest levels of voter participation in a presidential election since 1900. We should be celebrating this high turnout, regardless of the electoral result. However, 19 states have responded by enacting laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote. That’s not right, and it’s why we need federal legislation to ensure that regardless of what state a voter lives in they have safe, secure, and reliable access to voting.

Getting Money out of Politics

If we want to secure our democracy, and make sure it represents Montanans’ best interests, we need to get dark money out of politics. Since the End Citizens United ruling, the prevalence of misinformation and dark money has grown. In order to make sure that people’s voices are being heard over the interests of corporations we need to get money out of politics.

We also need to end policies that make it easier for politicians to enrich themselves while in office. Members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stocks while in office.

Right to a Free Press

As I travel across the district, one thing I frequently hear Montanans say is, “I don’t know who to trust any more.” Out of state, private interests are driving a wedge between neighbors in order to make a quick buck. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the way news is reported and shared.

Since 2005, more than 2,100 local newspapers have closed, and our country has only half of the journalists who used to cover local beats. What this means is that fewer journalists are at city council meetings and school board meetings to tell us what is happening. Journalists are no longer writing about the human interest stories that tell us about the life of the small towns and rural areas in our country. And readers no longer have a common set of facts to decide how to best serve their communities, state, and nation.

Our Founders believed in the right to a free press being the foundation of our democracy, and so do I. Congress must support our local press. The Local Journalist and Sustainability Act is one way to increase the profitability of local newspapers so they can stay in local hands. This law proposes payroll tax credits for newspaper companies that hire local reporters–the credit is equal to 50% of the first year salary and 30% of wages for four more years. The law will also give a tax credit to consumers who subscribe to a local newspaper of their choice.

Women & Families

Reproductive Freedom

For 50 years, Roe v. Wade shielded women from state laws limiting abortion access. The practical reality is that the Supreme Court will likely be reversing this precedent, which will put women’s ability to seek safe, legal abortion access at risk.

I am an unequivocal supporter of safe and legal abortion access. For women, deciding whether to have children—and how many we have—determines our life courses. Obtaining a degree, having a career, volunteering in our communities, or taking care of elderly parents are the pursuits—what the Founders called the pursuits of our happiness—that give our lives meaning. Our choice to be a parent—or not be a parent—directly impacts the time we have to make our world a better place.

Freedom to Care for Your Family

As a mom of three daughters, I know how hard it can be to work and care for your children. Right now, families, with women bearing the brunt of it, are facing impossible choices of having to return to work without adequate child care. In fact, 64% of young women, as a whole, cite the lack of affordable child care as the reason they are not choosing children. We are only 1 of 7 countries in the entire world that does not provide paid family leave. In some cities, people spend more money on child care than rent, and in rural areas in Montana, there are entire child care deserts which place ever increasing hardships on grandparents and extended family members.

I will support policies like the child tax credit and paid family leave that give Montanans the freedom to care for their kids and families the way they believe is best.

Native Americans & Tribal Sovereignty

Respecting Tribal Sovereignty & Democratic Participation

Montana tribal nations face challenges to their sovereignty and democratic participation. In Congress, I will partner with tribal governments to help meet those challenges. In 2020, the Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, was a long overdue enforcement of our federal government’s treaties with specific tribes. I will support legislation to codify the federal government’s obligations to fulfill their treaty obligations with tribal nations.

Additionally, Federal legislation is needed to nullify the laws passed by Republicans that make it harder for Native Americans to vote. Such laws are intended to suppress the Native vote, and are a shameless attack on democracy.

Federal Response to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis

There is also an immediate crisis as indigenous women face violence at unprecedented rates: more than 4 out of 5 American Indian and Alaska native women have experienced violence. On some reservations, women are murdered or reported missing at rates more than 10 times the national average. The federal government has failed to provide an immediate and adequate response. I support continued efforts to combat the violence against Native women.

Supporting Economic Development & Internet Access

While much of the country moved to school and work online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many reservations and rural areas were left without reliable internet access. It’s unacceptable to leave our reservations and rural areas behind on education and small business development when it is a basic need to participate in our economy.

Fair Treatment

Lastly, we have to eliminate racial bias in the state and federal criminal justice systems. In Montana, tribal members make up 6% of our population, but 21% of the inmates in men’s state prisons and 34% of the inmates in women’s state prisons. Nearly half of native inmates had no criminal history before their current sentence. Other states are implementing reforms to offset racial bias by redacting identifying information on charging documents so prosecutors charge only on the seriousness of the crime, rather than the race or other personal characteristics of the accused. Congress must pass laws to ensure the enforcement happens with fairness.

Education

Ensuring Kids are School-Ready

We must ensure Montana’s kids are school ready when they get to Kindergarten.

Right now, Montana and our country is woefully lagging behind in early childhood education and the impact of this will be seen for decades. Among 36 industrialized countries, the United States is the only one to not provide early education programs (pre-K) to all 4 year olds. And we are last among 36 countries that provide child care for 3 to 5 year olds. I support efforts to create high-quality early childhood programs to secure the economic future and well-being of Montana’s children.

Investing in Rural Schools

The best reforms support local innovation and control, increase teacher pay, and reverse the defunding of public schools, especially in rural areas. It would be shocking if our states provided fire fighters only to rich communities rather than sending them to where they are needed; however, that is how we currently fund public education in the United States.

For example, the 2001 law Leave No Child Behind Law discriminates against rural areas and small towns by employing criteria that deem rural schools to be failing when they are not. Such schools then suffer by losing funding and not being able to attract and retain high quality teachers. This cycle must end – we must fund schools so that all of Montana’s children can succeed.

Higher Education & Trade Schools

In Montana, the crown jewels of our education system are our state universities. I support making four-year college more affordable by making need-based scholarships available and charging students the same interest rate that the Federal government charges banks: 0%.

Montana’s community colleges and trade schools provide educational programs that are essential to those who wish to acquire vocational skills or transition into a different career. Ensuring Montanans have access to career ready programming is essential and worth funding. I fully support free and affordable tuition to community colleges.

Protecting Social Security and Healthcare

Social Security

Thousands of Montanans rely on Social Security each month to help them make ends meet. We need to secure our funding for social security rather than put this program on the chopping block. Our seniors worked hard to earn these benefits and paid into them with the expectation that the money would be there for them when they turned 65. We need to honor our end of the agreement. I refuse to support any legislation that makes cuts to Social Security.

Healthcare

Nobody should be forced to choose between getting the care they need and putting food on the table. But for too many Americans that’s an issue they’re facing. We need greater transparency in pharmaceutical drug pricing, and we need to make sure that all Americans have access to an affordable healthcare plan, whether through a private insurer or the public marketplace, regardless of pre-existing conditions.

We need to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices so that our seniors aren’t being gouged by pharmaceutical companies.[2]

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—Monica Tranel's campaign website (2022)[4]

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The cost of living remains a major issue for American voters heading into the November election. And one Democrat hoping to unseat an incumbent Republican may have hit a nerve with her latest campaign ad.

In a new 30-second ad posted to her official X (formerly Twitter) account, Monica Tranel — a plaintiffs' attorney and former Olympic athlete — booked the Airbnb owned by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Montana), who she is hoping to unseat this fall. She showcased the average-sized home and its mediocre fixtures as an example of Zinke "buying up properties across Montana and jacking up the rent."

"$16,000 a month for this place," Tranel said, before showing a clip of her yelping when the rental's Murphy bed fell out of its wall compartment.

READ MORE:['The company is bleeding cash': GOP Senate candidate's failing business becomes a liability

"Housing profiteers like Ryan Zinke are the reason it's so expensive to live here," she added.

In the ad, Tranel showed an Airbnb listing entitled "Our Montana Retreat at Bay Point on Whitefish Lake," which is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home listed by a host named "Lolita" (Lolita Hand is Zinke's wife). In the ad, the cost breakdown shows an "accommodation" cost of $16,800, a cleaning fee of $200 and an Airbnb service fee of $1,537 for a month-long stay, with a "monthly stay discount" of $2,520 for a total pre-tax cost of $16,017 for one month.

When attempting to book the rental for the month between March 5 and April 5, 2025, AlterNet found an accommodation cost of $18,600, a $200 cleaning fee and a $732 service fee. However, the "monthly stay discount" now shows $11,904 for those dates, suggesting Zinke or his wife may have adjusted the listing since Tranel released her ad.

"This retreat comfortably sleeps 8, featuring two Murphy beds for added flexibility," the listing reads. "Complete with a fully equipped kitchen, with luxurious furnishings throughout. Welcome to your perfect Whitefish getaway!"

READ MORE:[Busted: GOP Senate candidate running on rural roots grew up 'three miles from a Trader Joe's'

The median home price in Montana is much larger than the national average, with Realtor.com pegging that figure at $624,950 — well above the U.S. median home price of $420,000. And that price can fluctuate depending on which city in the Big Sky State a potential homebuyer is hoping to land. The median home price in Billings is $439,000, while the median climbs to as high as $889,000 in Bozeman. Median monthly rents in those cities are at $1,350 and $2,300, respectively.

According to a January article in the Great Falls Tribune, home prices in Montana have grown by 105% since 2017. The Montana Department of Commerce wrote in a study that homeownership for the state's low-income and middle-class residents is a "near impossibility" given the explosion in housing costs.

Watch Tranel's ad below, or by clicking this link.

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Monica Joan Tranel (also Tranel-Michini; born May 4, 1966) is an American rower, lawyer, and political candidate. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Tranel ran unsuccessfully for Montana's 1st congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana. She announced a bid for the same congressional seat in anticipation of the 2024 elections.[1] Before running for Congress, she was twice a candidate for the Montana Public Service Commission and sought election to the Helena City Commission.

Early life and education

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Tranel was born in Big Horn, Wyoming,[2] on May 4, 1966.[3][4][5] She grew up across Montana, including in Miles City, Ashland, and Billings.[4] She graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School, where she competed in basketball and track.[6]

In 1988, Tranel earned a Bachelor of Arts from Gonzaga University. In 1991, she earned her Juris Doctor from Rutgers University–Camden.[7]

Rowing

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In 1991, Tranel started rowing in competition. In 1993, Tranel won a bronze medal in women's coxed four at the World Rowing Championships.[6]

In 1994, Tranel was rowing in the Fairmount Rowing Association. She competed in the World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland, that year, where her team won gold.[8][9] In 1995, Tranel won a silver medal in the women's eight at the World Championships at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in Saint Catharines, Ontario.[6]

Tranel finished fourth in the women's eight at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[10][11][12][13] She also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she finished 12th in women's singles scull races.[14]

The University of Montana named one of their 40-foot (12 m) four-seat competition boats "The Tranel" in her honor.[15]

In 2015, Tranel placed 23rd in the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]

Political and legal career

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Local and state-level offices

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In 2004, as a Republican, Tranel sought election to the Montana Public Service Commission while working as a staff attorney at the commission.[16][17][18][19] She was defeated in the Republican primary.[20][16]

After working at the commission for four years, Tranel worked for Republican Senator Conrad Burns in Washington, D.C., for a short time, before returning to Butte, Montana, in 2005 and opening a private practice in 2006.[18][21] She later left the Republican Party.[21]

From 2010 to 2013, Tranel served as a trustee for the Montana Bar Association. In 2015, Tranel ran for the Helena City Commission.[22][23]

In 2020, as a Democrat, Tranel again sought election to the Montana Public Service Commission.[16][24][25] She was defeated in the general election by Montana Senator Jennifer Fielder, a Republican.[26]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Tranel was the Democratic candidate for Montana's 1st congressional district, running against Ryan Zinke and John Lamb.[27][28][29][30][31] During the lead-up to the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana, American vlogger Hank Green interviewed Tranel in Missoula and Bozeman.[32] Tranel lost to Zinke in the general election, receiving 46.5% of the vote to Zinke's 49.6%.[33] In July 2023, Tranel became the first candidate to officially announce a bid for Montana's first congressional district in 2024.[1]

Personal life

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Tranel has nine siblings. She and her second husband, Jack Morris, had two daughters. Tranel described herself as "a single mother" in 2015.[3][22][34]

Starting in 2001, she lived in Helena, Montana, for several years.[6] She currently lives in Missoula with her husband, former state senator Greg Lind, and her three daughters.[35][36]

Gregor H. Lind is an American anesthesiologist and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate, representing District 50 from 2005 through 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (July 14, 2023). "Tranel taking another run at Zinke, western district". Montana Free Press. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Monica Tranel Michini". Sports Reference. 2000. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-WontForget1993_3-1) Larimer, David (July 25, 1993). "Central graduate won't forget summer of '93". The Billings Gazette. p. 19. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-InterLakeMay2022_4-1) "Q&A with U.S. House candidate Monica Tranel". Daily Inter Lake. May 23, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Lundquist, Laura (May 6, 2022). "Western district congressional candidates discuss climate, abortion, housing in Missoula". KPAX. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-StillOn2015_6-1) c(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-StillOn2015_6-2) d(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-StillOn2015_6-3) e(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-StillOn2015_6-4) Synness, Curt (October 20, 2015). "Still on the water". The Independent-Record. pp. B1. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Harrington, John (May 8, 2009). "Disappointment on Olympic Stage Helped Shape Helena Attorney's Career". Independent Record. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Billings rower wins gold". The Billings Gazette. August 28, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  9. ^ Brandschain, Mayer (July 4, 1994). "Michini victorious in single sculls". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 49. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  10. ^ Walker, Teresa M. (July 25, 1996). "Michini, U.S. women's eight make rowing finals". The Missoulian. p. 27. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  11. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monica Tranel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  12. ^ Monica Tranel at World Rowing
  13. ^ Blanchette, John (July 23, 1996). "Whatever floats her boat". The Spokesman-Review. p. 27. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  14. ^ Cohen, Betsy (September 12, 2000). "The best she can be". The Montana Standard. p. 9. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  15. ^ Chaney, Rob (January 28, 2006). "It's big, it floats, and it's looking for a new home". The Missoulian. p. 9. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  16. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-HuffOct2022_16-1) c(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-HuffOct2022_16-2) D'Angelo, Chris (October 31, 2022). "A Scrappy Environmental Attorney Is Looking To Keep Ryan Zinke From Returning To DC". HuffPost. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Dennison, Mike (March 26, 2004). "Candidates line up to beat filing deadline". Great Falls Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  18. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-GoldenOpportunity_18-1) Harrington, John (May 8, 2009). "Golden Opportunity". The Independent-Record. p. 21. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  19. ^ McCartney, Leslie (June 5, 2004). "McCrone, Tranel vie for Republican spot". The Montana Standard. p. 13. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  20. ^ "2004 Statewide Primary Canvass - June 8, 2004". Montana Secretary of State. February 22, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  21. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-2021SchweitzerEndorse_21-1) Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (July 28, 2021). "Former Gov. Schweitzer endorse Monica Tranel for Congress". Great Falls Tribune. pp. A5. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  22. ^ Jump up to:^a b(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Tranel#cite_ref-IndRecQA2015_22-1) "Q&A with Helena City Commission candidates". The Independent-Record. October 2, 2015. pp. A8. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  23. ^ "HCTV to broadcast city commission candidate forum". The Independent-Record. September 30, 2015. pp. A8. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  24. ^ State Bar of Montana: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.montanabar.org/resource/collection/EAA30F23-4767-49DA-BBE7-152CF93C8535/October2011MTLawyer.pdf
  25. ^ "Missoula attorney enters race for Montana PSC with clean energy platform". The Missoula Current News - Daily News in Missoula Montana. September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  26. ^ "2020 General Election - November 3, 2020". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  27. ^ Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (August 8, 2022). "Tranel and Zinke trade jabs in Congressional debate". Montana Free Press. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  28. ^ Schubert, Keith (August 15, 2022). "MFPE endorses Democrat Monica Tranel in Western Congressional race". Daily Montanan. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  29. ^ Szpaller, Keila. "Monica Tranel, Ryan Zinke trade barbs at Missoula congressional candidate debate". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  30. ^ "Candidate Filing - Montana Secretary of State". app.mt.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  31. ^ Szpaller, Keila (August 27, 2022). "Zinke still pegged as winner, but analysts see 'vulnerabilities'". Daily Montanan. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  32. ^ Szpaller, Keila (September 19, 2022). "Hank Green hosts event with Monica Tranel in Missoula, will host Bozeman event in October". The Missoula Current News - Daily News in Missoula Montana. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  33. ^ KUGLIN, TOM; MICHELS, HOLLY (November 10, 2022). "AP: Zinke wins western House seat". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  34. ^ Staff, The Gazette (July 12, 2000). "Former Central athlete Michini lands return trip to Olympics". Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  35. ^ "Monica Tranel for Congress Monica Tranel for Congress". Monica Tranel for Montana. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  36. ^ Wilson, Sam (June 4, 2022). "Western district candidates allege shady campaign finance activity". The Montana Standard. pp. A6. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

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[### Monica Tranel

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Monica Joan Tranel is an American rower, lawyer, and political candidate. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Tranel ran unsuccessfully for ...