BOZEMAN — Conservative group Americans for Prosperity Montana has hired David Herbst as its new state director.
A statement released Tuesday says Herbst most recently helped with the campaigns for Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke.
Herbst says he’ll work to stop reckless spending, repeal regulations and make Montana a better place to do business.
The organization’s statement says former director Zach Lahn’s new job will be to raise money for the national organization. Lahn led the organization’s efforts to oppose Medicaid expansion, which the legislature passed in April.
He says Herbst is the right leader to build the Montana chapter and spread the word about economic freedom.
The state chapter is part of a national political network backed by industrialist billionaires Charles and David Koch.