BILLINGS — Red Lodge author Jack Ballard has announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination for one of Montana’s U.S. Senate seats.
Ballard tells The Billings Gazette he plans to file with the Federal Election Commission this week.
Two other Democrats — Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins and John Mues, a Navy veteran who works in the energy industry — are also seeking the Democratic nomination for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines.
Ballard, who is 56, says his top issues are access to public lands and management for recreation and wildlife along with reducing medical costs. He criticized Daines for supporting President Donald Trump’s tax cut.
Ballard is a former president of the Outdoors Writers Association of America and the author of 13 books.