LETTER: Candidate responds to letter

In the May 8 opinion section of the Daily Inter Lake, Dennis Haverlandt made some comments about my Montana Legislature service that had some truth and some misguided facts.

He said I “decided that partisan politics were more important” and “the House of Representatives seemed as though they were totally disengaged with the problems that Montanans are experiencing.” It was the governor who was partisan when he vetoed 70 bills including HB 166, which would have lowered the state income-tax rates. I sponsored HB 166 because I am engaged with the problems of struggling Montanans.

Mr. Haverlandt said that I did not score well with some organizations. I agree. I do not score well with left-wing or left-leaning organizations. What he did not tell us is that I scored a 100 percent with Montana Family Foundation, a 96 percent with the Montana Chamber of Commerce and a 96 percent with the American Conservative Union.

—Keith Regier, Kalispell, GOP candidate SD3