Frank Garner

Republican

Age: 54

Occupation: Chief of security for Kalispell Regional Healthcare

Family: Wife, Teresa, three grown children

Education: Flathead High School and Flathead Valley Community College graduate.

Background: Montana House Representative for House District 7 incumbent. Garner served on the Kalispell Police Department from 1986 through 2006 where he served in various roles including: patrol officer, Drug Task Force agent, S.W.A.T team leader, shift supervisor, detective, and from 1998 to 2006, chief of police. Garner served as a police advisor in Afghanistan in 2007. Garner was a charter member of Leadership Montana and has served as president of Kalispell Rotary, the Evergreen Lions Club and the board of Big Brothers and Sisters. Garner has received training from top leadership and training institutes to include the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, the F.B.I. regional leadership training group, and The Western Institute of Community Oriented Policing.

Website: www.frankgarner.org