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Representative Frank Garner, R-HD7, talks about House Bill 333, the Help Save Lives from Overdose Act, on Tuesday, May 30, before Gov. Steve Bullock conducted a ceremonial signing at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Garner, who is formerly the Kalispell police chief, expressed his belief in the importance of the legislation in terms of both civilians and first responders. Rep. Garner’s willingness to work with Democrats has made him a lighting rod for both criticism and praise in recent months, especially his work on the gas-tax increase used to fund infrastructure improvements. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake file photo)

Representative Frank Garner, R-HD7, talks about House Bill 333, the Help Save Lives from Overdose Act, on Tuesday, May 30, before Gov. Steve Bullock conducted a ceremonial signing at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Garner, who is formerly the Kalispell police chief, expressed his belief in the importance of the legislation in terms of both civilians and first responders. Rep. Garner’s willingness to work with Democrats has made him a lighting rod for both criticism a…

November 19, 2017

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Lightning-rod legislator
November 19, 2017 4 a.m.

Lightning-rod legislator

Another round of letters say yea or nay on Kalispell’s Frank Garner

I chuckled reading the scant letters supporting Gas Tax Garner. One claimed attacks on Garner hurt the GOP; others chastised Republican legislators who exposed Mr. Garner and rebuked the many letter writers who require that legislators’ votes match their campaign rhetoric; a real corker implied Garner represents his Republican constituents when he votes with the socialist Democrats.