FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1940 file photo Jeannette Rankin, right, the nation's first woman congressman, is seen in an appearance with Frederick J. Libby before the House Naval Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C. Montana has not sent a woman lawmaker to Washington, D.C. in more than half a century. Women candidates are positioned to make significant gains in Montana's election this year with the highest number seeking statewide political office in at least two decades, includ…
May 11, 2020
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May 11, 2020 9:55 a.m.
Montana sees most female statewide candidates in decades
Female candidates are positioned to make significant gains in Montana’s election this year with the highest number seeking statewide political office in at least three decades