Truman Dinner raises $15K for Yellowstone County Democrats
Montana Democrats arrived in full force Friday for the 28th Annual Harry S. Truman Dinner, raising about $15,000 for Yellowstone County Democrats, vice chair of the group Becky Riedl said.
More than 200 people bought tickets to the event, and more than 300 people showed up at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Riedl said.
She said it was more than they expected. To accommodate, they had to bring in extra tables, but they still ran out of food.
Gov. Steve Bullock, Sen. John Walsh and U.S. House candidates John Lewis and John Driscoll, as well as U.S. Senate candidates John Bohlinger and Dirk Adams, spoke at the event.
The keynote speaker was former Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Nancy Keenan.
She said this election couldnt be more important for Democrats. Theres a lot at stake, she said.
Theres a Senate seat up for election that has been held by Democrats for 100 years, Keenan said.
That seat was held by former Sen. Max Baucus for the last 36 years. When he became the U.S. Ambassador to China on Feb. 6, Gov. Bullock appointed then-Lt. Gov. John Walsh to his seat.
Now, Walsh is defending that seat against U.S. Rep. Steve Daines. He must first defeat Bohlinger and Adams in the June primary to advance to the November general election.
Five Republicans and two Democrats are vying for their partys nomination for the seat.
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Truman Dinner raises $15K for Yellowstone County Democrats