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The Montana Libertarian Party will meet next month in Helena to choose a candidate for an anticipated U.S. House of Representatives election.

Montanas only member of the House, Republican Ryan Zinke, is expected to become secretary of the interior next month. His resignation from the House will trigger a special election in Montana to be held 85 to 100 days later.

Libertarian Party Vice-chairman Nathan Pierce of Billings said Wednesday that about 30 members from all over the state will convene at the Eagles Lodge in Helena over Presidents Day weekend.

Theyll be joined by guest speaker Caryn Ann Harlos, a member of the Libertarian National Committee from Colorado.

Pierce said at least six people have already said theyre interested in being the partys candidate in the special election to replace Zinke.

n Brad Molnar, 66, of Laurel, a former Public Service Commissioner

n Rufus Peace, 39, of Livingston, an accounting analyst at Montana State University

n Rick Breckenridge, 58, of Proctor, a professional land surveyor

n Chris Colvin, 68, of Kalispell, a retired masonry contractor and writer

n James White, 60, of Helena, a part-time Uber driver

n Mark Wicks, 46, of Inverness, a rancher and fruit salesman

Colvin said his party has become old, tired and conservative, and he wants to make it more inclusive of women, minorities and youth and open to more views.

Donald Trump offers Libertarians a huge opportunity: to support him when hes right and oppose him when hes wrong, said Colvin. If he fails to recognize the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights as the supreme law of the land, then hes wrong and we must oppose him. If he wants to support the Constitution, Make America Great Again, then we support him.

Peace, who recently retired from the Air Force, said he wanted to protect Montanans individual liberties.

I seek the office to secure individual liberties, property rights and our common interests, not by enforcing my personal viewpoints on others but by allowing others to live as they choose, the Livingston candidate said. The governments role should be limited to what is outlined in the Constitution and focus on providing the people their unalienable right for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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