A Rising Star in the Rockies

 

A Democrat in a conservative state and an agronomist with an energy plan, Montana’s Governor Brian Schweitzer has swum against political tides since his first day in office. He’s been called a “prairie populist,” and yet he chose a Republican for a running mate. His agenda is largely liberal, and yet he’s earned an “A”  from the National Rifle Association. How he’s managed to appeal to his conservative electorate even while pursuing a populist agenda has intrigued journalists and political strategists across the country. And yet, who is he?

From Montana journalist Greg Lemon comes this essential look at one of the West’s most enigmatic and important political figures.

“Brian Schweitzer fits our changing economic and political landscape. Neither all liberal, conservative, nor populist, the governor has been able to stride the f ault lines of our changing western landscape.”
—from the Foreword, by former U.S. Representative Pat Williams