A second Montana Democrat has announced a campaign for U.S. Senate.
The 2020 election will be John Mues first foray into politics. The engineer, former teacher and Navy veteran from Loma, Montana says he’s running to address the largest economic inequality in U.S. history.
"When you have levels of inequality like this it starts to erode and destroy our democracy. Politics are up for sale."
In an interview Thursday, Mues took swings at incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines while promoting improvements to job creation, infrastructure, hi-speed internet access, vocational education and affordable health care.
Last month, a film producer accidentally drowned in Canyon Ferry Lake while shooting a campaign ad for Mues. He says he decided to continue his candidacy after hearing from supporters.
"Look, we're no strangers to tragedy. At the end of the day I took on board what so many folks from Montana had to say and it is the right thing to do to move forward to make sure U.S. Senate is in good hands."
Mues joins Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins in seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Daines.
