From the Sidney Herald:

Tim Fox, a Republican with eastern Montana ties, was in Sidney Tuesday for the Montana Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Fox is fresh off a primary victory in his hunt for the position of attorney general.

“Winning the primary is a good first step,” Fox told the Herald. “I’m looking forward to the next five months of campaigning and meeting people.”

During the previous 11 months, Fox traveled 53,000 miles on campaign trips in Montana. “It was a terrific experience.”

Fox grew up in Hardin and graduated from Hardin High School. He then earned degrees in geology and law from the University of Montana. According to his Web site, Fox began practicing law with the Billings law firm of Moulton, Bellingham & Longo in 1988. He first entered public service in 1990 when recruited to develop a new environmental regulatory program for the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. After three years as a State of Montana employee, he established a solo law firm in Billings where he served as a contract public defender for the City of Billings practicing criminal law, in addition to maintaining a civil law practice.

Fox says he has been endorsed by many prominent and “ordinary Montanans.” Area legislators Rep. Walt McNutt and Sen. Don Steinbeisser support Fox’s candidacy.

“I think they both feel I’m the best candidate that can make an impact on Montana,” Fox said of McNutt and Steinbeisser. “I’ve known them for many years and I have respect for what they have done in public service.”

Another area tie is that Sidney native Chuck Denowh is Fox’s campaign manager.

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From SeattlePI.com:

While John Ladenburg was in San Diego for the U.S. Open last week, watching some of the country’s best golfers take swings at golf balls, he was taking some swings of his own at state Attorney General Rob McKenna, setting the tone early for a campaign designed to create a hard-hitting image for a candidate barely known outside his own Pierce County.

Ladenburg offers his list:

Washington’s poor ranking on consumer protection and identity crimes compared with other states.

Public service announcements that look like campaign ads.

A large number of contributions to McKenna from car dealerships, and his lack of experience in the courtroom. Ladenburg, a Democrat and the Pierce County executive, said the contributions strike him as especially odd since car dealer complaints are one of the biggest areas of consumer complaints.

The attorney general is the state’s top legal officer, representing the citizens and running the largest law office in the state.

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