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Western House: Zinke’s exit triggers GOP free-for-all and Democratic hope

In western Montana, the first headline is simple: Ryan Zinke is off the ballot. The four-term U.S. representative and former Interior secretary announced he will not seek reelection in the state’s Western U.S. House District, citing lingering injuries from his Navy SEAL career and a need for surgery and recovery. His decision, dropped just days before the filing deadline, instantly turned a race that had been leaning Republican into a wide-open contest. The vacuum on the GOP side filled fast. Conservative talk-radio host Aaron Flint, already a familiar voice to many Montana voters, jumped in with a splashy launch video and endorsements from Zinke, Gov. Greg Gianforte, U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy and other Republican leaders. Flint, a decorated combat veteran who spent more than 20 years in the Army National Guard and Reserves and earned two Bronze Stars, brands himself as a defender of Montana’s “Western way of life,” railing against “radical socialists” and promising to put “America and Americans first.” Former state senator and orthopedic surgeon Al “Doc” Olszewski of Kalispell quickly followed. A 13-year Air Force veteran and longtime legislator, Olszewski has run before for governor and Congress and casts himself as a proven conservative voice on immigration, election security and government spending. His biography leans on his deep Montana roots, medical career caring for more than 100,000 patients, volunteer work in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and record in Helena defending gun rights and agriculture. #montana #montanamoment #nbcmontana #mtwx #news FULL STORY: https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/wes... Stay up to date with our digital and social media content: Facebook:   / nbcmontana   Twitter:   / nbcmontana   Instagram:   / nbc_montana   Latest local news and weather: https://nbcmontana.com/ Latest Weather Forecast: https://nbcmontana.com/weather Download our App: https://nbcmontana.com/station/nbc-mo... Share Your Photos and Videos: https://NBCMontana.com/ChimeIn Send us News Tips: ml-Missoula-KECI-News@sbgtv.com Call our newsroom: 406-721-5642 NBC Montana is a MT based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions.