Montana Gun Owners

[WAGCEVP]

2000 Candidate Contact Drive

Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408 http://www.gunowners.org

September 25, 2000


Dear Montana gun rights supporter:

The future of your right to keep and bear arms is in your hands.

Enclosed is a contact roster for the candidates running for election
to the state legislature, and possibly other state offices, in your
state. Please take a little time to contact your candidates using
the provided pre-written message.

Now is the time to get them to answer the Gun Owners of America 2000
State Candidate Survey program.

GOA sends surveys to candidates running in the General Election on
November 7, 2000. Right now these candidates are seeking your
support, but in many cases they won't answer specific questions
about specific issues.

Many politicians still believe it is good politics to stand with
Sarah Brady, Bill Clinton and Al Gore in opposition to your 2nd
Amendment rights. Let these anti-gun politicians know they should
apologize for doing so and stand up 100% for your gun rights.

Remind them that protecting your gun rights is both good policy and
good politics. The best time to do this is while they are listening
to their constituents and seeking support.

Of course, most compromisers and anti-gun politicians seek to hide
their "spots."

Here are some things to consider:

* Some have answered the survey with mixed results by taking some
anti-gun stands on specific proposals. Others have answered
100% pro-gun.

* Some have outright refused to answer because they're hostile to
your gun rights.

* Some are just ignoring your gun rights by not responding to the
GOA survey.

* Some are incumbents who answer pro-gun but try to downplay past
anti-gun votes.

But right now your direct contact is the kind of grassroots "heat"
that will force many fence-sitter candidates to "see the light" and
answer or "fix" bad answers.

You see, even now President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and
anti-gun advocates in the media are working to seize the power to
control, and eliminate, your gun rights.

They are actively lobbying your candidates to support their agenda.

The anti-gunners plan to stop or reverse concealed carry reform.
Others are scheming to take the Brady "instant check" registration
system of all firearms to the next step -- toward gun rationing and
full-blown registration: serial numbers, licensing, and mandatory
bureaucratic training with yearly taxes and fees. Then they'll go
for confiscation.

However, when you put the heat on politicians they see the light.
That's where the Gun Owners of America State Candidate Survey
program comes into play.

The biggest problem for many gun owners is getting a straight answer
out of the politicians on where they stand and how they plan to
vote. Experience shows time and again that in an election year,
politicians listen more carefully to their constituents.

That's why it is so important you contact your candidates and insist
they answer the GOA candidate survey.

Here's what I need you to do:

1. Look up your candidates on the roster below-- especially
Senate and House. It will have contact information.

2. Next, use the pre-written message to aid in contacting them.


Note: If you don't know your district(s), you can look them up at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm in the GOA Legislative Action
Center. Simply click on Guide to States, and enter your zipcode as
directed. (Also, the Election 2000 section contains additional
information about candidates, such as websites, fax numbers, and
sometimes e-mail addresses.)

If your candidate(s) says he has answered 100% for your rights --
great! Soon GOA will be sending you the actual results with the
answers of the candidates for your inspection. (In case you are
wondering, the NRA has an official policy that its candidate surveys
are not to be shown to their members.)

Please act right away. Time is short, and your candidates are
forming the details of their positions on gun control as the media,
anti-gun activists and party "hacks" lobby them to sell out your gun
rights for campaign contributions and sympathetic news stories.

Sincerely,

Dennis Fusaro
Director of State Legislation


1. Do you oppose "one-gun-a-month" laws that limit purchases of
firearms by law-abiding citizens?

2. Should state law continue to prohibit localities from placing
limitations on the rights of citizens to purchase, possess, or carry
firearms?

3. Would you oppose legislation mandating no-safety zones designed
to ban open or concealed carry for self-defense and forcing honest
citizens to be disarmed?

4. Would you oppose legislation that would require that firearms
purchased by private citizens be registered with law enforcement and
tracked by a centralized record system administered by government
agencies?

5. Do you oppose legislation banning the manufacture, sale or
possession of semi-automatic firearms?

6. Do you oppose legislation banning the manufacture, sale or
possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines?

7. Do you oppose laws that would take away the rights of 18-20
year-olds to possess a firearm?

8. Do you oppose laws that allow persons who are shot by a
properly-working firearm to sue firearms manufacturers and/or
firearms sellers (strict liability)?

9. Do you oppose laws that would ban the sale of a privately owned
firearm at a gun show unless it is reported and registered with
government bureaucrats?

10. Do you oppose government licensing to buy a gun?

11. Do you oppose computerized "instant" background check
legislation since it centrally registers gun sales and gun owners?

12. Would you oppose government mandated use of trigger locks or
other such hazardous "safety" devices which have the effect of
making it difficult, if not impossible, to have a gun available to
defend your home and family?

13. Would you oppose legislation that bans firearms ownership due
to simple misdemeanors, and therefore unfairly targets and
victimizes legal gun owners?

14. Would you support Vermont-style legislation, which would
eliminate all requirements to pay fees and register gun owners and
simply allow law-abiding citizens to carry firearms openly or
concealed (at the individual's discretion) for any reason except
for the commission of a crime?


----- Pre-written message -----

Dear ______________:

Recently Gun Owners of America (GOA) sent you a candidate
questionnaire.

I am very interested in where you stand on my gun rights. The
results, including those who refuse to respond, will be reported to
me in the weeks ahead before the November election. Please fill
out, sign and return your GOA candidate questionnaire right away.
If you need another one, e-mail goamail@gunowners.org or call GOA
at 703-321-8585.

I will be watching to see where candidates like you stand. Those
seeking my support must stand publicly for my gun rights in general
and on specific issues -- as contained in the GOA Survey -- in
particular. I expect all candidates to stand 100% for the right to
keep and bear arms. Do you?

Sincerely,

_______________

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Statewide candidates

Gov L Stan Jones PO Box 6202 Bozeman 59771 406-522-8546
Gov R Judy Martz PO Box 1596 Helena 59624 406-442-2220
LtG D Carol Williams Box 9025 Missoula 59807
LtG L Michael Kaszula 2416 2nd Avenue N Great Falls 59401 406-452-4072
LtG R Karl Ohs PO Box 1596 Helena 59624 406-442-2220
AG D Mike McGraph PO Box 1661 Helena 59624 406-442-0206
AG R Jim Rice PO Box 1495 Helena 59624 406-443-4322


House candidates

001 D Max Lorbiecke HC 71 Box 7455 Wibaux 59353
001 R Keith Bales HC 39 Box 33 Otter 59062
002 D Ralph L Lenhart 54 Pederson Drive Glendive 59330
003 D Jean Dahlman HC 84 Box 2007 Forsyth 59327 406-347-5592
003 R Ronald R Devlin PO Box 186 Terry 59349
004 D Gary Matthews 1708 Main Miles City 59301
004 R Fred Anderson 1417 Pleasant Miles City 59301
005 D Norma Bixby PO Box 1165 Lame Deer 59043
005 R Lila V Taylor Box 595 Kirby Route Busby 59016
006 D Bill Eggers PO Box 1000 Crow Agency 59022
007 D Monica J Lindeen 1626 Heath Street Huntley 59037
007 R Tom Asay PO Box 125 Forsyth 59327
008 D Rose E Longan 17573 US Highway 12 E Roundup 59072
008 R Alan Olson 18 Halfbreed Creek Road Roundup 59072
009 R Mark Noennig 3441 Powderhorn Cir Billings 59102 406-245-6238
010 D Jim Court 3525 Prestwick Road Billings 59101
010 R Art Peterson 1008 Poly Dr Unit A2 Billings 59102 406-245-2293
011 D Kim Gillan 750 Judicial Avenue Billings 59105
011 R Wilfred C Ebert 1129 Govs Boulevard Billings 59105
012 D Ed Logan PO Box 590038 Billings 59105
012 R Clarice Schrumpf 1546 Hawthorne Lane Billings 59105
013 D Joan Hurdle PO Box 1991 Billings 59103
013 R Rodney Garcia 4141 Arden Avenue Billings 59101
014 D Lynda Bourque Moss 2540 Hoover Billings 59102
014 R Roy Brown 1810 Poly Drive Billings 59102
015 D Jeff Greenfield 5624 Meadowmist Drive Shepherd 59079
015 R Daniel C Fuchs 2031 Clubhouse Way #3 Billings 59105
016 D Gary L Forrester 2527 Gardiner Billings 59101
016 R Lynn Madsen 3524 Glenfinnan Road Billings 59101
017 D Gary Branae 415 Yellowstone Avenue Billings 59101
017 R Paul J DiLorenzo 4138 Phillip Street Billings 59101
018 D Tom Curry 1238 Yale Billings 59102
018 R Dennis Himmelberger PO Box 22272 Billings 59104
019 D Tom Dell 212 South Santa Fe Billings 59102
019 R Michael Lange 208 Fair Park Drive Billings 59102
020 D Carol Gibson PO Box 22103 Billings 59104
020 R Ken Peterson 424 48th Street West Billings 59106 406-656-8297
20 RF Jim Bennett 833 Avenue D Apt 307 Billings 59102
021 D Jeff Simkovic 1236 Cedar Canyon Road Billings 59101
021 R Daniel W McGee 1925 Pinyon Drive Laurel 59044
022 D Marilyn R Huestis 2628 South Ramshorn Dr Laurel 59044
022 R Jeff Laszloffy 3165 Highway 212 Laurel 59044 406-628-4705
023 D Elizabeth Scanlin PO Box 65 Red Lodge 59068
023 R Joan Andersen Route 1 Box 1012 Fromberg 59029
024 D Donna L Dickey 544 C Street #14 Columbus 59019
024 R Robert R Story Jr 133 Valley Creek Road Park City 59063
025 D Bruce Carroll 204 South K Street Livingston 59047 406-222-3946
025 R John Esp Box 1024 Big Timber 59011
026 C Philip N DuPaul 1726 Colorado Avenue Black Eagle 59414
026 D Michelle Lee 213 West Geyser Street Livingston 59047
026 R Fred Shellenberg 221 South 10th Livingston 59047
027 D Tracy Velazquez PO Box 6272 Bozeman 59771
027 R Bob Davies Box 3634 Bozeman 59772 406-587-3394
028 D Scott Frazier 264 Bear Canyon Bozeman 59715
028 R Cindy Younkin 1115 North Spruce Bozeman 59715
029 D Larry Jent 1201 South 3rd Bozeman 59715
029 R Sandra Lee Smiley 618 South 14th Bozeman 59715 406-585-1787
030 D Christopher Harris 69315 Gallatin Road Gallatin Gateway 59730
030 R Morgan Hinesley 3024G West Villard Bozeman 59718 406-587-3128
031 D Perry Hofferber 3108 Dogwood Drive Bozeman 59718
031 R Steve Vick 5875 Thorpe Road Belgrade 59714 406-388-3353
032 D Millie Thompson PO Box 738 Manhattan 59741
032 R Joe Balyeat 6909 Rising Eagle Road Bozeman 59715 406-586-1838
033 D William Fairhurst PO Box 249 Three Forks 59752
033 R Diane Rice PO Box 216 Harrison 59735 406-685-3468
034 D Robert N Miller 175 Arabian Lane Dillon 59725
034 R Debby Barrett 17600 Highway 324 Dillon 59725
035 D Steve Gallus 2701 Phillips Street Butte 59701
035 R Gerald R Allen 2825 White Boulevard Butte 59701
036 D Jim Keane 2131 Wall Street Butte 59701
036 R Jay I Morris 3455 St Anns Butte 59701
037 D Larry Cyr 1260 West Aluminum Butte 59701 406-782-1576
037 R Tom Worring 1301 West Aluminum St Butte 59701
038 D Brad Newman 514 North Henry Butte 59701
38 RF Kathryn R Sullivan 404 Silverbow Homes Butte 59701
039 D Leonard Wortman PO Box D Boulder 59632
039 R Rick Dale 175 Yellowstone Trail Whitehall 59759
040 D Jennifer L Hensley 415 North Walnut Townsend 59644
040 R GayAnn Masolo 20 Buck Drive Townsend 59644 406-266-4261
40 RF Dan Hutchings 151 Highway 12 East Townsend 59644 406-266-5093
041 C Jonathan Martin 2212 2nd Ave S Great Falls 59405 406-727-5924
041 D Brennan Ryan PO Box 123 Stockett 59480 406-736-5242
041 R James G Whitaker 4020 5th Avenue South Great Falls 59405
042 C Terry Poupa 1920 20th Ave South Great Falls 59405 406-452-6610
042 D Trudi Schmidt 4029 6th Ave S Great Falls 59405 406-452-7215
043 D TM Callahan 3409 5th Avenue South Great Falls 59405
043 R Bob Reiman 3641 8th Ave South Great Falls 59405 406-453-5377
044 D George Golie 316 20th Ave South Great Falls 59405 406-727-3245
044 R David A Ekstedt 327 2nd Street Great Falls 59405
045 D Jeff Mangan PO Box 1196 Great Falls 59403
045 R Art Dickhoff 3027 3rd Avenue North Great Falls 59401
046 D Brett Tramelli 204 Smelter Great Falls 59404
046 R Rick Linafelter 401 17th Street Black Eagle 59414 406-452 8276
047 D Joseph Tropila 209 2nd St NW Great Falls 59404 406-453-1124
047 R Ken Hall 44 4th Street Vaughn 59487
048 D Kathleen Galvin-Halcro 101 Riverview Dr East Great Falls 59404
048 R Dave Johnson 412 10th Avenue SW Great Falls 59404 406-727-5799
049 D Sue Dickenson 620 Riverview Drive East Great Falls 59404
049 R Joe McKenney 1140 18th Avenue SW Great Falls 59404
050 R Rick Ripley 8920 Montana Highway 200 Wolf Creek 59648
051 D Keith Allen 3761 King East Helena 59635 406-227-8311
051 R Gilda Clancy PO Box 6696 Helena 59604
052 D Dave Gallik 1705 5th Avenue Helena 59601
052 R Bill Eiker 708 Hillsdale Helena 59601
053 D Christine Kaufmann PO Box 1566 Helena 59624
053 R Cory Swanson 1425 Mill Road Helena 59602
054 D Hal Jacobson 4813 Highway 12 West Helena 59601
054 R Ward Shanahan PO Box 1686 Helena 59624
055 D Mary Anne Guggenheim 7575 Priest Pass Road Helena 59601
055 R Dave Lewis 5871 Collins Helena 59602
056 D Philip E Maxwell 705 Pennsylvania Deer Lodge 59722
056 R Allen Rome 748 Dana Lane Garrison 59731
057 D Jesse Laslovich 112 Mountain View Anaconda 59711 406-491-9673
058 D Dennis Daneke PO Box 729 Bonner 59823 406-244-5601
058 R Doug Mood PO Box 42 Seeley Lake 59868
059 D Judith Anne Deaver Box 773 Hamilton 59840 406-363-7003
059 R Rick Laible 529 Moose Hollow Road Victor 59875
060 D James R Olsen 319 South 8th Street Hamilton 59840
060 R Allan Walters 416 Grantsdale Road Hamilton 59840 406-363-1372
061 C Dick Green 210 Silver Bow Drive Victor 59875 406-642-3734
061 L Erik C Jerde 5507 Riverview Road Florence 59833 406-273-4911
061 R Jim Shockley PO Box 608 Victor 59875
062 C Lou Hatch 332 Cumberland Street Victor 59875 406-273-3567
062 D Jean Ellen Belangie-Nye 321 O'Connell Drive Lolo 59847
062 R Butch Waddill 700 Tie Chute Lane Florence 59833 406-273-2709
063 D John Rimel 1575 Rimel Road Missoula 59803
063 R Dick Haines 5935 Saint Francis Dr Missoula 59803 406-251-3770
064 D Ron Erickson 3250 Pattee Canyon Road Missoula 59803
064 R Amy Fisher PMB #208 3200 Brooks St Missoula 59801 406-251-4422
065 D Rosalie Buzzas 233 University Avenue Missoula 59801
066 C Kandi Matthew-Jenkins 1211 Cooper St Missoula 59802
066 D Gail Gutsche 1530 Cooper Street Missoula 59802
067 C Steve Larsen 2153 14th West Missoula 59801
067 D Tom Facey 418 Plymouth Missoula 59801
068 D David E Wanzenried 903 Sky Drive Missoula 59804
068 L Andy Lochridge 211 B South Curtis Missoula 59801
068 R George Bailey 4512 North Avenue West Missoula 59804
68 RF Larry D Foust 1900 South 13th West Missoula 59801
069 D Nancy Rice Fritz 1817 Daniel Drive Missoula 59802
069 L Leonard Stark #31 Sunrise Terrace Missoula 59802 406-549-6741
069 R Gary Marbut PO Box 16106 Missoula 59808
070 C Pascal Redfern 4212 Edward Avenue Missoula 59804 406-542-8721
070 D Holly Raser 4304 Spurgin Road Missoula 59804
070 L EL Bernosky 6431 US Highway 10 West Missoula 59808
070 R A G Deschamps 15400 Mill Crk Rd Frenchtown 59834 406-626-5533
071 D Robert Culp PO Box 161 Frenchtown 59834 406-626-5755
071 R Sylvia Bookout-Reinicke PO Box 327 Alberton 59820
072 D Paul Clark 20 Fox Lane Trout Creek 59874
072 R Michael L Hashisaki PO Box 10 Plains 59859 406-826-4447
073 C Rick Jore 5200 Cheff Lane Ronan 59864 406-644-2542
073 D Joey Jayne 299 Lumpry Road Arlee 59821
074 C Michael Heit PO Box 223 Big Arm 59910 406-849-5853
074 D Jack Guns PO Box 835 Polson 59860
074 R John Brueggeman 321 Lakeview Drive Polson 59860 406-883-2375
74 RF Phonacelle Shapel 11681 Watson Rd Saint Ignatius 59865
075 L Fred L Fekete HC 36 Box 1627 Essex 59916 406-888-5757
075 R Stanley M Fisher 76 Golf Terrace Drive Bigfork 59911
076 R Paul Sliter PO Box 118 Somers 59932
077 C Timothy Martin PO Box 2013 Kalispell 59903 406-257-3038
077 R Rod Bitney PO Box 10501 Kalispell 59904
078 D Tim Dowell 46 Westview Drive Kalispell 59901 406-752-7765
078 R Roger Somerville PO Box 1104 Kalispell 59903
079 R Verdell Jackson 555 Wagner Lane Kalispell 59901 406-756-8344
080 R Bob Lawson Box 686 Whitefish 59937 406-862-2737
081 R Aubyn Curtiss PO Box 216 Fortine 59918
81 RF Jerome F Johnson 721 Valley View Road Eureka 59917
082 D Eileen Carney PO Box 1193 Libby 59923
082 R Don Lewis 239 Highwood Drive Libby 59923
82 RF Ron Willis PO Box 852 Libby 59923
083 D John T Polotto Box 190724 Hungry Horse 59919
083 R Dee L Brown Box 444 Hungry Horse 59919
084 D Jeremy Lee Fritz 208 Birch Grove Road Kalispell 59901
084 R Darrel Adams 155 Eastland Crossroad Columbia Falls 59912
085 D Carol C Juneau 128 9th Avenue South East Browning 59417
086 D Everett W King 349 Div S Valier 59486
086 R Linda L Holden 170 Dupuyer Cutoff Valier 59486
087 D Marsha J Hinch 11 South Fork Road Choteau 59422
087 R Larry R Lehman PO Box 184 Power 59468
088 R Edith J Clark PO Box 34 Sweetgrass 59484
089 R John E Witt HC 65 Box 30 Carter 59420
090 D Antoinette R Hagener 612 17th Street Havre 59501
090 R Merlin Wolery PO Box 70 HC 75 Rudyard 59540
091 D John L Musgrove 810 Eighth Havre 59501
092 D Matt McCann PO Box 1093 Harlem 59526
093 D Hugo J Tureck HC 76 Box 29 Coffee Creek 59424
093 R Bill Thomas HC 81 Box 7 Hobson 59452
094 R William R Price 311 South West Maple Lewistown 59457
095 D Art Arnold PO Box 74 Hinsdale 59241
095 R Jeff Pattison 123 Cain Road Glasgow 59230
096 D Todd Wagner PO Box 528 Glasgow 59230 406-785-4541
096 R Karl A Waitschies Box A-18 Peerless 59253
097 D Willard Michels 101 North Main Plentywood 59254
097 R Donald L Hedges 70 Singletree Road Antelope 59211
098 D Frank J Smith PO Box 729 Poplar 59255
099 D Boone A Whitmer 872 Nickwall Road Wolf Point 59201
099 R Dave Kasten HC 77 Box A-14 Brockway 59214
100 D John R Redman HC 57 Box 4076 Sidney 59270
100 R Donald Steinbeisser Route 1 Box 3400 Sidney 59270

Senate Candidates

02 D Shirley Kapitzke 1251 S Strevell Miles City 59301 406-232-3232
02 R Tom Zook HC 40 Miles City 59301
03 D Gerald Pease PO Box T Lodge Grass 59050
03 R Reiny Jabs HC 36 Box 2285 Hardin 59034
05 D Ted Dinsmore 42 Almadin Lane Apt A1 Billings 59105
05 R HS Hanson 2237 Green Terrace Drive Billings 59102
05 R Royal C Johnson 2915 Illinois Billings 59102
06 D Kevin Justis 176 Norris Court Billings 59105
06 R Mike Sprague 174 Erickson Court Billings 59105
08 D Teresa Stroebe PO Box 194 Billings 59103
08 R William E Glaser 1402 Indian Creek Road Huntley 59037
10 D Bill Shikany 2000 Gorham Park Drive Billings 59101
10 R Bonnie Martinez 769 Fallow Lane 110 Billings 59102 406-652-9676
10 R Corey Stapleton 3614 Crater Lake Billings 59102
10 R Richard D Zier 1351 Granite Avenue Billings 59102
15 D Emily Swanson 15042 Kelly Canyon Road Bozeman 59715
15 R Joe Barnett 201 Spooner Road Belgrade 59714
17 D Marcia Fairhurst PO Box 249 Three Forks 59752
17 R Bill Tash 240 Vista Drive Dillon 59725
18 D Debbie Bowman Shea 100 Moon Lane Butte 59701
18 R Holly Jordan 1921 Elm Street Butte 59701
19 D Dan W Harrington 1201 North Excelsior Butte 59701
19RF Dennis Sullivan 31 West Center Street Butte 59701 406-782-3020
22 D Don Ryan 2101 7th Avenue South Great Falls 59405
22 R John Wilson 2820 6th Ave South Great Falls 59405 406-761-4136
25 R John Cobb 16 miles West of Augusta Augusta 59410 406-562-3670
27 D Ken Toole PO Box 1462 Helena 59624
27 R Chase Hibbard 404 Hayes Street Helena 59601
29 D Bea Mc Carthy 1906 Ogden Anaconda 59711
30 D Darrell Binkerd 167 McCarthy Loop Hamilton 59840
30 L Lowell Smith 123 Christisen South Road Darby 59829 406-829-3029
30 R Dale E Berry 852 Ponderosa Drive Hamilton 59840
31 D Lisa Thompson 852 Willoughby Lane Stevensville 59870
31 L Russell C Vogel 3574 Holly Lane Stevensville 59870 406-777-4429
31 R Fred Thomas 3566 Holly Lane Stevensville 59870 406-777-5005
32 D Vicki Cocchiarella 535 Livingston Missoula 59801
32 L Allen WLee 308 Whitaker Drive Missoula 59803 406-549-7650
32 R Allen Lee 308 Whitaker Drive Missoula 59803
35 D Andrew Scott 1001 SW Higgins #202 Missoula 59803 406-543-0500
35 R Dale Mahlum 10955 Highway 93 North Missoula 59808
36 D Jim Elliott 100 Trout Creek Road Trout Creek 59874 406-827-3671
36 R Greg Hinkle 440 Cherry Crk Rd Thompson Falls 59873 406-827-4645
37 R Mike Taylor PO Box 152 Proctor 59929
40 R Bob DePratu PO Box 281 Whitefish 59937
42 R Jerry O'Neil 202 Helena Flats Kalispell 59901 406-752-8903
47 R Edward B Butcher Box 89 Winifred 59489 406-462-5627
48 R Sam Kitzenberg 130 Bonnie Street Apt #1 Glasgow 59230
49 D Linda J Nelson 469 Griffin Road Medicine Lake 59247
50 R Walter L McNutt 110 12th Avenue SW Sidney 59270