State Rep. Tom Winter on MSNBC with Ayman Mohyeldin
OPED: Diapers aren't face masks: We still need PPE
Easter Sunday, 11 years ago, I was in a bad car accident on Highway 93 in the Swan Valley. True story: A pastor’s son was running late to his family’s Easter celebration. He was passing my truck on the left. Unfortunately, I was turning left at the timeI wasn’t injured, but I had to find help for the others. I ran four miles up the road to get to the nearest cell service. This isn’t an unusual story for Montanans. We live in rough terrain, and we’re used to taking care of each other…
The Michael Steele Podcast “We Are All Susceptible to the Same Thing.”
Michael speaks with Tom Winter about how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting rural America and its fragile healthcare systems. Tom Winter serves in the Montana House of Representatives for their 96th district, and is a Democratic Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, hoping to fill outgoing Rep. Greg Gianforte’s seat.
Guest Post: Secretary Stapleton’s Incoherent Ramblings Expose the Rot in Montana GOP Leadership. We Must Not Be Silent
Montanans woke up on Sunday morning after Christmas to a sour gift from our Secretary of State. Corey Stapleton saw fit to use a taxpayer-funded website and email to send us a note about what he learned on his trip to Israel. This small misuse of our resources has become standard in Secretary Stapleton's office…
OPED: Who’s in control, the lobbyists or the legislators?
DECEMBER 9, 2019 - Reports this week show a healthcare lobbyist – by definition bought and paid for by the industry – wrote twoop-eds published in this newspaper. Only his name wasn’t on it. Instead, they were “authored” by two state legislators. Yes, this happens often. And no, that does not make it right…
MT LOWDOWN PODCAST Episode 40: U.S. House candidate Tom Winter
Democratic state Rep. Tom Winter says his 2018 win in a historically conservative Montana House district resulted not from partisan appeals, but from knocking on doors, listening to constituents’ concerns, and promising to represent those concerns in the state Legislature. Winter now hopes to ride that same strategy all the way to Washington, D.C.…
OPED: Candidates for Congress must defend the Constitution
Public servants take an oath to defend the Constitution. To emphasize the seriousness of this vow we place our hands on our hearts. When anyone violates that sacred document it is our duty to speak up. As one of eight candidates running for Montana’s lone congressional seat, I take the roles and obligations of this body as essential to a well-functioning republic…
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Oped: Fixing Montana’s rural healthcare crisis
Montana is Big Sky Country. Rangelands, forests and farmers' fields spread between our towns and cities. Rural life is at the core of our identity as a state and as a people.
Yet, as our country expands and moves forward in many ways, too many Montana communities are stuck facing huge hurdles accessing quality health care…
