THURSDAY lonepeaklookout.com July 12, 2018 FREE Volume 1, Issue 32 BigBig Sky, Sky, LONELONE PEAKPEAK LOOKOUTLOOKOUT MontanaMontana Big Sky’s candidate? In the age of Trump, Denise Albrechtbacklash joins a wave of other women running for office in 2018 BY DAVID MADISON
[email protected] f she hasn’t already, Denise Albrecht plans to knock on your front door. She started making the rounds back in February, ringing bells, shaking hands and introducing herself to Big ISky. Albrecht, a Democrat, is running to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Kerry White in Montana House District 64. Stretching from Four Corners to West Yellowstone, HD 64 is a key link for Big Sky to the Montana Legislature. On July 6, Albrecht was back in Big Sky, recalling her February door-knocking in the Cottonwood, Tamarack and Silver Bow developments. She and her supporters plan to move on to the homes around Buck’s T-4. By November, Albrecht hopes to have knocked more than 5,000 doors across the district because as a first-time candidate, she’s an unknown underdog. “I’m a moderate Democrat. You have to be,” said Albrecht, sizing up the political laws of nature in HD 64. It leans Republican and Democrats in Gallatin County were not clamoring for a shot at running against White. “Nobody wanted to take on this seat in District 64. It’s a tough seat,” said Albrecht. But the retired Montana State University tennis coach—whose campaign slogan is “Taking My Game to the House”—was motivated to run by all the other women nationwide who are entering politics for the first time in 2018.