Butte's Mother Lode Theatre to host Democratic western congressional debate

Butte's Mother Lode Theatre to host Democratic western congressional debate

In the days leading up to the debate, the four Democratic candidates took some of their first major steps in differentiating themselves from each other.

Butte to host Democrat primary debate for U.S. Representative seat

BUTTE -Voters in Butte will get a chance to see the four Democratic primary candidates running for Montana's First Congressional District.The four Democrats will participate in a primary debate at the Mother Lode Theater beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday night.The candidates include Ryan Busse, Russell Cleveland, Sam Forstag, and Matt Rains.This race is now considered an open seat after incumbent Republican U.S. Rep.Ryan Zinke announced he's not seeki…