Episode Twenty-Eight - John Repke

The State of Montana

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Episode Twenty-Eight - John Repke

Candidate for Montana State Auditor

Russell Rowland

Jul 05, 2024

Transcript

John Repke spent forty years as a financial executive in various corporations around the country, moving to Montana ten years ago. His experiences included being CFO of Waste Management, where he ended up testifying against his former boss in a corruption scandal that rocked the company. Because of his vast business experience, he considers himself the ideal candidate for the job of State Auditor, although he also points out that the State Auditor doesn’t audit anything. But what that office does do seems to fall right in line with John’s experience.

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Discussion about this podcast

The State of Montana

Montana has a long history of very complicated politics, often influenced by major corporations, as with the Copper Kings in our early history, or oil money. But we also have a strong track record of very progressive milestones, the most significant of which was the election of the first woman to ever serve in Congress, Jeanette Rankin. We also have what most constitutional historians consider one of the strongest state constitutions in the country. We have always boasted a very significant balance of power as well, but recently that has changed, and I want to understand why, and what can be done about it. So I'm going to interview some of our more high-profile citizens, not necessarily politicians, to explore this issue. My first guest will be Dorothy Bradley, who was the first woman to run for governor of the state. Dorothy just barely lost to Marc Racicot in 1992.

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