Episode Thirty-Six - Brian Schweitzer

Brian Schweitzer was elected governor of Montana in 2004 despite having no experience in politics. His plainspoken style made him so popular not only in Montana but nationwide that his name was bandied about for higher offices when his two terms as governor ended. But Schweitzer has always been a farm boy at heart, having been raised on a ranch near Geyser. So he has spent the ten years since he left office raising cattle and hay, as well as other business interests. Schweitzer’s approval rating at the end of his second term was around 65 percent, and he attributes that mostly to the fact that it was the last thing he was thinking about. He was much more interested in getting things accomplished.