Montana State Senate District 24 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Montana, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Montana State Senate District 24 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 24

Katharin Kelker defeated Elijah Tidswell in the general election for Montana State Senate District 24 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katharin Kelker (D)	56.0	3,950
		Elijah Tidswell (R)	44.0	3,109

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,059
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Elijah Tidswell (R)

Education: We need to give parents and students a voice instead of purely listening to burecrats tell us what is best for our kids. We need to add more transparency into what is being said and taught in our school. We also need to realize that college isn't for everyone and give students an opportunity to get a Career Technical Education to expand our trades and give students a new route to success

Public Safety: After a bill called the 2017 Criminal Reinvestment Act was signed we saw a spike in violent and nonviolent crime especially in SD24. We need to return to the fines and punishments that we had before that bill was enacted so we can protect people and businesses alike

Human Trafficking: Its no secret that Trafficking is sky rocketing here in Montana. We need to work together with tribal governments to find a real solution to this problem as well as provide more dedicated officers so that nothing slips through the cracks while we try to end modern day slavery

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Elijah Tidswell (R)

All of the items listed above are absolutely at the top of my passion list because they are the issues affecting the people of this district the most.

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