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REP. RYAN ZINKE, R-Montana, speaks to an audience member prior to a campaign event in August at Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell. Earlier this month, Zinke was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump as the Secretary of the Interior. If he is confirmed Montana would hold a special election to choose his replacement as the state’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives. (Whitefish Pilot photo)

REP. RYAN ZINKE, R-Montana, speaks to an audience member prior to a campaign event in August at Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell. Earlier this month, Zinke was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump as the Secretary of the Interior. If he is confirmed Montana would hold a special election to choose his replacement as the state’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives. (Whitefish Pilot photo)

December 28, 2016

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Political parties align ahead of special election
December 28, 2016 4 a.m.

Political parties align ahead of special election

U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke is still a month away from presumptively resigning from his U.S. Representative seat, and Montana Republican Central Committee Chairman Jeff Essmann said last Wednesday he’s already taken on a massive workload to coordinate the party’s next step in selecting a nominee.