Bruce Rinnert - Democrat
P.O. Box 7
McLeod, MT 59052
406-932-6612

Realistic solutions to keep the door open to opportunity for all citizens:

Tired of hearing about politicians squabbling and voting party line and not your interests? Or promising you the moon and getting Swiss cheese instead? Bruce Rinnert has listened to your concerns and wants to take them to Helena with realistic solutions.

85% of Montana businesses have 50 or less employees. Montana is number one in businesses with 10 or less workers. Small Business is the largest business in Montana. Bruce Rinnert is committed to small stores, ranches and farms that KEEP THE MONEY IN MONTANA. For too long, large out of state corporations and industries have gotten the most attention and the most breaks. Their lobbyists have been the big dogs in Helena. It's time for small businesses to lead the state out of its doldrums. Whether it is our tried and true established farms, ranches and Mom and Pop stores or new startup companies like printingforless.com in Livingston and CalGraff in Big Timber, these businesses can use a shot in the arm from the state in the form of tax incentives, employee healthcare, venture capital, and getting rid of bureaucratic red tape.

Safety is Americans number one concern. Safe food is part of that concern. Ranchers need help in their battle against the packer and food industry monopolies. Country of Origin labeling is a start. Established farms and ranches that would like to diversify can start to produce organic beef, fruit and vegetables in this fast growing sector. Wind and solar power and biomass can supply Montana and the nation with cheaper and renewable energy sources that will help small ranches and farms with another cash crop and help wean ourselves off foreign oil.

As a legislator, Bruce Rinnert will fight for all citizens of all ages in our sister counties of Park and Sweet Grass. We need to maintain our high quality of education by finding ways of funding education other than property tax. We need to retrain our citizens for the new technology jobs that we hope to bring to the state. We need to make sure our seniors who have worked hard and played by the rules have a decent retirement and access to the best healthcare that this nation can provide.

Like many graduates of Montana colleges, Bruce Rinnert had to leave the state to find work when his job in Missoula ended. For 19 years he ran a successful small business in Chicago and was proud to provide his employees with a profit-sharing plan and healthcare. Bruce is glad to be back in Montana and like many Montanans has several jobs working as a fishing guide, a mediator and both he and his wife are artists whose works can be seen in Big Timber and Livingston. Reed owns Reed Lehman Pottery in downtown Livingston, so she and Bruce are well aware of the challenges that face small business owners who wish to provide employees with health benefits, profit sharing and a decent wage.

Bruce and Reed's daughter Anne lives in Clyde Park with her husband Bryon and son Lyom. Their son John and his wife Sonja live in Bozeman. Rinnert's commitment to growing our rural economy and strengthening our small towns stems from the desire of a parent to provide the best future he can for his children and young grandchild. By keeping the money in Montana, he'll help keep our children here too. Join Bruce Rinnert, Democrat, on November 2 and bring some good sense, good ideas and balance back to Helena.