New Senator From Montana Iraq Veteran

Meet the Newest US Senator Who Earned a Bronze Star in Iraq
KVOR News
February 7, 2014

(WASHINGTON) -- Montana Gov. Steve Bullock appointed Lt. Gov. John Walsh, an Iraq war veteran, as the interim replacement to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Max Baucus on Friday.

“It’s a tremendous honor to accept your appointment as Montana’s next United States senator,” Walsh said at a news conference in Helena on Friday. “I do it humbly and with great respect for the people of our state.”

The appointment will give Walsh, a Democrat, the ability to run as an incumbent in the 2014 Senate race. Walsh had already announced his intent to run for the seat Baucus planned on vacating at the end of 2014, before President Obama selected Baucus as his nominee to be the next ambassador to China. read more here