Jack Ciattarelli in 2020 MT Governor's race


On Drugs: Meth abuse is the number one crisis in the state

The number one driver of the substance abuse crisis in Montana is methamphetamine, a particularly dangerous drug because of the physiological and psychological effects it has on people. Almost 100% of it comes from Mexico. Until we slow that down or stop it, we have to have all-of-the-above approach. That's what we've been trying to do with the Aid Montana Project, which I would continue working on as governor. We've got our hands full. I see it as the number one crisis in our state.
Source: Boulder Monitor on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race Apr 1, 2020

On Environment: Comply with law but balance interests

I'm one of those people who feels if there's a law, you've got to comply with it. So, I hold people accountable, whether it's the environment or anything else. But I also feel that in many cases, there's a way forward, whether it's mining or drilling or logging, where you can be environmentally sensitive but [also advance economic interests]. But I also believe there are places where we shouldn't go--where we shouldn't drill, we shouldn't mine.
Source: Boulder Monitor on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race Apr 1, 2020

On Health Care: Restore state mental health services but don't raise taxes

When Governor Bullock made the decision to cut mental health services across the state, it was the wrong thing to do. Many community-based mental health services went away, and it will be difficult to bring those back, even if you fund them. We are hugely underserving the part of the population in mental health crisis. If I can find the wherewithal without raising taxes to shuffle the resources in our budget to more fully fund community mental health services, we will do that.
Source: Boulder Monitor on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race Apr 1, 2020

On Principles & Values: Find problems, then build coalitions

I've prided myself on listening and trying to find core problems and then building coalitions, bringing people together, helping them to see the vision and believe in it, and then getting it done. We've done very well not just with legislation, but with big coalitions on human trafficking and substance use disorders. Of those 51 bills, roughly half were carried by Democrats and half by Republicans, at my request. That's my style of governance and leadership, and it's been very effective.
Source: Boulder Monitor on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race Apr 1, 2020

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