Reilly Neill in 2020 MT Governor's race
On Energy & Oil:
Campaign centered on issue of climate change
Neill's campaign was centered around the issue of climate change, including a "Montana 2035 Sustainability Plan," meant to build on the work of the
Climate Solutions Council created by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and help the state "prepare for impacts and effects of climate change across all stage agencies and economic sectors."
Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Gubernatorial race
Jan 21, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Campaign hamstrung by state party, money, & media
Former state lawmaker Reilly Neill, a Democrat from Livingston, has announced on her campaign website she is dropping out of the governor's race primary.
As first reported by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Neill cited the role of money in the race, the Montana Democratic Party and media in the state as factors she says hamstrung her campaign.
Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Gubernatorial race
Jan 21, 2020
On Welfare & Poverty:
Need to double down on community effort to feed the hungry
No one should be denied the right to healthy food in our state, especially the elderly, poor and young. We need to be building food security as we stand to face a host of other agricultural challenges that may prove overwhelming for our state in the
future. Shoring up our social safety nets should be a priority. Rather than reverse the gains we as a state have made against poverty, we need to double down on the community effort to feed the hungry.
Source: 2020 Montana Gubernatorial campaign website VoteReilly.com
Dec 27, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
We need to remove politics from science of climate change
We need to remove politics from the science of climate change. In my work in the State Legislature, I was successful in education and legislative efforts to address climate change by focusing on something both affected by climate change and of real
importance to Republican ranchers and farmers: water. By focusing on facts, not politics, we can get good work accomplished.
Source: DemCast USA on 2020 Montana Gubernatorial race
Dec 6, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
Find commonality to address man-made climate change
When I was elected by my community to serve in the Montana State House, I went to Helena and discovered a level of dysfunction in our state government that was disheartening but l relished the opportunity to interject leadership on key issues
and spearheaded efforts on both sides of the aisle on a hot-button political issue: climate variability, as we agreed to call it, or man-made climate change, by focusing on the impacts of water use in the state.
I recognized that even within the system of bi-partisan dysfunction, I had the ability to get Montana's lawmakers to find commonality and work together to get important things accomplished by using skills of objectivity and fairness.
I'm interested in engaging with both sides of the aisle going forward to make sure Montana is prepared for climate variability in our state agencies. We need to build resiliency into our state systems to prepare for the future.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 Montana Governor race
Sep 9, 2019
On Environment:
Apply science to best preserve our public lands
We need to tackle the tough issues of persistent drought, deluges, and wildfire across the state and continue work within our state agencies to identify and prepare for projected impacts in order to fortify Montana's economy and make it strong and
sustainable in the face of climate change. I believe in science. From stream flows to crop yields, science is an integral part of a modern economy. We need a Governor who will not undermine the labor of scientists across working every day on advances
in medical, agricultural and business fields across the state. We need to use studies and data from biology, engineering, physics, and other sciences in order to make wise decisions for the state.
The land in Montana is a special place, with
significance to us all, in some way or another, we are all part of this land where we live. Preserving our public lands and managing these lands so that future generations have rights to hunt, fish and recreate is a priority for me and many Montanans.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 Montana Governor race
Sep 9, 2019
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