BILLING, Monte. – Former Congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he is running for the new seat at the Montana House of the United States.
Zinke told The Associated Press that he ran a day after submitting documents to organize a crusade committee.
Zinke, who said he befriended former President Donald Trump, told the AP that the political department is the biggest challenge facing the country and said it is his duty to return to the public service after resigning from his internal position in 2018 amid investigations he said were politically motivated.
“I think our country is in danger. And I don’t think it’s russia or China,” he said. “There are many problems. We have immigration problems, border problems, internal problems, homelessness, education. But we’re going to have to paint in combination to get there.
This week’s Montana House seat was based on the expansion of the state’s population relative to other states in the most recent U. S. census results. But it’s not the first time Elections are scheduled for November 2022, but electoral district barriers have not been established.
Zinke is a former U. S. Navy Seal. And the only member of the Montana House in the United States. But it’s not the first time From 2015 to 2017. After joining Trump’s cabinet, he eased environmental restrictions on the progression of oil and fuel and mining, while selling the creation of wildlife migration corridors and opposing mines. near Yellowstone National Park.
Critics on Capitol Hill and environmental teams said Zinke’s conservation efforts had been overshadowed by his competitive pursuit of Trump’s power progression program and his favoritism toward the big industry.
“It’s not that I don’t care about the environment, however, if you need to produce energy, it’s better to produce it here,” he said Friday.
His last internal months have been marked by an increasing number of investigations into his conduct, some of which ended without any crime, while others remained unresolved. He said Friday that there was “never any basis” in allegations that he had abused the office.
The interior ministry inspector general discovered in 2018 that Zinke had violated policies when he took his wife Lola into government vehicles, but in 2019, the Office of Special Counsel said he violated a ban on federal workers from engaging in political activities when he tweeted a photo of him dressed in socks with Trump’s crusade slogan.
Unsolved public investigations come with an investigation into his resolve to reject a casino sought through two Connecticut tribes and a land deal involving the president of an energy company that was doing business with Interior when Zinke was there.
Zinke has worked for more than two years as a consultant, adding for U. S. Gold, a Nevada-based mining company that operates a gold and copper mine west of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and said he had not pushed that time.
Zinke said he would begin his crusade with a state to communicate with the electorate and not settle for donations before making an official announcement at a later date.
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