Ethan Tatarka for Secretary of State
By: Shawnee Swanson
Ethan Tararka from Dillon is running for Secretary of State for next years delegation thinks he would represent the position well. He is very organized and that position requires tons of organization. His inspiration is Woodrow Wilson and his celebrity crush was no doubt Natalie Portman. He plans to show that he is the best for that position.
Better late than never.
Speaker of the House
Braden Fitzgerald, who recently won the primaries for Speaker of the House, is now running against the recently Communist-accused Mitch Black. The Livingston representative says that if he wins the position, he will strive to gear debate towards everyone, as opposed to extreme ends of the political parties. He also plans to engage people using incentive such as the candy that present Speaker of the House Natalia Boise is using for those who speak up during debate. “A little bribery never hurts”, he said during the 9:30 press conference.
When asked if he thought he is in for an easy win because of the few running candidates replied no, and that it is not the “quantity but the quality of the people who are running” that matters. He hopes that the House will pass legislation that will benefit the small businesses and agricultural workers of Montana next year. He thanks all those that voted for him in the primaries, and hopes to win the majority tonight!
-Noelani Boise
Mitch Black encourages you to vote for him tonight because he is a serious as ever. Even if he almost did get his first amendment rights taken away and almost couldn’t run, he is back and better than ever. He is feeling confident about to-night and is ready to go up and give his speech at the banquet. Even though he has no slogan as of now, he is trying to come up with a catchy slogan by the time of the banquet. He is not feeling intimidated by his opponent, because he doesn’t know that much about him, and they haven’t really talked. He thinks that this program runs well and there is not much that needs to be changed, but he still wants to make a difference. He thinks he will be well qualified for Speaker of the House because he thinks he can handle it all and is very excited for “being the ringmaster of the circus”. He would not be running if he was not serious, and even if he is funny, he takes this program very serious, and hope he is able to take over the position of Speaker of the House.
Governor and Lt. Governor
Gabe and Miranda
Looking spiffy, the victorious pair was interviewed and congratulated on making it through the primaries. They were both excited and pleased with their win, but were only content; be-cause they are bent on winning the final elections and intend on taking the title of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in tonight’s election. “We are in it to win it,” says Gabe, and Miranda agreed that the biggest competition has been eliminated. The vibe of being the underdogs in the election had reached the press and when asked about this they disagreed. “We are the fun team,” says Miranda. They both feel that they have a good chance of winning, and if not they are going to have fun with the competition. “If you believe in yourself, others will believe in you,” says Gabe with the confidence and poise of a leader.In other matters, Miranda’s favorite animal is tied between a cat and a panda bear, and Gabe’s favorite animal is the bald eagle.
-William Westfall
Jordan Smith and Layne Johnson
When asked why they are the best for the job they answered, “That are just like you and they can do the job and they have free suckers while supplies last. They believe that their best attributes are that they are men of the people, ap-proachable, and they understand the needs of everyone. They believe that they can keep everything classy and find the perfect balance between fun and seriousness. Both candidates are in their second year of Youth Legislature and are from Froid/ Med Lake delegation. They are glad the Communists got shut down and represent all parties equally except the Communists and would like to give a shout out to the Rhino Party of Canada. They are running as independents, so that they are not tied to any political parties so they can talk to whoever they want to, they would also like to throw in the term ELE (Everybody Love Everybody). They think that the page abuse should be kept to a minimum and they do support everything that a page does. Everybody should vote for them because they are from a small delegation and when you vote you should vote for the best in the business. Just remember that they are funny but encouraging.
-William Westfall
President of The Senate
Jay Bueter
Jay was all smiles when I interviewed him about his position as the future President of Senate. This young man hails from Gardiner, and is excit-ed for the final election. Even though he is running unopposed, he would much rather have an opponent who wants this position as much as he does. He has been a member of the Youth and Government senate for three years now and is very deserving, capable, and excited for being next years Presi-dent of Senate. Good luck next year and congratulations Jay!
William Westfall
Chief Justice Candidates
Erin Olivieri -Cute and blonde, Erin Olivieri looks sweet as can be, but she has a fire in her belly that can only be extinguished by the sweet sap of justice. Erin is running for chief justice and wants nothing more than to unite the attorneys and the house/senate members. “There is such a big gap between Legislature and judicial. I want nothing more than to unite them—plus, I’ll turn the air-conditioning on in the justice building.” Erin has spent one year as an attorney and one year as a house member, and she believes that if she is elected she can simultaneously be awesome and lovable. Erin is proud of herself for getting this far, but she is determined to do the best she can to win this election. Erin is happy being herself and doesn’t want to pretend to be something other than herself to win this election. She is content with who she is and is a genuine person.
-Jackie Ralph
Levin Mullaney is the perfect candidate for Chief Justice in the 2014 Montana Youth Legislature. In the 2012 session, Mullaney and his team won an award for the best brief in state. One key attribute of his is that he has a passion for and experi-ence in speech and debate. In his spare time, Levin enjoys swim-ming and building model rockets. Aside from his skills and inter-ests, Mullaney deserves the title Chief Justice because his “name rhymes with seven and eleven”.
Blake Casagrand
By: Nika Weinmeister
Does your opponent intimidate you?
Yes, greatly.
Do you plan in running again next year?
Yes, most likely.
Why did you decide to run for Chief Justice?
Erin Olivieri, Levin Mullaney and I all go to the same school so at first it was just a rivalry between the three of us but now its more about learning about the courts systems and understanding how they work. I thought about running for a spot in the senate, then I realized that being a second year attorney all my experience is in the Justice building, then the answer was obvious.
Comments on your case yesterday?
We won both! Definitely was nervous but I stayed on topic and straight to the point. My colleague got a 4/1 and I got a 3/2 it was a good experience for the both of us.
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