Credit Montana Governor's Office
Mike Cooney is Montana’s new Lieutenant Governor.
The 61-year-old Cooney spent eleven years in Montana’s legislature, and was elected Secretary of State three times in between stints in the state House and Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2000. Cooney’s current job is Deputy Director for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. He’ll start his term as Lieutenant Governor on Monday.
I spoke to Cooney and Governor Steve Bullock shortly after Governor Bullock announced his new pick for Lieutenant Governor.