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Buttigieg Backs Montana Initiative I-194 at Butte Town Hall

4/29/2026

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will speak at a town hall in Butte, Montana on May 17 to endorse Initiative I-194.
Organizers frame the town hall around Butte’s historic mining ties to illustrate corporate influence on local politics.
Jeff Mangan, Transparent Election Initiative founder, said the event shows Montana could become a national model for election reform.
The town hall will be open to the public and livestreamed.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will speak at a town hall in Butte, Montana on May 17 to endorse Initiative I-194.
Organizers frame the town hall around Butte’s historic mining ties to illustrate corporate influence on local politics.
Jeff Mangan, Transparent Election Initiative founder, said the event shows Montana could become a national model for election reform.
The town hall will be open to the public and livestreamed.