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Al Olszewski is a Republican running for Montana's House District 01. Listen to his interview with MTPR's Shaylee Ragar here.

Cora Neumann is a public health expert who has worked for nonprofits most of her career. In the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 01 representing western Montana, she faces Tom Winter and Monica Tranel. Listen to Neumann's interview with MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar.

Monica Tranel is running in the Democratic primary for Montana's 1st Congressional District representing the western part of the state. Tranel is a longtime attorney and a former Olympian. Listen to her interview with MTPR's Shaylee Rager.

Monica Tranel is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 01, representing western Montana. Tranel is a longtime attorney and a former Olympian. Listen to her interview with MTPR's Shaylee Rager.

Tom Winter is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 01. Winter is a former state legislator from Missoula. Listen to his interview with MTPR's Shaylee Ragar.

By October 2021, all of Montana was in severe drought — the worst the state had seen in decades. But Montana has seen bad dry spells before, forcing ranchers, farmers, conservationists and recreators to confront a collective dilemma: when water is in short supply, how can there be enough for everyone?