by Evan Schroedel
Rep. Greg Overstreet’s no vote is hard to understand.
My name is Evan SchroedeI. I ran for House District 88 here in the Bitterroot Valley last November and lost to Greg Overstreet.
Recently, Overstreet, along with several other legislators, voted against Medicaid expansion. Thankfully, it passed despite his refusal to stand up for his most vulnerable constituents.
I don’t understand why anyone in Montana state government, Democrat or Republican, would vote against Medicaid expansion. Maybe his failure stems from him being a recent immigrant from Washington state who doesn’t understand Montanans’ needs. We are the fourth largest state in the union with only 1 million people, and Medicaid provides life-saving healthcare for thousands of our citizens. To vote against them is to vote against Montana’s interests.
We need to be looking at candidates, Republican or Democrat, who will never fail to support the needs of all Montanans.