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Why young voters should thank Mike MansfieldFebruary 1, 2010
There is a great piece in today's Helena Independent Record about Mike Mansfield's role in extending voting rights to young voters. Thanks, Mike. Read the article...Taking a stand against corporate-funded campaigns
January 22, 2010
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that will open the floodgates for corporate and special interest money in elections across the country. The ruling effectively gives big oil, Wall Street banks, and health insurance companies free reign to spend millions on drowning out the voices of ordinary Americans like us.
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Gernant launches new site
Queen City News
January 20, 2010
Congressional candidate Tyler Gernant of Missoula, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to run against U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., has unveiled a new Web site for his campaign at www.tylergernant.com. Gernant said he welcomes volunteers and contributions to his campaign. “With your help, we can send a Congressman to Washington who will speak on behalf of every day Montanans, not the lobbyists and special interest groups running rampant in Washington,” he stated.
Gernant guns for U.S. Representative seatHavre Daily News
October 6, 2009
(Havre) - A Missoula lawyer said he thinks more can be done to help Montanans find jobs in the state, instead of seeing what he says is a repeat of what happened to his family in the 1980s. Tyler Gernant, who is running as a Democrat in the 2010 race for the sole Montana seat in the House of Representatives, said his family left the state in the 1980s when it looked like his father would lose his job as a teacher at Hellgate High School in Missoula due to budget cuts. His father could not find another job in Montana, and they moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, Gernant said. Gernant said he is seeing the same thing happen in Montana again. “I saw a lot of my friends go through the same thing I saw my parents going through,” he said. “Several friends have lost their jobs and left the state.”
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A pledge to our Veterans
The men and women who serve in the United States Military embody our country's finest qualities- honor, strength, compassion and a commitment to others. These values are brought to communities across Montana when the men and women who serve our country return home to civilian life. Our veterans strengthen our communities and our country. For their service and sacrifice, I would like to thank the men and women who have served our country.
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Young candidate aims to unseat Rehberg
The Missoulian, August 16, 2009
(Missoula) - Five years ago, law school-bound Tyler Gernant moved back to Missoula - a place he calls home despite having lived here only a decade. Had it been up to him, he would never have left in the late 1980s when his family moved to Idaho. Cutbacks at the school district put his father, a Hellgate High School teacher and coach at that time, in fear of losing his job. So, the family sought stability elsewhere. Gernant, 5 years old at the time, says the transition was tough.
Today, the Missoula attorney is a Democrat hoping for the chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, the five-term Republican incumbent. Gernant says he wants to bring more job opportunities to the state, so other families won't have to go through what his did.
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Congressional candidate stumps in Butte
KXLF
June 5, 2009
(Butte) - Montana's political arena is making room for one more new face as Congressman Denny Rehberg's seat will now be challenged by Tyler Gernant, a 26-year-old lawyer from Missoula.
He was in the Mining City this week. At a young age, Gernant says he will challenge others who campaign for the House of Representatives with a different outlook on politics.
"There's an energy that's out there and a hunger for change and I think I bring fresh ideas to a process that has become quite stale," Gernant said. "I think if we take advantage of the energy and hunger for change that's out there, we really can create a lot of opportunities for Montanans."
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Tyler Gernant: politics without a footprint
Daily Kos
June 2, 2009
This month, Tyler Gernant, a 26-year-old candidate for Montana’s lone congressional seat came up with a new way to get his message out. Gernant partnered with Amazon Kindle to make his policy papers available for the electronic reader.
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Is Kindle the next big thing in grassroots politics?
National Journal
May 14, 2009
MT Cong. challenger Tyler Gernant (D) raised the bar just a bit higher for technologically savvy campaigning this week when he became (his camp says) the first candidate to offer campaign materials on the Amazon Kindle. Like any modern campaign, Gernant's has a website, a blog, a Twitter feed and a Facebook account. And, of course, the position papers are available for free online, too. Gernant says adding Kindle to the mix isn't meant to replace those digital grassroots tools, but rather create yet another way of accessing the campaign.
"This is not the end all and be all of campaigning," he said. "We're just looking for new ways to engage people."
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Candidate makes policy papers availalbe on Kindle
Helena Independent Record
May 14, 2009
Democratic congressional candidate Tyler Gernant on Monday unveiled a campaign tool to take advantage of technology while improving the environment. People who own an Amazon Kindle can download his policy packets from his Web site at www.tylergernant.com to their own electronic devices instead of printing them. They then can share the files electronically when campaigning for him.
Based on its research, Gernant's campaign believes it's the first time nationally any political candidate has used this popular wireless book and newspaper reader to distribute campaign material.
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Georgetown alum sets sites on Congress
The Hoya
April 21, 2009
Upon graduating, Tyler Gernant (COL ’04) is already making political inroads. He is currently running for the only House of Representatives seat of Montana. An avid newspaper reader and political enthusiast from a young age, Gernant says he has learned the ways politics can help make a difference in people’s lives. He spoke with The Hoya about his goals for his state and political career, as well as how his time on the Hilltop prepared him to run for Congress.
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Rewarding work instead of wealth
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
April 11, 2009
Tyler Gernant, 26, made his announcement on Monday, pledging to restore the American dream, which he said has been forgotten.
“Somewhere along the line, we forgot the American dream - that anyone who is willing to work hard and play by the rules should have the opportunity to reach the top,” he said.
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Challenger announces intention to fun for Rehberg's seat
Flathead Beacon
April 8, 2009
Missoula lawyer Tyler Gernant says he wants the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Denny Rehberg.
Gernant says his campaign will focus on reducing the national debt, changing the tax code and fostering a clean energy industry.
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Missoula lawyer announces run for Congress
Billings Gazette
April 6, 2009
Tyler Gernant has announced he is running for the Democratic nomination in 2010 for the U.S. House held by Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg. Gernant made his announcement Sunday morning in front of the original family home in Whitetail, the northeast-ern Montana town where his great-grandfather homesteaded.
"I am taking the first step to run for the U.S. House of Representatives to create and expand opportunities for all of us to live comfortably right here in Montana so other families never have to give up their way of life," Gernant said.
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Gernant announces candidacyApril 5, 2009
(Whitetail) - Early Sunday morning Tyler Gernant stood in front of his original family home, in Whitetail, Montana where his great-grandfather homesteaded, to announce his intention to run for Montana’s lone congressional seat. Gernant spoke of the need for a fresh voice and better way of doing business in Washington. He stated that reducing the national debt, revitalizing rural Montana, reforming the tax code, and growing the clean, renewable energy industry to produce jobs in Montana were areas on which his campaign would focus.
