James O'Hara | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 27th district | |
In office January 2, 2017 –January 6, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Roy Hollandsworth |
Succeeded by | Joshua Kassmier |
Personal details | |
Born | January 14,1954 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Fort Benton |
Jim O'Hara (born January 14,1954) is an American politician in the State of Montana. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019,representing District 27. [1] He was elected as County Commissioner for Chouteau County,Montana in 2001 and ran to be the Republican candidate for Governor of Montana in 2012. [2]
Jim O'Hara was born and raised in Fort Benton,MT near the sight where his grandfather homesteaded in 1910. [3] He worked as a small farmer for over 20 years until he and his wife,Vicky,became small business owners,buying the Daily Grind in Great Falls. [3]
O'Hara is a founder and board member of Lubigreen Biosynthetics,a research and development firm focusing on environmentally friendly lubricants. [3]
O'Hara was elected Chouteau County Commissioner in 2001 [2]
O'Hara announced his candidacy in January,2011. [2] He spent seven years painting and placing his own billboards in each county in Montana,with each billboard depicting a different Montana county courthouse. [4] He received national coverage on CBS for painting and placing his own billboards across the entire state. [5]
In 2016,O'Hara ran for the State House of Representatives to replace Representative Roy Hollandsworth who did not seek reelection. [6] He defeated Darold Hutchinson in the Republican primary and won the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rick Hill | 46,802 | 34.4% | N/A | |
Republican | Bob Fanning | 3,087 | 2.3% | N/A | |
Republican | Neil Livingstone | 12,038 | 8.8% | N/A | |
Republican | Jim Lynch | 8,323 | 6.1% | N/A | |
Republican | Ken Miller | 24,496 | 18.0% | N/A | |
Republican | Jim O'Hara | 16,653 | 12.2% | N/A | |
Republican | Corey Stapleton | 24,661 | 18.1% | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ryan Rominger | 1406 | 28% | ||
Republican | James O'Hara | 3,568 | 72% |
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