Mark W. Blasdel

Education

I support reforms to allow the people who work daily with our kids to have a larger say in our education system operates in our community. Learn more

Decisions are best made at the local level. I support reforms to allow the people who work daily with our kids to have a larger say in our education system operates in our community. Learn more

Reject a top-down approach from either the federal government or state bureaucracy that will get in the way of local educators and parents from best addressing the needs of their students. Learn more

Continue to support the trade programs at our Vo-Tech and community colleges so that students can receive the proper training and experience to find good paying Montana jobs. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I will support proposals that allow the private sector to develop energy resources in environmentally responsible ways. Learn more

Guns

I am in full support of an individual’s Second Amendment Rights. Learn more

I will oppose any efforts to restrict the right to gun ownership in our state. Learn more

Healthcare

I will support proposals that give Montanans more choice in making healthcare decisions. Learn more

I will continue to protect Montana taxpayers from as many of the forced mandates of Obamacare and the long-term costs that the State will bear if implemented. Learn more

I will oppose the implementation of Obamacare in Montana. This is a federal problem, but the states can—and should—make their opinion known. Learn more

We must lower the cost of Healthcare by offering private market solutions that allow each individual a choice that allow them the ability to cover themselves. Learn more

Legislation

I have worked on and helped carry two Business Equipment Tax bills that have eliminated  this tax for nearly 17,000 small businesses across the state of Montana and nearly cut the tax in half for all other businesses. Learn more

I Co-sponsored the state’s largest Worker’s Compensation reduction bill in the last 20 years that has lowered Worker’s Compensation Rates by 26% in the last four years. Learn more

Currently Montana has a 6.9% rate on State Income Taxes.  With Wyoming and South Dakota at 0% and North Dakota at 3.9%, we can do better to help attract investors.  We must also work to simplify the Montana income tax code so that it will be easier for average people to file. Learn more

I have carried legislation that has exempted groups in the transportation industry from excessive Worker’s Compensation charges. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

I will also continue to support all forms of tax relief (property tax, income tax, business equipment tax) and work to get the surplus back to the taxpayers that overpaid Learn more

I will also continue to support all forms of tax relief (property tax, income tax, business equipment tax) and work to get the surplus back to the taxpayers that overpaid. Learn more

I Support the Montana Republican Platform Statement on this issue:  “Federal, state and local taxes should be low, broad-based and easily understood.” Learn more

We must also work to simplify the Montana income tax code so that it will be easier for average people to file. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

Continue to work for more improvements in our Worker’s Compensation system to drive additional reductions in cost. Learn more