Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
Mike Halligan discusses his twenty years serving in the Montana State Senate and why he became involved in politics. He talks about fellow legislators Chet Blaylock, Jean Turnage, Francis Bardanouve, Bill Norman, Joe Mazurek, and Bruce Crippen and lobbyists with whom he worked. He reflects on Governors Schwinden, Stephens, Racicot, Martz, and Schweitzer. He talks about the Montana Power Company's influence and describes work on deregulation, sales tax, and term limits and talks about his run for the lieutenant governorship with gubernatorial candidate Dorothy Bradley.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bardanouve, Francis, 1917-2002; Blaylock, Chet, 1924-; Bradley, Dorothy M., 1947-; Crippen, Bruce D., 1932-; Martz, Judy; Mazurek, Joe; Norman, William J. (William James) 1922-; Racicot, Marc; Schweitzer, Brian, 1955-; Schwinden, Ted; Stephens, Stan; Turnage, Jean A., 1926-; Montana. Legislature. Senate; Montana Power Company; Corporations; Deregulation; Elections; Ex-legislators; Governors; Lobbying; Lobbyists; Political candidates; Sales tax; Term limits; Public office
Original Date
7-29-2009
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bob Brown Oral History Project OH-396, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 396-059
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound disk (80 min.): analog + 1 transcript (27 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:21:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_396_059.mp3; OH_396_059.pdf
Citation
Halligan, Mike, "Mike Halligan Interview, July 29, 2009" (2009). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-059.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/19