Interviewer
Claire Rhein
Files
Description
Daniel Kemmis discusses his early childhood in Richland County in eastern Montana. He talks about his early interest in politics which led him to study political science at Harvard University and then in 1972 philosophy at the University of Montana. Kemmis describes running for the Montana State Legislature in 1974 on a platform of increasing taxes on coal and successfully unseating long-term representative Tom Haines. Kemmis discusses how legislative districts were organized in the state of Montana and how that helped him win the 1974 election. He also describes his involvement in political party organization and the importance of political labels. Kemmis concludes with a brief discussion of his candidacy for House District 94 in Missoula and his defeat of Jack Mudd in the primary.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Richland County, Montana; Harvard University; Montana State Legislature; Tom Haines; Jack Mudd; Daniel Kemmis; Montana state legislators
Original Date
10-9-1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Daniel Kemmis Interviews Oral History Project, OH 036, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
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 036-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:29:57 minutes
Local Filename
OH_036_001.mp3; OH_036_001.pdf
Citation
Kemmis, Daniel, "Daniel Kemmis Interview, October 9, 1978" (1978). Daniel Kemmis Interviews Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/danielkemmis_oralhistory/1