Background
Jim O'Hara, a 4th generation Montanan was born and raised in Fort Benton, MT near the sight where his grandfather homesteaded in 1910.
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Jim O'Hara
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Career
He is currently a Republican candidate for Governor of Montana in 2012. Today the Daily Grind has three locations in Great Falls. O'Hara was elected in 2001 and retains the position today.
His primary focus as commissioner was adding value was "adding value to agricultural products." He played a role in bringing an Irish based company that is committed to spending 2 billion dollars developing wind power to Montana. O'Hara announced his candidacy in January, 2011. He spent seven years painting and placing his own billboards in each county in Montana, with each billboard depicting a different Montana county courthouse.
He received national coverage on CBS for painting and placing his own billboards across the entire state. He is running on a platform calling for a smaller and simplified state government, especially with regard to the tax code.
