Bill Gallagher
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Bill Gallagher
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Montana Public Service Commission District 5
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Bill Gallagher (b. July 25, 1959) is a former member of the Montana Public Service Commission. He represented District 5 during his time on the commission. Gallagher, a Republican, was first elected to the commission in 2010 and served as commission chair.[1]
Gallagher ran for Lieutenant Governor of Montana in the 2012 election. He and his running mate, Ken Miller, finished third in the June 5 primary election.[2]
Gallagher was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2013. Upon sharing his diagnosis to the public, Gallagher stated, "My goal is to be cancer-free in six months so that I can concentrate on my re-election campaign in 2014 and continue serving Montana." Gallagher ultimately did not file to run for re-election.[3][2] He was succeeded in January 2015 by Brad Johnson (R).
Biography
Born in Eureka, California, Gallagher has been a private practice attorney since 2005. Prior to that he was a teacher from 1983-1987 and an insurance agent with Farmer's Bureau Insurance from 1984-2002.[4]
Gallagher graduated with his Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law in 2005. His law practice is based in Helena and deals with land use law, real estate, probate and utility law, estate and business planning.[1]
Education
- J.D., University of Montana School of Law, 2005
- B.S., Secondary Education/Social Science, Western Montana College, 1983
Political career
Public Service Commission (2011-2015)
Gallagher was elected to the Montana Public Service Commission in 2010.
Elections
2014
Gallagher did not run for re-election in the 2014 elections.[2][3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
2012
Gallagher sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Montana. He and his running mate, Ken Miller, finished third in a field of seven candidate pairs in the June 5th primary election.[2]
2010
Gallagher won election to the Public service Commission in the November 2, 2010 election, defeating Democrat Ken Toole.[5]
| Montana Public Service Commission District 5, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bill Gallagher |
58.1% | 42,460 | |
| Democratic | Ken Toole | 41.9% | 30,648 | |
| Total Votes | 73,108 |
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Personal
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Gallagher and his wife, Jennifer, have two children.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Montana Public Service Commission
- Public Service Commissioner
- Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
External links
- Montana Public Service Commission - Bill Gallagher
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montana Public Service Commission, "PSC Commissioners," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Montana Secretary of State, "Unofficial results: June 5, 2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "sos" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 KRTV, Montana PSC chairman Gallagher diagnosed with cancer," June 18, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Project Vote Smart, "Bill Gallagher biography," accessed December 24, 2011
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "November 2010 General Election Results," accessed April 2, 2011
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