Ben Alke is running for Attorney General of Montana. He is the Democratic Party nominee, and he is from Bozeman.

But is mother is from Butte, and he grew up in Helena. So, we’ll forgive that Bozeman thing. Ben graduated from Helena Capital High School in 1997, and then went to Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree and Northwestern in Chicago for law school.

Ben was a solid cross country runner and golfer for the Bruins. After his high school golf tournaments, he said he felt at most home when he was hanging out with the Butte High guys — like Chad Lisac and Bob McCloskey.

Ben is running against Austin Knudsen, Montana’s Attorney General whose four years have been plagued by scandal while his office has been highly political.

Ben figured he just might be nuts to get into a statewide race. He never saw himself going into politics. He didn’t even run for student council in high school. But he felt like he needed to.

Like when your buddy is in a fight in a bar, you just have to step in and help out. That is how Ben sees his fight to return the rule of law back to the Attorney General’s office.

Today’s podcast is presented by Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee.