Add to ORKGDaniel 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 ...