PSC President James Brown announces campaign for state auditor

This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter featuring expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press. Want to see Capitolized in your inbox every Thursday? Sign up here. Public Service Commission President James Brown is running for Montana state auditor in 2024, he announced Thursday. Brown, a Republican, previously told Montana Free Press he was considering a run for the office if the incumbent auditor, Republican Troy Downing, enters the race for Montana’s eastern district seat in Congress. Downing, indeed, is now see