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Jason Priest
Jason Priest (born July 17, 1968) is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the Montana Legislature, representing Senate District 30 from 2011 to 2015. Priest pled guilty to four counts of assault, family assault, and resisting arrest involving his four year old daughter, his wife and her boyfriend. He was sentenced to one year, deferred, and $11,000 in fees and fines. He did not run for re-election. (2014) Priest was raised in Red Lodge, Montana. He attended Red Lodge Public Schools and Aspen Country Day School in Aspen, Colorado. He attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political economy. Priest is currently the owner of Bold Beauty Academy in Billings, Montana and Optimal Auctions of Round Rock, Texas and holds executive titles with New Rock Telecom Ventures and Hamilton Venture Holdings. His previous positions include CEO of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
