Gary Perry is an American civil engineer and politician from the

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. Perry is from

Manhattan, Montana Manhattan is a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,086 at the 2020 census. It is part of the ' Bozeman Micropolitan Statistical Area'. History In 1865, the town was called Hamilton. This changed in 1883 when ...

, and owns his own business. He was elected to the

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in 2002 and reelected in 2006. He left the chamber after the 2010 elections due to

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s. He was running for

Governor of Montana The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 4. and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or ve ...

in the

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, but has since dropped out of the race.

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Living people People from Gallatin County, Montana Republican Party Montana state senators Year of birth missing (living people) Candidates in the 2020 United States elections {{Montana-politician-stub