Greg Gianforte Endorses Miller

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MONTANA BUSINESS LEADER AND ENTREPRENEUR, GREG GIANFORTE, ENDORSES MILLER FOR GOVERNOR

GIANFORTE BECOMES SEVENTH MILLER CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRMAN

January 9, 2012

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Ken Miller
406-670-8318
ken@miller4governor.com

Today -- Ken Miller is announcing an addition to his statewide campaign Co-Chairs. Montana business leader and entrepreneur Greg Gianforte now joins Ray Thompson, Harrison Fagg, Lola Galloway, Joe Billion, State Senator David Lewis and Duane Mitchell as Co-Chairman of the Miller for Governor Campaign. 

Gianforte serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of RightNow technologies in Bozeman. Greg founded RightNow in 1997 with his wife and took the company public in 2004 with one of the year's most successful initial public offerings. RightNow has enjoyed continuous growth since inception and is Bozeman's largest commercial employer and currently the state's only publically traded technology firm. RightNow employs 1,100 staff with just over half of the employees in Bozeman where their average wage is over $86,000 per year. Nearly 2,000 consumer-focused companies around the world count on RightNow to deliver superior customer experiences while simultaneously reducing customer costs and increasing revenue. 

On October 24, 2011 RightNow announced an agreement to merge with Oracle Corporation in a deal valued at $1.5B that will bring Oracle to Bozeman and make Montana a significant location for the world's largest enterprise software company. 
Gianforte is also the founder of Bootstrap Montana (www.bootstrapmontana.org) which provides 0% micro-loans to rural Montana entrepreneurs that bring jobs to the state and is also co-trustee with his wife and oldest son of the Gianforte Family Trust a private foundation focused on Christian causes in poverty and education. Gianforte and his wife have called Bozeman home for 16 years, have been married 23 years and have four children.

"2012 will be a historic election for Montana, and it is fundamental that we choose the right leader for our state. It is vitally important to me that we elect someone who understands business and who will be able to work with an experienced team around Montana to move Montana's economy forward. I believe Ken Miller is the man to get the job done for Montana," Gianforte said.

"I am honored to have Greg endorse me and my campaign and assist us as a campaign co-chairman. It is essential for me to have key advisors who understand the challenges we face when we discuss reinvigorating Montana's economy, building new jobs, and unleashing Montana's potential. Greg's background as a proven job creator and Montana success story will bring an enormous benefit to our campaign and we are deeply honored to have him associated with our campaign efforts, " Miller said.

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Ken Miller is a successful Montana businessman, former Montana Republican Party Chairman, and Montana State Senator. He is running to restore fiscal discipline and to reinvigorate Montana's stalled economy.. He, his wife Peggy, and two children, Max (22) and Kyndall (19) reside in Laurel, Montana.

Learn more at www.Miller4Governor.com