Jim O'Hara

Jim O'Hara (born January 14, 1954) is an American politician in the State of Montana. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing District 27.[1] He was elected as County Commissioner for Chouteau County, Montana in 2001 and ran to be the Republican candidate for Governor of Montana in 2012.[2]

For the Australian footballer, see Jim O'Hara (footballer).
James O'Hara
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 2, 2017 – January 6, 2019
Preceded byRoy Hollandsworth
Succeeded byJoshua Kassmier
Personal details
Born (1954-01-14) January 14, 1954
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceFort Benton

Early life and business career

Jim O'Hara was born and raised in Fort Benton, MT near the sight where his grandfather homesteaded in 1910.[3] He worked as a small farmer for over 20 years until he and his wife, Vicky, became small business owners, buying the Daily Grind in Great Falls.[3]

O'Hara is a founder and board member of Lubigreen Biosynthetics, a research and development firm focusing on environmentally friendly lubricants.[3]

Chouteau County Commissioner

O'Hara was elected Chouteau County Commissioner in 2001 [2]

2012 gubernatorial campaign

O'Hara announced his candidacy in January, 2011.[2] He spent seven years painting and placing his own billboards in each county in Montana, with each billboard depicting a different Montana county courthouse.[4] He received national coverage on CBS for painting and placing his own billboards across the entire state.[5]

State representative

In 2016, O'Hara ran for the State House of Representatives to replace Representative Roy Hollandsworth who did not seek reelection.[6] He defeated Darold Hutchinson in the Republican primary and won the general election.

Election results

2012
Montana Gubernatorial Election, 2012 – Republican Primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Hill 46,802 34.4% N/A
Republican Bob Fanning 3,087 2.3% N/A
Republican Neil Livingstone 12,038 8.8% N/A
Republican Jim Lynch 8,323 6.1% N/A
Republican Ken Miller 24,496 18.0% N/A
Republican Jim O'Hara 16,653 12.2% N/A
Republican Corey Stapleton 24,661 18.1% N/A

2016
2016 Montana General Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ryan Rominger 1406 28%
Republican James O'Hara 3,568 72%

References
  1. "House District 27: Hutchinson, O'Hara". Great Falls Tribune. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. "Jim O'Hara Announces Candidacy for Governor | News, Sports, Weather for Great Falls, Helena, and all of Montana | Local Top Stories". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  3. "Who I Am | O'Hara for Governor". www.oharagov.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Lack of money doesn't stop Mont. man's campaign". CBS News. 3 February 2012.
  5. "Governor hopeful O'Hara to appear on 'The CBS Evening News' | Great Falls Tribune | greatfallstribune.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  6. Troy Carter (22 May 2016). "Primary election will be turning point in Republican 'civil war'". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 30 January 2019..
  7. "2012 STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved February 1, 2019.


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