RNLA Montana Chapter Kickoff Event

featuring

Attorney General Austin Knudsen
State of Montana 

& 

Ryan Dollar
General Counsel, National Republican Senatorial Committee

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Join RNLA's NEW Montana Chapter for a luncheon with Montana Attorney General, Austin Knudsen, as well as the National Republican Senatorial Committee's General Counsel, Ryan Dollar. This event is co-hosted by ABS LEGAL, PLLC. It will be a great opportunity to network with fellow Republican lawyers and elected officials!

 - Lunch will be provided. -

Wednesday, May 8
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MT

Green Meadow Country Club
2720 Country Club Avenue, Helena, MT 59602

About the Speakers

Austin Knudsen grew up just outside of Culbertson, in the northeast corner of Montana, where his family has farmed and ranched for five generations. Austin met his wife, Christie, while they both served as FFA State Officers during their freshman year at Montana State University-Bozeman. Austin and Christie were married shortly after graduation and moved to Missoula where Austin earned his law degree from the University of Montana.

In 2010, Austin defeated a two-term incumbent and was elected to serve as the Representative for House District 34. During his third and fourth sessions in 2015 and 2017, Austin was elected by all 100 members of the House of Representatives to lead them as Speaker of the House. 

Back in Culbertson as a private attorney, Austin was astounded by the lack of prosecutions coming out of the County Attorney’s office, and the illegal drugs and related crime that was devastating his community. Following a drive-by shooting outside of their kids’ school, Austin and Christie knew they had to do more to make their community safe, and in 2018 Austin was elected Roosevelt County Attorney.

As a county prosecutor, Austin worked hand-in-hand with the full range of law enforcement personnel, including on the Fort Peck Reservation, to ramp up prosecutions and put violent offenders behind bars. In 2020, Austin ran for Montana Attorney General because the illegal drug pandemic and resulting violence are a statewide problem. In fact, violent crime has increased more than 30% in just over a decade.

As Attorney General, Austin has made combating the drug pandemic and supporting law enforcement a main focus — ensuring that Montana is a safe place to live and raise a family.

Ryan Dollar is an election lawyer who specializes in federal elections, party committee compliance, and strategic political litigation. Ryan is currently the General Counsel of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and has been with the NRSC since 2017.

Before the NRSC, Ryan worked in the Counsel’s Office for Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign and in the Executive Administration of the Texas Attorney General’s Office. A native Texan, Ryan received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University.

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This event is not a fundraiser. RNLA provides opportunities for its members to meet Republican leaders.

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