John Bohlinger

Infobox_Lt_Governor
name= John Bohlinger

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caption=
order= 29^th
office= Lieutenant Governor of Montana
term_start=January 3, 2005
governor= Brian Schweitzer
predecessor= Karl Ohs
successor= Incumbent
birth_date= birth date and age |1936|04|21
birth_place= Bozeman, Montana
death_date=
death_place=
party= Republican
profession= Businessman
spouse=Karen Seiler
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John Bohlinger, Jr. is the current Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Bohlinger ran as a Republican, on a ticket headed by Democrat Brian Schweitzer and was elected on November 2, 2004.

Personal

John Bohlinger was born in Bozeman, Montana on April 21, 1936, to parents John and Aileen Bohlinger, and in 1941, the family moved to Billings, Montana where his parents operated a women's apparel store called Aileen's.

While enrolled at Billings Senior High School, Bohlinger enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He went on to the University of Montana where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in business. The Marine Corps called him to service after his sophomore year and he completed his university career after completing his service with the Marine Corps. Bohlinger spent the next 33 years as a small businessman working in the family clothing business. He was the widower of the late Bette Cobetto, who died of cancer on January 9, 2006 and was married to Karen Seiler in Helena January 12, 2008.

Political career

Bohlinger served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives and was then twice elected to the Montana State Senate. He resigned his Senate seat as he assumed the office of Lieutenant Governor.

On the 2004 gubernatorial ticket, Bohlinger, a Republican, joined with Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat. There was no precedent in Montana where the candidates on a gubernatorial ticket belonged to different parties and the pairing was controversial. The ticket prevailed and Bohlinger was inaugurated as Lieutenant Governor of Montana on January 3, 2005.

ee also

References

External links

* [http://governor.mt.gov/ltgov/ltgovbio.asp Bohlinger] biography
* [http://www.brianschweitzer.com/ Schweitzer Bohlinger] official campaign site