Brian Schweitzer

Governor supported and signed into law voluntary full-time kindergarten. The law exempts firearms made and kept in Montana from Federal firearms regulations. on February 22 2009 along with the Republican Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin who announced just days before the event that Brian Schweitzer would not attend leaving Schweitzer to lead the discussion alone.

Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4 1955) was the 23rd Governor of Montana having served from January 5 2005 to January 7 2013. Schweitzer formerly served as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments.