HELENA — Chris Riccardo says, when he decided to run for mayor, he knew he needed to hear what Helena residents were concerned about.

“My whole thing is I don't have all the answers, and I don't claim to,” he said. “So I need to hear from people – you know, not just what you think the problems are, but how are we going to come together as a community and solve these issues?”

That’s why his campaign set up events like the one where MTN met with him: at Fire Tower Coffee House in downtown Helena, they laid out a large piece of paper for voters to write what was most important to them.

(Watch the video to hear from mayoral candidate Chris Riccardo.) Helena mayoral candidate: Chris Riccardo

Riccardo’s background is as a ceramic artist, and this is his first foray into politics.

“People

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