<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>HELENA, Mont. — U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte is pinning his third campaign in two years on Montana residents being better off economically since President Donald Trump took office and that the voters will give him some of the<wm> funding he needs.
Gianforte has long been critical of the Biden administration and his views of the role of the federal government on behalf of Montana residents, and has suggested that Montana has suffered due to the shift away from Trump's policies and towards those of the Biden administration.

He points out that Montana receives billions of dollars less per state than the next seven highest-performing states. This difference has left Montana to be treated as the “least prosperous state in America” according to data from a number</wm> of independent organizations such as the Tax Foundation and Council for Responsible Budget.

Gianforte also emphasized