Russell Cleveland is a Navy veteran who played football for Coach Bob Green at Montana Tech. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the St. Regis Tigers football team.

Russ grew up in Stevensville, and was a part of some great football teams there.

After starting a successful business in Colorado, Russ moved back to Montana with his wife, Dr. Kate Cleveland, and their six children.

Russ is a descendant of Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. He bills himself as a moderate — he refuses to wear a red or blue tie — who is running on the platform of youth development, affordability, stewardship, public health, and financial reform.

When he isn’t helping the Tigers win football games, Russ has been traveling around Western Montana talking to voters and hearing about the issues that are important to them.

On Wednesday, his travels brought him to the Bagger Vance Studio to talk about his campaign and why he is running. It should be noted that we learned of the horrible assassination of Charlie Kirk while we were talking, and Russ, without hesitation, Russ quickly condemned any and all political violence.