Havreite elected delegate to Republican convention

Brad Lotton of Havre has in his words been to "scores" of Montana Republican conventions, but this July he will attend the party's national convention for the first time.

Lotton is the owner of Lotton Construction Inc. and is an outspoken member of the Hill County Republican Party Central Committee.

He, along with 23 others, were chosen to represent Montana at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland July 18-21.

Lotton, a supporter of Donald Trump, said he submitted his name about four weeks ago.

"I have wanted to go in the past but didn't want to take a week off of work to attend," Lot...