As His Term Ends, Gov. Bullock Talks Ups And Downs Of The Job
Gov. Steve Bullock will leave office January 4th after serving two terms as governor and one term as state attorney general. Bullock spoke with Sally Mauk about his time in office, what he accomplished, what challenges remain and what comes next.
Sally Mauk Your public career started over two decades ago, and I m curious what drew you to public service in the first place? You re trained as an attorney, what drew you to being a politician instead of pursuing a legal career?
Steve Bullock Well, yeah. A couple of years after law school, I moved back home, and in the attorney general s office actually started in a cubicle. I had already practiced law, but law was often looking backwards. And being in court, as an example, defending stream access rights for Montanans. When you stood up and said, my name is Steve Bullock, I represent the people of Montana, it drew me to the idea that you could really do good things in publi