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Montana’s two-term Attorney General Tim Fox announced his campaign for governor Thursday.

Fox, a Republican from Hardin, was first elected attorney general in 2012 and again in 2016. He is term-limited from running for the office again, and seeks to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock in 2020.

“Democrats have occupied the Governor’s Office for the last 14 years and it’s time for that to change,” Fox said in a news release. “As I travel around Montana, people are encouraging me to run because they want a governor with a record of results. Montanans want a strong conservative who fights for our communities, reins in government, and protects our constitutional liberties. I believe I am the candidate who can lead our party to victory and our state to prosperity.”

He enters what is expected to be a crowded Republican primary, which also includes Secretary of State Corey Stapleton.