No. 341: Rayelynn Brandl

The ButteCast with Bill Foley · Apr 23, 2026 · 1h 26m

I voted for myself when I ran for chief executive of Butte-Silver Bow in 2024. But I have to say, it wasn’t the obvious decision.

Rayelynn Brandl also ran for chief executive that year. She got into the race a few months after I did. Had she announced she was running earlier, I might not have filed to run at all.

Getting to know her and hearing her ideas during the campaign convinced me that she would be an outstanding chief executive. I really hope she runs again.

After the election, Rayelynn showed that her reason for running was true when she ran to be a member of the advisory council to…