Trump Interior Secretary Runs for New Montana US House Seat

Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke speaks with a supporter in Billings, Mont., as he campaigns for re-election to a second term as the state's sole representative in the U.S. House on Oct. 20, 2016. Matthew Brown/AP Photo

BILLINGS, Mont.—Former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he’s running for Montana’s newly awarded U.S. House seat.

Zinke told The Associated Press that he was running, a day after filing paperwork to organize a campaign committee.