Longtime Butte politician Art Noonan dies at 70

MISSOULA, Mont. — State leaders and politicians are sharing memories and expressing condolences after Butte legislative candidate Art Noonan died this week.

Montana Free Press reports he died of a heart attack at age 70.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester called Noonan “a good man and a great public servant.”

Gov. Greg Gianforte tweeted that he joins the Butte community in mourning Noonan's passing.

Noonan was a longtime politician who served in the state House from 2005 to 2010 and was running again this year.