In his senior year , he was one of the youngest delegates at the 1984 Republican National Convention . " I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan . He was the first president I got to vote for . " Daines was also the president of MSU College Republicans . In 2007 , he and his wife started a web site called GiveItBack.com , which urged governor Brian Schweitzer to return the state 's $ 1 billion surplus to the taxpayers . In 2007 – 08 , he served as state chairman for Republican Mike Huckabee 's presidential campaign and as a national surrogate for Huckabee
1984 Republican National Convention
1984 Republican National Convention
Steve Daines