Shawn Fredrickson was sworn in as a Butte-Silver Bow commissioner Thursday, joining 11 others who make up the county’s legislative branch.
Fredrickson took the oath of office from District Court Judge Kurt Krueger and will represent District 1, which covers much of southeast Butte.
Commissioners appointed Fredrickson to replace Cindy Perdue-Dolan, who recently resigned to become a field representative for U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana.
Before she stepped down, she was seeking a second, four-year term and faced Fredrickson on the November ballot. Only his name will appear now and he can only be challenged by write-in candidates, who face numerous obstacles and rarely win.