Trib: Baumgartner, Brenden vie for Kitzenberg seat

The traditionally Republican Senate District 18 could be a key piece in determining which party controls the Senate in the upcoming legislative session. The seat was held by Sam Kitzenberg, who was prevented from running for re-election because of term limits. Elected as a Republican, Katzenberg's decision to switch parties swung control of the Senate to the Democrats in the 2007 Legislature. Democrat and political newcomer Shirley Baumgartner of Glasgow hopes that her background growing up in a farming and ranching family and running a pharmacy business will help her appeal to voters.