Steven Rawlings is the acting Governor of Montana. He was John Dutton's running mate for the Governorship as the Lieutenant Governor, but after John was assassinated, he was sworn in as Governor. He did not share the same philosophy as John as he is more of a Moderate Republican compared to John’s hardcore conservative ideology. So, his first act was to undo all his orders, especially pertaining to the permits for Market Equities. Knowing Jamie Dutton as a threat to his power in a special election, he ordered Jamie to recuse himself from any ongoing investigations into John's death.