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The US Senator is elected to represent the people of the entire state of Montana. Senators are elected to six-year terms. US Senate convenes in Washington, D.C. to consider and pass laws for the entire nation and to assist constituents from their district with federal government agency services.

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    ROBERT BARB
    (Grn)

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    SID DAOUD
    (Lib)

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    TIM SHEEHY
    (Rep)

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    JON TESTER
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

1. Please briefly provide the following information: place (town or county and state) of birth, age as of election day 2024, place (town or county) of permanent residency, occupation/employer, and education. How do these things and your other life experiences qualify you to be an effective Senator?

2. What are the most important issues you expect to face if elected and how do you propose to address them?

3. What will you do to bridge the partisan divide so that the U.S. Congress can address the serious issues facing our country?

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Campaign Website http://timformt.com
Campaign Twitter Handle @sheehyformt
Campaign Instagram URL http://instagram.com/sheehyformt
Campaign Facebook URL http://facebook.com/sheehyformt
My wife and I were honored to lead Americans in battle, her as a Marine Corps officer and me as a Navy SEAL team leader. After I was wounded, we chose to make Montana home – to raise our family and start a business with an all-veteran team, create hundreds of jobs, protect communities from wildfires, and donate millions across Montana to increase access to critical health care services.

I never considered entering politics until Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal washed away the sacrifices made by our family and friends. As a father and business owner, the decision to run for Senate was tough, but when your country calls, you must answer. I'm in this race to serve our great country once again and create a better future for our kids.
Career politicians have dug us into a massive hole. The first step to solving our country’s problems is kicking them out. We need political outsiders to deliver the commonsense solutions Montanans want and our country needs, but Jon Tester hasn’t delivered, voting 91% of the time for Biden’s damaging policies.

Montanans want good-paying jobs, safe streets, cheap gas, a secure border, America First foreign policy, rising incomes, a balanced budget, and our kids going to good schools and knowing that boys are boys and girls are girls. As Senator, I’ll work to rebuild our economy with low inflation, unleash American energy, secure the border, get tough on crime, re-establish peace through strength, and restore common sense in D.C.
America is at a crossroads with record inflation, open borders, rising crime, collapsing foreign policy, unaffordable housing, and out-of-control debt. Instead of focusing on partisan labels, it’s time we focus on solving real issues and returning common sense to D.C.

As a former Navy SEAL, I know what it means to have service, sacrifice, and accountability at the center of my mission. I signed the term limits pledge and will help lead a new generation of leaders to save America from career politicians in both parties who lecture us about ‘fighting for you’ while our problems only get worse. We face serious problems as a nation, and we need serious people who won’t just talk but actually get things done for our great state and country.
Campaign Website http://jontester.com
Campaign Twitter Handle @jontester
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I was born in Havre, MT in 1956 and will be 68 on election day this year. I’m a third-generation dirt farmer who still farms the same land just outside of Big Sandy that my grandparents homesteaded over 100 years ago. I have a Bachelor of Science in Music from the College of Great Falls (now the University of Providence), and am a former elementary school music teacher. I live in a town of hundreds, not thousands, and I know the challenges facing Montana and rural America.
Simply put, the Montana we know and love is changing. Everything from housing to groceries is more expensive as out-of-state multimillionaires move here and buy up our land, using Montana as their personal playground. It’s putting a strain on everything – on prices, on our local infrastructure, on our towns and our parks and our public lands.

I’m working with folks on both sides of the aisle to tackle these problems. That means finding solutions to bring down costs for housing. I’m also making sure our law enforcement has the resources they need to get fentanyl out of Montana and keep our communities safe. And I’ll always honor our commitments to our veterans and to make health care more affordable for all Montanans.
The division in Washington is ridiculous. As Montana’s only statewide official to hold regular, public town halls, I take my cues from Montanans of all political stripes.

I’ll work with anybody from any party to get things done for Montana. I’m proud to have worked with my Republican and Democratic colleagues in the Senate to pass my Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which I negotiated with five Republicans, four Democrats, and the Administration. Now, roads and bridges are getting fixed across the state, and rural communities are getting high-speed internet for the first time.

There are Democrats and there are Republicans and there are Independents – but we're all Montanans. That’s what matters to me and it always will.