Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has beaten three-term Democrat Sen. Jon Tester in the Montana Senate race, flipping a key race as Republicans are set to take back control of the Senate, the Associated Press projects. His win increases the Republican majority in the Senate to at least 52, per the Associated Press projections. All eyes
Republican Tim Sheehy won the Montana Senate race ousting Democratic Senator Jon Tester, who was considered the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate. The GOP was able to successfully take control of the chamber after losing power four years ago. Republican Jim Justice captured outgoing Independent Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia and GOP’s
Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, a Republican, ripped his opponent, incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, for his ties to lobbyists during a debate on Monday. Tester is seeking to hold onto his Senate seat to continue representing the red state of Montana in a race that could determine which party controls the upper chamber
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is hoping his status as the only working farmer in the Senate will help him secure a fourth term in November. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images GREAT FALLS — Democrats are bringing new energy to their party convention in Chicago next week.
The abortion issue has taken center stage this week in Montana in the midst of a closely watched U.S. Senate race. On Wednesday, the state’s supreme court invalidated as unconstitutional a law restricting abortion access for minors to those who obtained parental consent. “No politician should be in the business of making health care decisions