Yellowstone County State Senator Elected Future President of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Montana Senate Republicans announced in a post on X the morning of Wednesday, August 7th that State Senator Barry Usher of Yellowstone County has been elected to serve as Vice President of the National Conference of State Legislatures, which also means he will assume to role of President starting in 2026. The NCSL is a […]
Sheehy Dethrones Tester, Republicans Sweep Statewide
Among record Montana voter turnout, Montanans made themselves heard Tuesday night. Republican candidates swept the statewide races for Governor, U.S. Senate, and both U.S. House districts. The Gubernatorial race was the first to be called, with the Associated Press announcing a Greg Gianforte re-election victory just three minutes after the polls closed at 8:00pm. At […]
Election Initiatives Fail; Abortion Initiative Passes
In an election appearing to be a red wave, conservative voters got their way on two of the three constitutional initiatives on the ballot this cycle. CI-126, which would have introduced a nonpartisan top four advance primary, failed to garner enough support, with only 48.2 percent of counted ballots voting yes. Alaska, Washington, and California […]
Democrat Staffer Seen Tampering with Montana Ballot Box
This past Sunday, October 20, a man was caught on video tampering with an Official Mail Ballot Drop Box in Glacier County, MT. The surveillance camera footage can be found online at https://www.foxnews.com/politics/video-dem-aligned-individual-montana-ballot-box-sparks-tampering-concern-from-election-administrator The video appears to show the individual putting both hands on the drop box and unsuccessfully trying to rip it from the […]
Sheehy Still on Top, National Results a Toss-Up
This past Saturday, October 26, Emerson College released one last poll on the Montana U.S. Senate race before election day. Coming in amidst a national upward trend in early voting, the poll showed Sheehy with a 50-46 advantage over Tester. The 4-point margin is half of the 8-point lead that the New York Times and […]
Tester Called Out by Montana Sheriffs
Recently, Senator Jon Tester’s campaign has circulated newspaper advertisements bragging about having procured millions of dollars in federal funding for local law enforcement. However, multiple county sheriffs have now called Tester’s ads “misleading”. In a Facebook post, Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick issued the following statement: I am not supporting either candidate, but as your […]
Fifty-Three Candidates for MT Legislature Sign Term Limit Pledge
Recently, 53 candidates for Montana’s state legislature signed pledges to support term limits if elected. Of those candidates, 11 are running for seats in Yellowstone County, all of whom are Republicans. On the State House side, Gary Parry (HD35), Larry Brewster (HD43), Kassidy Olson (HD45), Stephanie Moncada (HD47), Curtis Schomer (HD48), Sherry Essman (HD49), Jodee […]
New Polling, Same Bad News for Tester
Last week, the New York Times and Siena College released a poll conducted among 656 likely Montana voters. The results are in line with other recent polling, showing Republican Tim Sheehy with a 7-point lead over Democrat Jon Tester. The poll had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points. Less than 0.5% of respondents
Tester Spent $60K at High-End French Restaurant in D.C.
This past week, Jon Tester’s campaign released their third-quarter finance data to the FEC. According to this data, Jon Tester’s campaign spent $60,549.34 at the Bistro Cacao in Washington D.C., dining their 69 times since January of last year. This span includes well over $200,000 in spending on meals. According to reporting by the Daily […]
Get to Know Your Candidates: The Green Party’s Robert Barb
The upcoming U.S. Senate election here in Montana is not just a duel between Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Tim Sheehy, but also features multiple third-party candidates, including the Green Party’s Robert Barb. Part of being an educated voter is knowing who all your candidates are and what their platform is. For this reason, we […]