Tag: Montana
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Montana Senate candidate says he was ‘medically discharged’ from the Navy. Records say otherwise.
Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL running for the Senate in Montana, has said he was discharged from the military for medical reasons because of injuries he sustained on duty, but his discharge paperwork tells a different story. The heavily-redacted, 2-page document obtained by NBC News indicates that Sheehy voluntarily resigned his commission and does…
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Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s firm promised jobs and more to a Montana county. It’s still waiting.
Bridger Aerospace Group, a Montana-based aerial firefighting company helmed by Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, was losing money in 2020 when its top executives made a business pitch to elected officials in the county where it’s based. At a recorded public meeting, the executives asked whether Bridger could use Gallatin County’s name and pristine credit rating to raise $160 million…
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Jon Tester pushes for ticket-splitters in a Montana Senate race that appears to be slipping away
Sheehy has eschewed interviews with local and national reporters, and there is little evidence of a significant grassroots campaign. The Montana GOP’s website lists only three events for the entire month of October, none of them including Sheehy. The events Sheehy does hold are by invitation only and not open to the media. His campaign…
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Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy debate in Montana with the Senate on the line
MISSOULA, Mont. — The central clash in the pivotal Montana Senate race — and the fight for control of the Senate itself — was on full display Monday night as Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican Tim Sheehy faced off in a heated debate. Like other Republican challengers around the country, Sheehy, a former Navy…