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Trump-endorsed Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy wins Republican nomination in Montana Senate race to unseat Jon Tester
Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has won the Republican nomination in a field of three candidates in the highly anticipated Montana Senate race to unseat the red state’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.
Sheehy secured the nomination during Tuesday’s primary, after strong support from conservative leadership in Congress made him the GOP pick to take on the three-term Democrat.
“America is at a crossroads and we need a new generation of leaders to save our country. Joe Biden and Jon Tester’s reckless agenda has brought us skyrocketing food, housing, and energy prices and an open border allowing illegal immigrants, drugs, and crime to flood into our country,” Sheehy said in a statement after the race was called.
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Republican Montana Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy. (Tim Sheehy For Montana)
“As a Navy SEAL, I’ve always put country before self and I’m running for the U.S. Senate to end Joe Biden and Jon Tester’s inflation, seal our border, secure our children’s future, and put America First! I am humbled and honored by all the support and look forward to finally retiring the #1 recipient of lobbyist cash and pro-Biden liberal Jon Tester,” he continued.
The Navy SEAL defeated Montana’s former Secretary of State Brad Johnson in the primary race.
The conservative, a Purple Heart recipient, was also endorsed by GOP presidential nominee and former President Trump, who said he is an “American hero.”
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“I LOVE MONTANA!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account. “Tim Sheehy is an American Hero and highly successful Businessman from the Great State of Montana. He is strongly supported by our incredible Chairman of the NRSC, Steve Daines, and many other patriotic Senators and Republicans who have endorsed our Campaign to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Sen. Jon Tester asks questions during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 12, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Republicans are eyeing the Big Sky State as one of their best chances at taking back control of the Senate, as Democrat Tester attempts to hold onto his seat in the red state for a fourth term.
Tester paints himself as a moderate in the Senate, but Sheehy has charged that he changes his positions in election years.
“You know this is what he does. Five years out of every six he’s a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, firm progressive. Votes lockstep with Schumer, Biden and every other progressive in the country,” Sheey told Fox in November. “And then, for his election year, he tries to shift back to the center and act like he’s a moderate.”
Tim Sheehy, founder and CEO of Bridger Aerospace, in Bozeman, Montana, on Jan. 18, 2024. (Louise Johns/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sheehy quickly became the Senate Republicans’ choice to take on Tester on the November ballot, receiving endorsements from Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
The Navy SEAL was also endorsed by Montana’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D.
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GREAT FALLS — For Staff Sgt. Brianna St. Lawrence-Brody, service does not only happen in uniform.
Outside the gates of the base, she works at Benefis as a nurse, Great Falls Public Schools as a school nurse, and comes home as a wife and mom of four. For the Montana Air National Guard, she serves as a command post controller with the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls.
(WATCH: Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition)
Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
This year, St. Lawrence-Brody was named the U.S. Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Non-Commissioned Officer category.
She said the recognition came as a surprise, especially because her path into the Guard started later than others.
“I joined very late in life,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I joined the Guard right before I turned 40. So for me, every opportunity that’s presented, I want to take the bull by the horns and just run with it and do the best of my ability.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Guard after finishing nursing school. She said she went straight from nursing school into helping open a COVID unit, while also working at Benefis.
She said that experience was the start of one journey, but not the whole of what she wanted to accomplish.
St. Lawrence-Brody joined the Guard for the opportunities, the challenge and to help build a future for her four children.
“It’s a little bit of a competition for myself,” she said. “Like, if I can do it, why not try my best to achieve it?”
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As a command post controller, she assists in helping move information during emergencies and major events.
“Outside, obviously, I’m a nurse. Inside the Guard, I have nothing to do with the medical field, which is kind of amazing,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “It keeps me on my toes.”
She explained balancing the Guard, two civilian jobs and four children takes support from her family, her employers and her unit. She said Benefis and GFPS have been supportive of her military service.
Her nomination included her deployment experience, training work overseas and involvement across the wing. St. Lawrence-Brody said she deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where she worked with an operations center supporting entities connected to Africa.
But, she says this recognition is not the finish line.
“This award, it’s not necessarily a landing pad for me,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I want to use it as a springboard.”
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St. Lawrence-Brody hopes her story encourages others to keep taking on new opportunities, even when they feel uncertain.
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable and be okay with doing things afraid,” she said. “I think when you get to be okay with doing things afraid, that’s where you’re going to find the growth.”
She has already won at the Air National Guard level, but she recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the broader Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year process, which includes nominees from the Guard, Reserve and major commands across the Air Force.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former state champions Jesse Perez and Degan Baca spent the day helping develop the next generation of wrestlers as Raton’s young program continues to grow.
Just two years after restarting its wrestling program, Raton High School is already building momentum—and getting some help from two accomplished wrestlers. Former Deming High School standout Jesse Perez and Cleveland High School graduate Degan Baca spent Tuesday working with wrestlers at the Raton wrestling camp, sharing techniques, experiences and lessons they’ve learned throughout their careers.
“Coach Ayon hit me up and said, ‘Hey, I’m a Deming alum, and we just got our program started a few years ago, and we’d love to have you out here,’” Perez said. “I thought it sounded like a great opportunity to give back to kids that probably don’t get to see a lot of successful wrestlers or be a part of that kind of journey.”
“I think they’re all eager to learn, and that’s the first step,” Baca said. Baca, who wrestles at Life University in Georgia, connected with Perez during his collegiate career. Perez enjoyed a standout career at Life, winning an NAIA national championship before finishing at Northwestern.
During the camp, Baca said several wrestlers shared their goals of qualifying for and placing at the state tournament—goals he remembers having himself. “They were telling me how disappointed they were not qualifying for state and wanting to place at state,” Baca said. “I remember having those same goals and ambitions, so I really wanted to strive to help them.”
Both wrestlers hope camps like this continue to grow the sport across New Mexico while reminding young athletes that success comes from consistency long before the season begins.
“We do all this hard work and sometimes think we’re owed something because of it,” Perez said. “You have to have that chip on your shoulder, but at the same time, you have to be grateful that you’re there to compete.”
Baca echoed that message, emphasizing the importance of putting in the work during the offseason. “Summer-time wrestlers make winter-time champions,” Baca said. “Coming here over the summer and taking time out of their day means so much to these kids.”
As Raton’s wrestling program continues to grow, visits from accomplished New Mexico athletes like Perez and Baca are helping lay the foundation for the next generation of champions.
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