{"id":1960128,"date":"2023-06-29T10:47:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-navy-seal-challenges-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T10:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:49:18","slug":"former-navy-seal-challenges-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-navy-seal-challenges-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Navy SEAL takes on Sen. Jon Tester in Montana Senate race."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-navy-seal-challenges-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0628\/e60acfb3-796e-41e7-8103-df4bc6c07198\/audio.mp3?length=3949389&#038;duration=329\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Former Navy SEAL Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate<\/h2>\n<p>Tim Sheehy, an entrepreneur, firefighting pilot, and former Navy SEAL, has officially declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>In his 2024 bid to unseat the vulnerable incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sheehy, a Republican, has made a strong commitment to prioritize &#8220;America first&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy stated in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ScveOJBlII\">campaign video<\/a>, &#8220;Whether it was in war or business, I see problems and solve them. America needs conservative leaders who love our country, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m running for the United States Senate. Our campaign is about service, God and country, not politics as usual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Challenging a Democratic Senator in what is considered a Republican state, Sheehy&#8217;s campaign is being closely watched as Tester tries to maintain a crucial Democrat seat in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the key issues Sheehy plans to focus on, as outlined on his <a href=\"https:\/\/timformt.com\/on-the-issues\/\">website<\/a>, include support for local agriculture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-rifle-coffee-going-public-in-1-7-billion-deal\/\" title=\"Black Rifle Coffee Going Public In .7 Billion Deal\">veterans\u2019 issues<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">gun rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the Second Amendment, Sheehy firmly stated, &#8220;I will fight back against any attempt by liberal politicians like Joe Biden and Jon Tester from pursuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checking-joe-bidens-gun-control-rhetoric-7-false-claims-the-president-has-made-on-firearms\/\" title=\"Fact-Checking Joe Biden\u2019s Gun Control Rhetoric: 7 False Claims The President Has Made On Firearms\">radical gun control agenda<\/a> that threatens our Second Amendment rights. Our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As a Navy SEAL who fought for our country and to protect our freedoms, this is a fundamental constitutional right that must and will always be protected under my watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sheehy will prioritize the unborn&#8217;s right to life, national security, forest management, fiscal responsibility, and border security.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the border crisis, Sheehy emphasized, &#8220;What\u2019s happening at the southern border is an absolute crisis, and it gets worse each day under the Biden administration and with career politicians like Jon Tester who talk a tough game about border security but aren\u2019t getting the job done. We need to take a strong stand and secure our border, finish the wall, and finally put an end to illegal immigration once and for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Bronze Star and Purple Heart<\/h2>\n<p>Sheehy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-navy-seal-challenges-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown\/\" title=\"Ex-Navy SEAL takes on Sen. Jon Tester in Montana Senate race.\">impressive background includes serving<\/a> as a Navy SEAL Officer and Team Leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-challenger-tim-sheehy-aims-to-unseat-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown\/\" title=\"Tim Sheehy, Republican challenger, targets Sen. Jon Tester in Montana Senate race.\">completing multiple deployments<\/a> and missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, and the Pacific region. He has been involved in numerous combat encounters throughout his service, earning commendations such as the Bronze Star with Valor for Heroism in Combat and the Purple Heart Medal.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 2008, Sheehy holds the distinction of being the first midshipman to participate in the U.S. Army Special Operations exchange program and the first to graduate from the prestigious Army Ranger School. Following his graduation, Sheehy was commissioned as an officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Sheehy, a Republican entrepreneur, firefighting pilot, and ex-Navy SEAL, declared his 2024 Senate candidacy on June 27. Pledging to prioritize America&#8217;s interests, he aims to unseat vulnerable incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). Sheehy, known for problem-solving in war and business, stated, &#8220;I tackle challenges head-on.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":1960129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}