{"id":2375292,"date":"2024-12-02T06:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-forms-unlikely-senate-trio-with-two-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T06:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:41:47","slug":"tim-sheehy-forms-unlikely-senate-trio-with-two-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-forms-unlikely-senate-trio-with-two-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sheehy forms unlikely Senate trio with two Democrats &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftim-sheehy-forms-unlikely-senate-trio-with-two-democrats-washington-examiner%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=2375292&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--><p>The\u200c article discusses the political landscape following the 2024\u2063 elections, focusing \u200con newly elected\u2063 Senator \u2063Tim\u2063 Sheehy from Montana. Sheehy won a competitive race that flipped the seat from Democratic \u2063control and emphasized\u200c a conservative agenda. He \u2064has \u200dformed an unexpected \u200dbipartisan\u200d alliance\u2063 with progressive Representatives\u2064 Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) to address wildfire prevention, showcasing a willingness to collaborate on issues despite ideological differences. The three\u2063 senators expressed interest\u2062 in leveraging their shared concerns regarding wildfires\u2014impacting states from Montana \u200cto New Jersey\u2014as a means\u200d to innovate bipartisanship in a \u200ddivided Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy&#8217;s background\u2064 as a Navy SEAL and experience in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-announces-senate-bid-against-jon-tester\/\" title=\"Tim Sheehy challenges Jon Tester for Senate seat.\">aerial firefighting<\/a> industry positions him as a knowledgeable \u2062participant in discussions on disaster management. He \u200bis \u2062optimistic that bipartisan efforts\u2062 can extend beyond wildfires to include other pressing resource\u2062 and\u2062 environmental issues. The article\u2062 notes \u200dthat while bipartisanship\u200b may offer a reprieve from partisan \u200bconflicts, substantial ideological disagreements \u200bare expected\u2064 to \u2064arise in other areas,\u2063 such as confirmations and budget discussions.<\/p>\n<p>As part of \u2062a shifting \u2062Republican majority in\u200c the Senate,\u200c Sheehy&#8217;s victory\u200c was attributed to a\u2064 composition of &#8220;common-sense&#8221; proposals resonating with voters, bolstered by \u2063support from former President Donald \u200bTrump. Sheehy&#8217;s\u2063 entry into the Senate marks\u200d a continuation of the\u2064 rightward shift in U.S. politics \u2062while underscoring the potential for pragmatic cooperation in addressing shared\u200d challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Capitol&rsquo;s new crop: Tim Sheehy forms unlikely bipartisan trio as he cements rightward shift in Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1894285\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The&nbsp;<\/em>Washington Examiner<em>&nbsp;interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. <strong>Part 8 of<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Capitol&rsquo;s new crop\">Capitol&rsquo;s new crop<\/a> <\/strong>looks at the alliances that Montana Republican Tim Sheehy is forming. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sen.-elect Tim Sheehy won one of the hardest-fought 2024 Senate races by clawing back a red state from Democrats and helping flip the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3229050\/what-to-know-about-john-thune-next-senate-majority-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate majority\">Senate majority<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, separate from what the Montana Republican, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3203727\/montana-senate-race-results-2024-jon-tester-tim-sheehy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"unseated Sen. Jon Tester\">unseated Sen. Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT), calls a conservative &ldquo;mandate&rdquo; from the elections, Sheehy has already found himself part of an unexpected trio with some of his most progressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3241785\/meet-new-senators-119th-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"soon-to-be colleagues\">soon-to-be colleagues<\/a>: Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">senators-elect<\/a>, lamenting to one another at freshman orientation this month about recent wildfires that have ravaged their states, found an early opportunity for compromise as Washington gears up for a one-party Congress and White House. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and founder of the aerial firefighting and surveillance company Bridger Aerospace, has high hopes tackling wildfire prevention at the federal level can foster other &ldquo;common-sense collaboration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We realized that we all agreed it was time for us to focus on wildfires in a different way, and it&rsquo;ll probably be one of the few areas that a very polarized country can work together on,&rdquo; Sheehy told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;That issue can be a briefing tool to many other issues related to your resource industries, whether it&rsquo;s oil and gas leases, forestry, mining, a lot of issues that I think emanate from that issue set and can be something we work together on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Schiff said in a statement he was &ldquo;eager to partner with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to tackle this growing problem and appreciate the initial conversations I have had with Sen.-elect Sheehy on how we can work in a bipartisan way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kim praised Sheehy&rsquo;s &ldquo;deep experience,&rdquo; adding in a statement he&rsquo;ll work &ldquo;with him and any senator to deliver support to brave first responders battling the flames and greater assistance to impacted communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, Sen.-elects Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ). (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wildfires are &ldquo;normal life&rdquo; for those west of the Mississippi, Sheehy said, drawing on his company&rsquo;s experience battling flames. Montana has experienced at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/montana-news\/2024-11-06\/a-dry-fall-brings-wildfires-to-western-montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"171 wildfires\">171 wildfires<\/a> this year, and California skies are frequently turned an eerie orange from massive fires. This year, some East Coast states are also feeling the heat. New Jersey is facing a nearly three-fold increase in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/2024\/11\/drought-warning-declared-in-nj-as-water-storage-levels-drop-wildfires-rage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"thousands of acres burned\">thousands of acres burned<\/a> annually amid a drought.<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisanship is undoubtedly easier said than done. However, it offers incoming senators in a 53-47 Republican chamber an easy escape from the contentious partisan brawls and confirmation battles on the horizon under a new administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The three of us will probably disagree heartily and vocally on Cabinet nominees,&rdquo; Sheehy added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ll disagree on budget fights. I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ll disagree on foreign policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy, after all, is part of a new class of GOP senators that also includes Sens.-elect Jim Justice (R-WV), Bernie Moreno of Ohio, and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania that is cementing a rightward shift in the Senate after flipping their seats.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy credited his roughly 7-point triumph over three-term incumbent Tester to President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s coattails and a &ldquo;commonsense&rdquo; platform that he said resonated with average voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A secure border, safe streets, cheap gas, cops are good, criminals are bad, boys are boys, girls are girls, and people want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabbard-claims-of-dog-whistle-politics-in-youngkin-win-shows-dems-think-were-stupid-were-dogs\/\" title=\"Gabbard: Claims of &#039;Dog Whistle&#039; Politics in Youngkin Win Shows Dems Think &#039;We&#039;re Stupid,&#039; &#039;We&#039;re Dogs&#039;\">common sense back<\/a>,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think between our retail focus, straight talk, and common-sense message. Of course, we had some great help, too. President Trump came out. That meant a lot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans have yet to dish out new committee assignments. Given his Navy and business experiences, Sheehy said he hopes to have positions that offer him influence over the business sector and national defense.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy described his overall mood as &ldquo;extremely happy&rdquo; toward Trump&rsquo;s nominations thus far, noting he has positive personal relationships with Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), interior secretary nominee, and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, national intelligence director nominee. He plans to support all of the nominees so far named, lauding the mostly nonconventional picks as positive outcomes after &ldquo;America delivered a mandate&rdquo; for change.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks during an election night watch party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Bozeman, Montana. (AP Photo\/Tommy Martino)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t achieve change by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">appointing status-quo career bureaucrats<\/a> to these types of positions,&rdquo; Sheehy said. &ldquo;You achieve change by appointing change agents. And I think what we&rsquo;re seeing across the board is that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s most controversial nominee, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, removed his name from the running after a flurry of warnings from Republican senators that his conformation was untenable amid allegations of sexual misconduct with minors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3230247\/recess-appointments-trump-skip-senate-confirmations-fill-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>RECESS APPOINTMENTS: HOW TRUMP HOPES TO SKIP SENATE CONFIRMATIONS AND FILL HIS CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s been mild heartburn among some in the GOP for other nominees and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3241715\/trump-tees-up-policy-clash-gop-senate-cabinet-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"foreshadowing of policy clashes\">foreshadowing of policy clashes<\/a>. More centrist and establishment figures, such as Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who&rsquo;s up for reelection, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), could narrow the confirmation margins.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a major factor for why Trump has forewarned Republicans he may insist on recess appointments to circumvent their constitutional &ldquo;advice and consent&rdquo; role.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheehy rebuffed any notion he was willing to relinquish that power, underscoring further the opposition among most in the GOP to simply forgo the traditional Senate confirmation process at Trump&rsquo;s behest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s going to be a process which we should follow to ensure that all these appointees, in fact, are qualified to do the job, have a plan in place to reform these agencies, and do good work,&rdquo; Sheehy said. &ldquo;The advice and consent role is perhaps the most important role the Senate has of anything in the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1894285\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1894285\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol&#8217;s new crop: Tim Sheehy builds unexpected bipartisan ties in Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2375293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tim-sheehy-cements-shift-right-in-senate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,5894,3740,32876,32076],"class_list":["post-2375292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-tim-sheehy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tim-sheehy-cements-shift-right-in-senate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375292","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375297,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375292\/revisions\/2375297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}