{"id":2576247,"date":"2026-03-04T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-republican-steve-daines-to-retire-after-two-terms-in-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:05:48","slug":"montana-republican-steve-daines-to-retire-after-two-terms-in-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-republican-steve-daines-to-retire-after-two-terms-in-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Republican Steve Daines to retire after two terms in Senate"},"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%2Fmontana-republican-steve-daines-to-retire-after-two-terms-in-senate%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=2576247&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>Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines stunned observers by announcing he will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate and will retire in January, minutes before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-grill-psaki-over-lack-of-access-to-border-crisis-you-promised-truth-and-transparency\/\" title=\"Reporters Grill Psaki Over Lack Of Access To Border Crisis: You \u2018Promised\u2019 Truth And Transparency\">filing deadline<\/a>. Daines, who has served in the Senate since 2014 after a stint in the House, indicated a replacement race is now open and endorsed Kurt Alme, the U.S. attorney for Montana, who filed to run before the deadline. In his statement,Daines said serving Montana has been the greatest honor of his career and suggested that new leaders,such as Tim Sheehy,should spearhead Montana\u2019s fight in the Senate.  <\/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\">Steve Daines announces shock retirement minutes before Senate filing deadline<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2523011\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-daines\/\">Steve Daines<\/a> (R-MT) will not run for a third term in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Senate<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bidens-welfare-expansion-plans-undermine-americas-safety\/\" title=\"How Biden\u2019s Welfare Expansion Plans Undermine America\u2019s Safety\">shock decision<\/a> that came minutes before the filing deadline in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/montana\/\">Montana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Daines, who served a single term in the House before his election to the Senate in 2014, announced on Wednesday that he will retire in January, giving another Republican a chance to vie for his Senate seat. He quickly endorsed Kurt Alme, a U.S. attorney for Montana who filed to run shortly before the 7 p.m. deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4480750\/gop-trump-cornyn-president-teases-decision\/\">GOP begs Trump to endorse Cornyn as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president teases decision &#038;lsquo<\/a>;soon&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4480545\/gop-rushes-define-talarico-cornyn-paxton-overtime-trump\/\">GOP rushes to define Talarico as Cornyn-Paxton race goes into overtime: &lsquo;Trump-hating radical&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4480536\/trump-teases-texas-senate-endorsement-reports-john-cornyn\/\">Trump teases Texas Senate endorsement moments after report says he&#8217;s picking John Cornyn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Serving the people of Montana in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate the past 13 years has been the greatest honor of my professional career and I am grateful to God for allowing me to serve,&rdquo; Daines said in a statement. &ldquo;After wrestling with this decision for months, I have decided I will not seek re-election. It is time for a new leaders like Tim Sheehy to spearhead the fight for Montana in the United States Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880199\/steve-daines-shuttle-diplomacy-asia-trump\/\"><strong>STEVE DAINES CARVES OUT SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY LANE AS ASIA EXPERT FOR TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is breaking. 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