Matt Rosendale officially announced his candidacy for U. S. Senate on Feb. 9.
The current Republican representative for Montana’s second congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives will be up against Republican Tim Sheehy — former Navy SEAL and founder of Bridger Aerospace, a firefighting company based in Belgrade — in the primaries. The winner of that race will be on the general election ballot against longtime Montana Democratic Senator Jon Tester.
Montana’s Senate President Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, and Speaker of the House Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, have backed Rosendale, along with 30 plus state legislators. Sheehy has been endorsed by U.S. Senator Steve Daines and former President Donald Trump.
Nationally, Republicans only need to gain two more seats in the Senate to take control of the chamber.
“Montana and America need a proven conservative leader representing them in Washington, which is why I’m running against Democrats and a D.C. Cartel puppet,” Rosendale said in a candidacy announcement.
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Keely's journalism career started with staff positions at the Lone Peak Lookout and The Madisonian in southwest Montana and freelancing for Dance Spirit Magazine.
In 2023, she completed a legislative reporting fellowship with KFF Health News during Montana's 68th legislative session and graduated with an MA in Environmental Journalism from the University of Montana. Keely completed a summer fire reporting internship with Montana Free Press in 2022.
Her bylines include Scientific American, Modern Farmer, U.S. News & World Report, CBS News, The New Republic, KFF Health News, Montana Free Press, Ars Technica, Mountain Journal and Outside Business Journal.
She also is a producer and editor for a Montana Public Radio podcast.
Keely received her undergraduate degrees in History and Religious Studies from Montana State University in 2017.
In her spare time, she's dancing, drinking processo and running around the mountains.
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