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Posted on 03/04/2026 5:48:51 PM PST by CFW
Sen. Steve Daines of Montana has decided not to run for reelection, adding to the growing list of Republicans in Congress who want out.
Daines did not give a specific reason for his retirement, but said he had wrestled with the decision for months. He called his time in Congress "the greatest honor of my professional career."
"It is time for a new leaders like Tim Sheehy to spearhead the fight for Montana in the United States Senate," he said in a statement Wednesday, referring to the state's junior senator.
Daines began his career in Congress in 2013, serving one term in the House before jumping to the Senate.
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He said he is backing Kurt Alme to replace him. Alme served as U.S. attorney for the District of Montana during President Trump’s first term and was again nominated and confirmed during the president’s second term.
Mr. Trump rolled out his endorsement for Alme shortly after Daines’ announcement.
“He did a job like few others are capable of doing but, sadly for our Country, Steve’s Term is up, and he has decided to leave the Senate and, ‘pass the torch’ to Kurt Alme,” Mr. Trump wrote. “In fact, if Kurt didn’t have the highest level of aptitude and talent, Steve would have remained exactly where he is but, Kurt is exceptional, and I will be giving him, based on Steve’s strongest recommendation, my Complete and Total Endorsement.”
One term and done should be the rule.
WHO??? Never heard of him. He went to the Senate, hunkered down, and became invisible.
Agreed.
“At 4:52 p.m. Wednesday, with only minutes left before Montana’s candidate filing deadline, Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme filed paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Steve Daines.
Eight minutes later, the filing window closed.
Montana law requires candidates to submit their paperwork before the 5 p.m. filing deadline in order to appear on the ballot, making the final minutes of the filing period one of the last opportunities for campaigns to enter or exit a race.
By then, Daines was no longer in the race.
State candidate records show the senator, who had previously filed to seek another term, withdrew his name from the ballot shortly before the 5 p.m. deadline, reshaping the Republican field in the final minutes before filings closed.”
I’m pissed at 5his. Wait til the last minute to pull this stunt
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