Jon Tester
Jonathan "Jon" Tester (born August 21, 1956) served as the senior United States Senator from Montana from 2007 to 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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| United States Senator from Montana | |||||||||
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2025 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Conrad Burns | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tim Sheehy | ||||||||
| Chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |||||||||
| In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Jerry Moran | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jerry Moran | ||||||||
| Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |||||||||
| In office January 3, 2017 – February 3, 2021 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Richard Blumenthal | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jerry Moran | ||||||||
| Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | |||||||||
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||||||||
| Leader | Harry Reid | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Michael Bennet | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chris Van Hollen | ||||||||
| Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |||||||||
| In office February 12, 2014 – January 3, 2015 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Maria Cantwell | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Barrasso | ||||||||
| President of the Montana Senate | |||||||||
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||||||||
| Deputy | Dan Harrington | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Bob Keenan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mike Cooney | ||||||||
| Member of the Montana Senate | |||||||||
| In office January 4, 1999 – January 3, 2007 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Loren Jenkins | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jim Peterson | ||||||||
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| Born | Raymond Jon Tester 21 August 1956 (aged 69) Big Sandy, Montana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Sharla Bitz
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| Children | 3 | ||||||||
| Education | College of Great Falls (BA) | ||||||||
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Tester was first elected to the Senate in 2006, beating Republican incumbent Conrad Burns in one of the closest Senate races of that year. He won re-election in 2012 against Rep. Denny Rehberg in another close race.
Tester previously served as the president of the Montana Senate and worked as a music teacher and farmer. He became the senior Senator in 2014 when Max Baucus resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.
Tester lost his re-election campaign to Republican businessman Tim Sheehy in November 2024.
At the age of nine, he lost the middle three fingers of his left hand in a meat-grinder accident.[1]
Jon Tester Media
Jon Tester, U.S. Senator from Montana
Tester speaks in front of the Capitol about the Major Richard Star Act that provides disabled veteran's retirement benefits, 2024
Tester at a 2013 press conference regarding the government shutdown that year
Senator Tester chairing the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Tester meets with constituents in Lewistown, Montana in 2024
Tester visits manufacturing facility of West Paws in Bozeman, Montana
Senator Jon Tester of Montana receiving the Trust for Public Land's Trailblazer Award. He tweets: "As a lifelong Montanan, I know that we have to defend our public lands every single day. That’s why it was such an honor to receive the Trust for Public Land’s Trailblazer Award as we keep up the fight to preserve this resource for generations to come."
Tester visits Stevensville's Skyfish a producer of drones used for border patrol activity
Tester announces that he will attach the Major Richard Star Act, which assists disabled veterans, to the 2025 NDAA bill
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References
- ↑ Klein, Joe. "The Democrats' New Populism". Time. July 2, 2006.
Other websites
- Senator Jon Tester Archived 2021-01-15 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. Senate site
- Jon Tester for Senate Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Jon Tester at the Open Directory Project
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