Tester maintains cash advantage over Sheehy
U.S. Senator Jon Tester attends a roundtable discussion on crime prevention, fentanyl trafficking and border security efforts with Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino, Whitefish Police Deputy Chief Kevin Conway, Kalispell Police Chief Jordan Venizio, Lincoln County Sheriff Darren Short and Columbia Falls Police Chief Clint Peters at the Flathead County Sheriff's Office in Kalispell on Friday, March 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester maintains more than a 3-to-1 cash advantage over Republican challenger Tim Sheehy and continues his breakneck fundraising heading into the final four months before November’s election, according to campaign finance reports filed earlier this month.
The Federal Election Commission fundraising figures for the period of mid-May through June show both of the top candidates for Tester’s U.S. Senate seat continue their strong fundraising performances, as both topped their first-quarter fundraising by at least $1 million.
The seat is key to power in the Senate, where Democrats are trying to keep hold of their slim majority while Sheehy and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines try to unseat Tester after 18 years and win back power in a handful of key states, including Montana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona.
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