Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launches independent campaign against GOP Sen. Daines
FILE - University of Montana President Seth Bodnar, right, and his wife, Dr. Chelsea Bodnar, ride in the university's homecoming parade in Missoula, Mont., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP, File)
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BILLINGS (AP) — Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is launching an independent campaign to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in November, after Democrats were broadly sidelined by the state's voters in recent years.
Bodnar's decision to run without party backing underscores the diminished status of Montana Democrats, who control no statewide offices following the 2024 defeat of three-term incumbent Sen. Jon Tester.
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