Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Tester is looking to win reelection in a race that could decide control of the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
June 23, 2023
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Watchdog challenges pro-Tester committee’s financial reporting
In the second half of 2023, a secretive political action committee began running television ads against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy. There were no details about who was funding Last Best Place PAC, how much money it had to spend, or who was working for the committee.
Tester campaign buoyed by contributions from defense industry execs
As Democrat Jon Tester headed for a surprise victory in his 2006 U.S. Senate race, he attacked his incumbent Montana Republican rival's close ties to lobbyists and committed himself to a rigorous ethics standard.