Aaron Flint
Republican
Statewide radio host and retired Army National Guard and Reserve lieutenant colonel
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Open seat. Held by Ryan Zinke, who is not running.
Open seat: Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke is not seeking reelection; candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State's candidate list.
Statewide radio host and retired Army National Guard and Reserve lieutenant colonel
U.S. Forest Service smokejumper, union local vice president and organizer
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RepublicanAaron Flint
Supports the Public Lands in Public Hands Act to prevent large-scale sale or transfer of federal lands, more federal money for public access such as boat ramps, campgrounds and trails, and the Fill the Lake Act to keep Flathead Lake at full pool.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Supports fully staffing public lands agencies, more forest management and fuels mitigation, responsible timber harvest and modernized mills, clear timelines for environmental appeals and litigation, and legalizing corner crossing.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
Says he wants better management of public lands to improve multiple use, public access and productive stewardship of natural resources.
RepublicanAaron Flint
Supports banning Wall Street from buying single-family homes and the HELPER Act, which authorizes federally backed mortgages for first responders and school teachers to buy homes in the communities they serve.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Supports large-scale federal investment in affordable housing, incentives for zoning reform, banning hedge funds and private equity firms from buying residential property, and bringing back the first-time homebuyer tax credit.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
No published position found.
RepublicanAaron Flint
Supports making permanent recent tax breaks such as no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security, and repealing taxes he says prevent family farms, ranches and small businesses from staying in the family.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Would repeal the "Big Beautiful Bill" tax cuts he says favor the ultra-rich while keeping no tax on tips and overtime, raise the corporate rate to 35%, set a 30% minimum rate on income over $1 million and tax fortunes over $1 billion at 5%.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
No published position found.
RepublicanAaron Flint
Supports expanding timber harvests and resource extraction, investing in workforce training, apprenticeships and trade programs, and cutting regulations on small businesses, farmers, ranchers and manufacturers.
DemocraticSam Forstag
No published position found.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
Supports ending the Federal Reserve, which he says has eroded the dollar's value through inflationary policies, and having Congress exercise its authority to coin money and regulate its value.
RepublicanAaron Flint
Supports withholding congressional pay without a budget or during a government shutdown, a balanced budget amendment, and a ban on congressional stock trading.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, lower contribution limits, a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses, and a ban on former members becoming lobbyists.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
No published position found.
RepublicanAaron Flint
No published position found.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Would give everyone the choice to join Medicare, free for working people, expand Medicare to cover vision, hearing, dental and long-term care, restore and expand the enhanced ACA subsidies, and let Medicare negotiate all drug prices.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
Says he is not sure the federal government should have a significant role in supporting local hospitals and clinics, apart from VA facilities, and that Congress should lower the regulatory burden that restricts the supply of health care providers.
RepublicanAaron Flint
Supports overturning the Cottonwood court decision, which he says stalls forest management projects, expanding the Good Neighbor Authority so Montana can help manage federal forests, and ending the Roadless Rule.
DemocraticSam Forstag
No published position found.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
No published position found.
RepublicanAaron Flint
No published position found.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour tied to inflation, the PRO Act, and restoring collective bargaining rights for federal workers through the Protect America's Workforce Act.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
No published position found.
RepublicanAaron Flint
No published position found.
DemocraticSam Forstag
Supports universal free child care, universal pre-K, federal matching grants to raise teacher pay, more Pell Grant funding, and keeping public dollars in public schools.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
No published position found.
RepublicanAaron Flint
No published position found.
DemocraticSam Forstag
No published position found.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
Supports strengthening the War Powers Resolution so the president cannot engage in war without a declaration by Congress, and would keep National Guard members from federal deployment to foreign wars except for purposes stated in the Constitution.
RepublicanAaron Flint
No published position found.
DemocraticSam Forstag
No published position found.
LibertarianNick Sheedy
Supports federal legislation to nullify the Citizens United and American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock rulings by limiting contributions to campaigns and committees to people eligible to vote in the United States.