Montana newspapers have been blanketed with op-eds and LTEs calling out Tim Sheehy’s lies and highlighting why Jon Tester is earning Montanans’ support

Helena, MT – As voters head to the ballot box, Montanans are writing a wave of op-eds and letters to the editor highlighting why Tim Sheehy can’t be trusted and Jon Tester has earned their support. 

Montanans are writing into their local papers to slam Sheehy for lying about hismilitary record, insulting Montana women, pledging to sell off public lands, and planning to strip funding from public schools. And they’re talking about how Jon Tester fights for Montana values and is willing to work with anyone to do what’s best for his home state. 

Read recent letters to the editor and op-eds below:

• Helena Independent Record: Tim Sheehy has lost trust of Montana veterans. “If we can’t trust Tim Sheehy to tell the truth about his own military record, we can’t trust him to represent Montana in the U.S. Senate.”
   
• Daily Inter Lake: Tim Sheehy violates Naval Honor Code. “Sheehy’s long list of prevarications make him unworthy of my vote and the office he seeks”
   
• Helena Independent Record: Letter to the editor: Sheehy insults women and medical professionals. “Sheehy’s assertion is insulting to women and medical professionals.”
   
• Billings Gazette: Putting Montana first: Why I’m supporting Jon Tester | Marc Racicot. “I’m asking you to join me in embracing our state’s tradition of ‘voting for person over party’ and cast your ballot for Sen. Jon Tester.”
   
• Helena Independent Record: Letter to the editor: Tester understands the need to protect funding for schools. “Tim Sheehy hasn’t told Montanans much about what he would do as a U.S. Senator, and his latest terrible idea is to end federal education funding.”
   
• Missoulian: Letter to the editor: Let's reelect Jon Tester. “Reject Tim Sheehy, another wealthy GOP candidate intent on buying and lying his way to a precious Montana Senate seat. Let's reelect Jon Tester.”
   
• Helena Independent Record: Letter to the editor: We need to improve the DOE, not disband it. “When politicians like Tim Sheehy say things like ‘throw it in the trash,’ it is immediately clear that he doesn't know what he is talking about.”
   
• Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Letter to the editor: Jon Tester is a champion for our clean water, air and lands. “Jon Tester has been a champion for our states' clean water, air and amazing landscapes.”
   
• Missoulian: Letter to the editor: Seniority matters to Montanans. “Before we vote, each of us should think carefully about not only what is gained politically by electing a newbie but, more importantly, what is lost. Seniority matters to Montanans, whether it is our public interests or special interests.”
   
• Montana Standard: Letter to the editor: Sheehy's stories are an embarrassment. “We should all be concerned about the constant barrage of Tim Sheehy’s inability to get his stories straight.”
   
• Daily Inter Lake: Protect health care and reproductive freedom. “Tester has always stood up for Montana’s women. Tester’s opponent, Tim Sheehy, does not.”
   
• Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Letter to the editor: Jon Tester has the experience and integrity Montana needs. “I'm voting for the candidate with experience, and most importantly, integrity: Jon Tester.”
   
• Helena Independent Record: Letter to the editor: We need a senator who is not afraid to reach across the aisle. “We need a senator who is not afraid to reach across the aisle to accomplish what is best for Montanans, not just what is best for one political party or another. Sen. Jon Tester has proven to be just such a senator.”
   
• Ravalli Republic: Letter to the editor: Tester puts Montana first regardless of party. “Sheehy and his out of state controllers do not know anything about Montana values and how to run our state.”
   
• Flathead Beacon: Tester Time. “You have one vote to protect your rights, to assure that Montana remains the kind of place where you want to raise a family.”