Sam Forstag@SamForstag

Smokejumper. Union leader. Running for Congress in MT-01 to build an economy that works for working people.

 Missoula, MT
samformontana.com
Joined December 2017
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I’m Sam Forstag - I’m a smokejumper, a union leader, and I’m running for Congress because for too long, Montanans have been breaking their backs just to fall further behind. Together, we can build an economy that works for working people.
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100+ people showed up at our Get Out the Vote Rally in Kalispell. Yesterday we woke up to knock doors in Bozeman, tailgated with the Cats, rallied in Butte last night, and today we held three rallies between here, Polson, and Ronan. Leaving it all on the field. For all of us.
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Here in Montana, we rely on our public lands for more than just recreation.   A whole lot of us depend on our wild places to make our living, to fill our freezers for the winter, and to provide for our families.
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To those of you who woke up early for opening day today, I wish you the best of luck, and I wish I was in your boots.
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And to all the politicians who are trying to sell off our public lands, decimate our wildlife populations, restrict Montana's access to our mountains and rivers, well, I'd start packing up your desk if I was you.   Good luck out there, friends. We can do this.
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110+ students at Montana State came to our town hall today! We talked about regulating AI, protecting public lands, the power of unions, and our broken system of campaign finance. Thank you for coming out, Cats! Vote, volunteer, and tell your friends about what you heard today!
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🚨 A MAGA SuperPAC just dumped another $1.3M into MT-01 for Aaron Flint. That's $7M+ in outside money for Flint. The President & Mike Johnson came to bail him out. Now JD Vance. We're up 4 in the polls. They're spending like they're scared. They see what's coming: all of us.
Ally Mutnick@allymutnick
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NEW: buys are starting to trickle in from No Going Back PAC >> $6.3M in #FL25 to target Jared Moskowitz (D) >> $1M in #WA03 to target MGP (D) >> $85K so far in open #FL22 for Casey Askar (R) >> $1M in #FL14 to target Kathy Castor (D) >>$1.2M in open #MT01 for Aaron Flint (R)
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Replying to @SamForstag
@SamForstag goes on offense on Social Security at our press conference this morning!!! ONLY Sam has a plan to protect & expand the program, so his privatizer opponent Aaron Flint, should never bring it up!
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A campaign is only as good as its activists. Wow, did they turn out on the courthouse steps in Missoula for @SamForstag!!! Here we all are getting ready for our press conference to begin. Every senior issues advocacy org that endorses endorsed Sam, including my @SSW PAC!!!
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Last night, I sat down with veterans and listened to their stories about how difficult it’s become to access healthcare, about the threats to their pension packages, and about the anger so many feel at seeing the ways our Constitution has been violated.
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But right now, our leaders are failing to uphold that sacred commitment. From devastating cuts at the VA, to chronic underinvestment in critical services, to starting another horrific war in the Middle East, those in power aren’t protecting those we’ve asked to serve.
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Montana has more veterans per capita than almost any other state. I’ll always fight to make sure we are honoring those of you who have served this country–and I’ll keep showing up to listen and learn from you about how I can best represent your needs in Congress.
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There’s no shortage of bootlickers in Congress, but there are far too few people who know what it means to lace up your boots and get to work.
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I fought to pass laws making sure that Montana kids facing time behind bars aren’t saddled with debt when they leave. I fought to protect our constitutional freedoms from the politicians who would rather fight a culture war than improve working peoples’ lives.
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In Congress, I’ll do the same. The billionaires and their political puppets are doing everything they can to keep working people divided–but this year, that isn’t gonna work. Make a plan to vote, and let’s elect a working person to Congress so we can fight for ourselves!
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At our event to honor firefighters a couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of chatting with @RollingStone about the importance of sending working people to Congress. Give it a read!
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We voted! 🗳️ Montana, make your plan to vote! Vote by mail, drop your ballot at a designated drop box, or vote in person on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. All ballots must be received by your county elections office by 8:00 PM on Election Day!
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Head to voteinmt.org for everything you need, and don’t forget to sign your ballot envelope!✉️

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