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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Candidate
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SAM FORSTAG

Running for U.S. House · Montana District 1

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
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AARON FLINT

Running for U.S. House · Montana District 1

NationalRepublican

SAM FORSTAGCandidateAARON FLINTChallenger

Job fit

SAM FORSTAG

Other work

  • then joined the Forest Service and became a smokejumper 1

Education

  • He worked his way through the University of Montana 1

AARON FLINT

Other work

  • He earned two Bronze Stars for his service and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. 2

Education

  • He graduated from the University of Montana 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

SAM FORSTAG

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Forstag's platform: 'Give every American the option to buy into Medicare' with 'enhanced ACA subsidies' so working people can get free, quality health care. 3
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Forstag's platform pledges to 'Raise Wages and Strengthen Unions' and deliver large-scale federal investment in affordable housing and apprenticeships. 3
  • Crime & safetyBoth address this
    Forstag told Montana Public Radio he spent a decade organizing for 'public education and libraries, housing and healthcare, reforming our justice system and defending our civil liberties.' 4

No public stance found on: Guns

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AARON FLINT

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    At the April 2026 GOP debate, Flint attacked rival Olszewski for once backing 'Obamacare' in Montana, saying 'I was on the radio cautioning against it and trying to stop it... what a setback it was.' 5
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Flint's campaign platform lists 'Cut Taxes and Regulations' as a top priority for Congress. 6
  • Crime & safetyBoth address this
    On his radio show, Flint accused Democrats of 'promotion of crime in America and going soft on criminals and putting criminals back out on the streets.' 7
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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

SAM FORSTAG

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorsother politicianslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$496Klarge donors$723Kotherpoliticians$60Klabor unions$36Kpolitical allies(same party)$23KOther kinds ofdonors$3K$1.4M raised
$495,9448Small individual donors
$722,7058Large individual donors

AARON FLINT

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)industry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$290Klarge donors$534Kotherpoliticians$148Kpolitical allies(same party)$66Kindustryassociations$38KOther kinds ofdonors$31K$1.2M raised
$290,1738Small individual donors
$534,0078Large individual donors

Checks

SAM FORSTAG

No voting record to check yet

AARON FLINT

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Sam Forstag for Congress | Official Campaign Website (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. About - Aaron Flint for Montana (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. samformontana.com used in: Top issues
  4. mtpr.org used in: Top issues
  5. bozemandailychronicle.com used in: Top issues
  6. flintformontana.com used in: Top issues
  7. msuexponent.com used in: Top issues
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

SAM FORSTAG

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.4M raised, 53% from large donors, 10% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $140,550.00 (10% of $1,360,565.91 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $121,775.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, fixing the justice system.

Sources

1 Background: Sam Forstag for Congress | Official Campaign Website (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 fixing the justice system: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

NICK SHEEDY

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Montana Libertarian Party Leadership · checked 2026-10-29

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Candidate C

AARON FLINT

RepublicanShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.2M raised, 46% from large donors, 29% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $330,600.00 (29% of $1,154,779.47 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $282,610.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: About - Aaron Flint for Montana (saved web-tool text capture; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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