It's Time to Listen to Montana

Voters across Montana are not waiting for permission to speak. They're telling the truth about their lives.

People I talk to on the ground in Anaconda, Malta, Polson, Libby, Sidney, Great Falls and between and beyond are all saying the same thing: elected leaders have stopped listening. Washington works for donors and lobbyists, not our nurses, teachers, parents, farmers, and especially not our Veterans.

The disconnect is not just political, it's moral.

Montana deserves leadership rooted in lived experience and public service, not careerism. I've spent decades running businesses, managing newspapers, raising a family and building coalitions across this state. I understand sacrifice, deadlines, childcare, payroll, healthcare and what happens when government fails to deliver on the basics.

Montanans stand up. We fill in the gaps, we make up the difference. I'm a proud Democrat, no doubt. I'm a woman and while I believe Dems embody the spirit of community service in Montana, they also hold up my basic rights.

Montana Democrats have not lost over the past years here because voters dislike fairness or freedom. Dems keep losing statewide because consultants and party insiders keep recycling the same strategies. They build a polished campaign on paper, raise millions, enter late, and hope for the best. Rural voters are treated like a lost cause, an afterthought. Outreach is filtered through polling and fundraising memos.

People notice when you don't actually show up and when you don't listen.

Down in Colorado, they did something different. Organizers there committed early, like I did. They traveled the state and listened with discipline and humility as I try my level best to do. They built trust before making asks. They treated rural communities as essential, not symbolic. This approach flipped school boards and legislative seats and built a durable majority from the ground up.

Montana deserves this same level of commitment. I've been doing my best to employ this grassroots method on the ground and engage all voters and all Montanans.

I launched this campaign last year by visiting places where Democrats rarely show up. I've met with cattle ranchers in Broadwater County and sheep ranchers in Grass Range, teachers in Havre and loggers in Troy, healthcare workers in Billings and small business owners everywhere from Lewistown to Lake County.

The straight truth is, many voters feel politically homeless. They want representation rooted in common sense and shared values and neither party is delivering.

My campaign reflects every one of those conversations. My core message? I'm listening to Montana and I'm running to represent the people.

I do the work, I show up, and I keep going. I built climate resilience into our state systems when I served in the Montana House. I speak truth to power and hold corporations accountable, as I did BN after their environmental failures in my community. I helped lead a grassroots movement for reproductive freedom that passed CI-128 with hard-fought and broad support.

Senator Steve Daines spends his time in office serving national donors and partisan interests. He's got no idea what it means to run a payroll or manage a deadline on no sleep. He's never tried to afford housing while working two jobs. I have.

Montanans like me work hard. They expect the same from their leaders.

We don't need $150 million to win this race. We need trust, earned through effort. We need leadership grounded in community, not spectacle. We need a campaign focused on clean water, working hospitals, functioning schools, and access to justice, a campaign beyond slogans.

This election is not about waiting for a savior. This election is about hard work and service as a responsibility to the people.

My commitment is simple. I'll fight for every community in this state. I'll use whatever power I earn to strengthen our democracy and restore public trust.

I'll never stop showing up for Montana.