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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• College of Great Falls - BS, music (1978)

• Big Sandy (Mont.) High School - Diploma (1974)

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Montana (Class 1)
  Raymond Jon Tester (Jon), 50.33%

  Democrat
  Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. (Matt), 46.78%

  Republican
  Rick Breckenridge, 2.88%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Montana (Class 1)
  Raymond Jon Tester (Jon), 48.58%

  Democrat
  Dennis Ray Rehberg (Denny), 44.86%

  Republican
  Dan Cox, 6.56%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Montana (Class 1)
  Raymond Jon Tester (Jon), 49.16%

  Democrat
  Conrad Ray Burns, 48.29%

  Republican
  Stan Jones, 2.55%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• F.E. Miley Elementary School (Big Sandy, Mont.) (1978-1980)

  Music Teacher

Associated Organizations

Place of worship:

• Big Sandy (Mont.) Community Church of God

Secret society:

• Treasure Lodge #95 Freemasons (Big Sandy, Mont.)

Election campaign:

• Montanans for Tester

Own leadership PAC:

• Treasure State PAC

Owner:

• T-Bone Farms Inc. (1980-)

  President

Political organization:

• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2015-2017)

  Chair

Membership:

• Organic Crop Improvement Association (1996-1997)

• Chouteau County (Montana) Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee (1990-1995)

• Big Sandy (Mont.) Soil Conservation Service Committee (1980-1983)

Elected office:

• Big Sandy (Mont.) School Board of Trustees (1983-1992)

  Chair

Awards

• Rural Health Champion Award (National Rural Health Association) (March 2024)

• Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award (Military Officers Association of America) (April 2023)

• Legislator of the Year Award (Wounded Warrior Project Inc.) (Oct. 2022)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Congressional Award (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States) (March 2020)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (2020)

• Montana Hero Award (National Alliance on Mental Illness Montana) (Dec. 2019)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2019)

• Music Education Champion Award (National Association for Music Education) (July 2019)

• Legislative Recognition Award (American Ambulance Association) (June 2019)

• Policymaker Leader Award (Goodwill Industries International Inc.) (April 25, 2019)

• National Park Heritage Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (April 2019)

• Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award (Military Officers Association of America) (March 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (March 2019)

• Distinguished Public Service Award (American Legion) (Feb. 2019)

• Champion of Innovation Award (Fiber Optic Sensing Association) (Dec. 2018)

• Harry S. Truman Award (National Guard Association of the United States) (Oct. 2018)

• Community Health Congressional Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (March 2018)

• James Madison Award (American Library Association) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (March 2017)

• Outstanding Senate Legislator of the Year Award (Disabled American Veterans) (Feb. 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2016)

• Legislative Award (National Rural Health Association) (2012)

• Legislator of the Year (National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc.) (2011)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: basketball, music, softball, playing piano, playing trumpet
  

Publications

• Grounded: A Senator's Lessons on Winning Back Rural America (2020)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 1/20/2011: Yemen silver jambiyah. from Yemen ($850.00)

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee
• Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee
• Senate Indian Affairs Committee
• Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Chair

Caucuses

• Common Sense Coalition
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Senate Aerospace Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate America's Languages Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Senate Community College Caucus
• Senate Community Health Centers Caucus
• Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Cultural Caucus
• Senate Defense Communities Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
• Senate Diabetes Caucus
• Senate General Aviation Caucus
• Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
• Senate ICBM Coalition, Co-Chair
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate Outdoor Recreation Caucus
• Senate Recycling Caucus
• Senate Rural Health Care Caucus
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Transparency Caucus, Chair and Founder
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• Google gets search results from Senate

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 23, 2021
  Google's heavily funded advocacy team has a new addition from the Senate. read more

• ENR staffer heads to energy-focused lobbying firm

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 11, 2021
  An Energy and Natural Resources Committee staffer has traded the Hill for K Street. read more

• Sen. Shaheen adds public-lands lobbyist

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 24, 2020
  A former Democratic staffer has returned to the Senate, now with four years of public-lands lobbying under her belt. read more

• Senate VA staffer heads to APA

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 10, 2020
  A committee staffer has turned her Senate experience into a new gig with the American Psychological Association. read more

• Will a Senate aide turned lobbyist save history?

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 21, 2016
  A decade-long Senate aide has made her first spin through the revolving door. Janelle DiLuccia has filed as a lobbyist shortly after beginning her position as associate director of public lands policy for the National Trust for Historic Preservation this month. read more

• Staffer leaves Walsh's office for government affairs job

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 16, 2014
  A legislative assistant for Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) has found a new home outside the closing office and on the other side of the revolving door. read more

• Lawmakers brag about millions sent home for special projects

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Sept. 29, 2014
  Though earmarks may be out of fashion for today's lawmakers, they still find ways to brag that federal dollars are being steered to their constituents - to the tune of $722 million in the last week alone.In the midst of a bitter election year with majority control of the Senate in play, Democrats far outstripped Republicans in bragging about new federal contracts and grants being awarded to their districts. Democrats announced $692.1 million in new funding last week alone, compared to $22.5 million announced by Republicans. read more

• Former representative opens lobbying flood gates

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on March 12, 2014
  A Republican representative has filed lobbying papers for the first time since leaving Capitol Hill a year ago. read more

• Sophomore senator makes his first trip count

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 23, 2013
  In his first six years in the Senate, Jon Tester (D-Mont.) never reported taking a single trip sponsored by private interests but he made his first one memorable. Last week, he reported his first trip, and a fairly momentous one at that. Tester, along with his wife Sharla and aide Jorge Rueda, traveled to Israel from Nov. 21-27, coincidentally just as the United States signed a nuclear deal with Iran. read more