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Sen. Daines swells army of military experts

Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 11, 2016

The staff of Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) has added another member to its military-centered roster.

Kurt Freshley, a four-year veteran of the Marine Corps, will be the 11th member of Daines' staff with a military bent. With Freshley's hire, one-quarter of Daines' staff of 44 has a military-based role or experience in the armed forces.

Freshley will join fellow Marine Nate Adams, a former captain and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran; Army veterans Denny Lenoir, Bill Hilshey and Robin Baker; U.S. Air Force Congressional Fellow Ben Johnson; Cari Kent, a chief master sergeant with more than 30 years in the Air Force; and Jim Korth, a Navy submarine hunter in the 1970s. Daines' office also has several civilians who focus on military issues. They include veterans liaison Gilda Clancy as well as Meghan Marino, senior policy adviser, and Spenser Merwin, field representative, both of whom focus on military, defense and veterans issues.

Daines does not himself have a military background but is a member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that handles defense.