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|spouse=Sharla Bitz | |spouse=Sharla Bitz | ||
|religion=[[Protestant]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref> | |religion=[[Protestant]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref> | ||
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| − | |preceded=Conrad Burns | + | |preceded=[[Conrad Burns]] |
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| − | |succeeded= | + | |succeeded=[[Tim Sheehy]] |
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| − | |office=Montana Senate, 15th | + | |office=Montana Senate, 15th District |
|terms=January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |terms=January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | ||
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| − | |office=Montana Senate, 45th | + | |office=Montana Senate, 45th District |
|terms=January 4, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |terms=January 4, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | ||
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==U.S. Senate== | ==U.S. Senate== | ||
===2006 U.S. Senate election in Montana=== | ===2006 U.S. Senate election in Montana=== | ||
| − | Tester was elected to the [[United States Senate]] by | + | Tester was narrowly elected to the [[United States Senate]] by defeating the three-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent [[Conrad Burns]] of Billings. Tester received the support of just over 49 percent of Montana voters in the 2006 election.<ref>http://www3.capwiz.com/msnbc/bio/?id=5281</ref> He was narrowly re-elected in 2012, despite [[Barack Obama]] losing Montana to [[Mitt Romney]] on the same night. |
===Obama era=== | ===Obama era=== | ||
| − | During the Obama era, Tester has voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion | + | During the Obama era, Tester has voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion Obama stimulus]].<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00064 Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 1st Session]</ref> He has consistently justified his decision in voting for the useless legislation, saying it was a "step in the right direction".<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Economic/Jon_Tester_Budget_+_Economy.htm Jon Tester on Budget & Economy]</ref> |
===Trump era=== | ===Trump era=== | ||
| − | While claiming to support the [[Second Amendment]], Tester has consistently voted against President [[Donald Trump]]'s pro-Second Amendment judicial nominees while in the past having consistently voted for Obama's pro-[[gun control]] nominees.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (October 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/10/watch-jon-tester-great-at-shooting-cows-terrible-at-supporting-pro-gun-judicial-nominees/ WATCH: Jon Tester, Great at Shooting Cows, Terrible at Supporting Pro-Gun Judicial Nominees]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref> | + | While claiming to support the [[Second Amendment]], Tester has consistently voted against former President [[Donald Trump]]'s pro-Second Amendment judicial nominees while in the past having consistently voted for Obama's pro-[[gun control]] nominees.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (October 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/10/watch-jon-tester-great-at-shooting-cows-terrible-at-supporting-pro-gun-judicial-nominees/ WATCH: Jon Tester, Great at Shooting Cows, Terrible at Supporting Pro-Gun Judicial Nominees]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref> Tester voted in favor both impeachments of president Trump, despite that his state voted for Trump. He also vote against all of Trump's nominations for [[SCOTUS]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://tester.senate.gov/ Official Site] | *[http://tester.senate.gov/ Official Site] | ||
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Jon_Tester.htm Jon Tester On the Issues] | *[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Jon_Tester.htm Jon Tester On the Issues] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:57, January 15, 2025
| Jon Tester | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Montana From: January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2025 | |||
| Predecessor | Conrad Burns | ||
| Successor | Tim Sheehy | ||
| Montana Senate, 15th District From: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
| Predecessor | ? | ||
| Successor | Jim Shockley | ||
| Montana Senate, 45th District From: January 4, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Predecessor | ? | ||
| Successor | Jim Shockley | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Sharla Bitz | ||
| Religion | Protestant[1] | ||
Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is the senior Democratic United States Senator from Montana. From 2001 to 2003, Tester held the position of minority leader in the Montana Senate.[2] In 2005, his colleagues selected as President of the Montana Senate.
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U.S. Senate
2006 U.S. Senate election in Montana
Tester was narrowly elected to the United States Senate by defeating the three-term Republican incumbent Conrad Burns of Billings. Tester received the support of just over 49 percent of Montana voters in the 2006 election.[3] He was narrowly re-elected in 2012, despite Barack Obama losing Montana to Mitt Romney on the same night.
Obama era
During the Obama era, Tester has voted for the $789 billion Obama stimulus.[4] He has consistently justified his decision in voting for the useless legislation, saying it was a "step in the right direction".[5]
Trump era
While claiming to support the Second Amendment, Tester has consistently voted against former President Donald Trump's pro-Second Amendment judicial nominees while in the past having consistently voted for Obama's pro-gun control nominees.[6] Tester voted in favor both impeachments of president Trump, despite that his state voted for Trump. He also vote against all of Trump's nominations for SCOTUS.
References
- ↑ Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- ↑ http://www.testerforsenate.com/about
- ↑ http://www3.capwiz.com/msnbc/bio/?id=5281
- ↑ Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 1st Session
- ↑ Jon Tester on Budget & Economy
- ↑ Hawkins, Awr (October 10, 2018). WATCH: Jon Tester, Great at Shooting Cows, Terrible at Supporting Pro-Gun Judicial Nominees. Breitbart News. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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