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Tim Sheehy (American politician)

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Tim Sheehy
United States Senator
from Montana
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Serving with Steve Daines
Preceded byJon Tester
Personal details
Born (1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 39)
Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationAerial firefighter, businessman
Websitetimformt.com

Timothy Patrick Sheehy (born November 18, 1985)[1] is an American former Navy SEAL, aerial firefighter, businessman and politician who is the junior United States Senator from Montana since 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party.

He founded Bridger Aerospace. In 2023, Sheehy published a memoir, Mudslingers: A True Story of Aerial Firefighting.[2]

Sheehy was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2024.[3] He won the election in November 2024, beating Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Tester.

References

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  1. "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCZ6-931 : 4 December 2014), Timothy Patrick Sheehy, 18 Nov 1985; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Ramsey, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
  2. "Mudslingers". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (2023-06-27). "Republican Tim Sheehy launches bid for U.S. Senate". Montana Free Press. Retrieved 2024-10-07.