Aaron Flint

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says he wants to "make the Montana dream affordable again" by cutting red tape on homebuilding, investing in trades education and reviving the timber industry.[1],[3],[8]
• Says nearly two decades of hosting a statewide radio show and taking calls from Montanans gives him a different perspective than most candidates.[4],[5]
• Proposes "no budget, no pay," no pay for Congress during a shutdown, a balanced budget amendment and a ban on congressional stock trading.[1]

Background

• Radio talk show host, "Montana Talks" and earlier statewide programs, Statewide radio (broadcast from KBUL, Billings) · 2009–present (on leave during campaign)[3],[5]
• Soldier and officer; deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, awarded two Bronze Stars, retired as a lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve · More than 20 years, beginning after Sept. 11, 2001[2],[5]
• Staff member, later legislative aide for energy policy, Office of U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns · Late 1990s–2001[5]

Education

• Graduate (degree not specified); student body president, University of Montana[2],[5]

Where they stand

• Housing
  Supports banning Wall Street investment firms from buying single-family homes, federally backed mortgages for first responders and teachers (the HELPER Act), fewer building and permitting regulations, and more domestic production of building materials and timber to lower home prices.[1],[4]
• Health Care
  Points to the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in the 2025 budget law for rural hospitals; supports price transparency, lower prescription drug prices and cutting fraud in Medicare and Medicaid; opposes expanding government-run coverage.[4],[6]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports the Public Lands in Public Hands Act to prevent large-scale sale or transfer of federal lands, multiple-use management, larger timber harvests, faster energy permitting and ending the federal Roadless Rule.[1],[7]
• Immigration
  Says he would vote to ensure every immigrant in the country illegally is deported from Montana, and says people without legal status should be removed from Medicare and Medicaid.[6],[7]
• Foreign Policy
  Says he opposes open-ended wars and nation-building but would not support measures that limit the president's ability to act quickly against threats; says he would press the president to bring the war with Iran to a speedy and conclusive end.[4],[7]

Voting record

Aaron Flint has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words