Seth Bodnar

Why they say you should vote for them

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

• Says he is running as an independent because the national parties "are failing us" and Montanans deserve an independent voice fighting for them in Washington.[4],[9]
• Pledges not to caucus with Democrats or Republicans and says he would push the Senate to vote on legislation with bipartisan support.[3]
• Points to his eight years as University of Montana president, saying enrollment turned around, finances stabilized and graduation rates reached record highs.[1]
• Points to his service as an infantry officer in Iraq and as a Green Beret.[1]
• Says he refuses corporate PAC and dark money and would ban stock trading by members of Congress.[2]

Background

• President, University of Montana · 2018–2026[1],[3],[4]
• Manager and executive, General Electric[3]
• Army officer: infantry officer in Iraq and Green Beret (Special Forces), U.S. Army · Began service 1997[1],[3]

Education

• Two master's degrees (Rhodes Scholar), University of Oxford[1],[3]
• Bachelor's degree in economics, U.S. Military Academy at West Point[1],[3]

Where they stand

• Foreign Policy
  Opposes the war with Iran without congressional authorization, supports a War Powers Resolution vote and diplomacy, and opposes further strikes or ground troops without a vote of Congress.[2]
• Health Care
  Supports restoring the expired enhanced ACA subsidies, capping insulin at $35 a month for everyone, expanding Medicare drug price negotiation and defending Medicaid expansion; opposes Medicaid work-requirement rules.[2]
• Housing
  Supports zoning and code reform to expand supply, tax incentives for workforce housing, and stopping private equity firms from buying single-family homes at scale.[2],[8]
• Guns
  Supports Second Amendment rights and opposes a federal assault weapons ban, a new universal background check mandate and a federal red-flag law.[2]
• Abortion
  Supports writing Roe v. Wade into federal law and protecting access to contraception and IVF.[2]
• Immigration
  Supports operational control of the border, enforcing existing immigration laws and fixing the legal immigration system for farms, ranches and hospitals.[2]
• Energy & Environment
  Opposes any sale or transfer of public land, supports full funding of federal land agencies, and opposes data centers that raise power bills or proceed without local approval.[2]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court, overturning Citizens United and ending partisan gerrymandering; says he supports Montana's existing voter ID law and opposes federal mandates over state-run elections.[2],[8]

Voting record

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

In their words