Democratic and Republican candidates for Congress will meet in a series of four debates, beginning this Thursday evening. KSEN-am and KZIN-fm (K96) will carry all four of the one-hour debates, which are co-sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, U.S. Cattlemen's Association, Montana Cattlemen's Association, and the Northern Plains Resource Council. All debates are open to the public, and will be broadcast via the Northern Ag Network.

Following the 2020 U.S. Census, Montana was awarded a second Congressional seat. The final map approved last November splits our north central Montana coverage area, with Glacier County and part of Pondera County in District 1, and eastern Pondera, Toole, Liberty, and Teton counties in District 2.

Here is the schedule for the debates and the candidates who have agreed to participate:

Republicans, District 2 - Thursday, April 21  7:00pm from Miles Community College in Miles City.

James Boyette- R
BOZEMAN, MONTANA

boyetteforcongress.com

Kyle Austin- R
BILLINGS, MONTANA
Charles A. Walkingchild- R
HELENA, MONTANA

Democrats, District 2 Thursday, April 28 7:00pm at MSU-Northern in Havre

Penny Ronning- D
BILLINGS, MONTANA

pennyronning.com

Mark Sweeney- D
PHILLIPSBURG, MONTANA

sweeneyformontana.com

Skylar William- D
BILLINGS, MONTANA

skylarforuscongress.com

Democrats, District 1: Friday, May 6  7:30pm at MSU in Bozeman

Monica Tranel- D
MISSOULA, MONTANA

monicatranel.com

Cora Neuman- D
BOZEMAN, MONTANA

coraformontana.com

Tom Winter- D
POLSON, MONTANA

winterformontana.com

Republicans, District 1:  Friday, May 20  7:00pm at Whitefish Performing Arts Center in Whitefish

Al “Doc” Olszewski- R
HELENA, MONTANA

alformontana.com

Matt Jette- R
MISSOULA, MONTANA

Jette4Montana.com

Mary Todd- R
KALISPELL, MONTANA

marytoddformt.com

Mitch Heuer- R
WHITEFISH, MONTANA

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